“To that end we are reaching out to businesses across Lancashire and urging them to come and talk to us and to use the experience we have to their advantage.”
To help meet the ventilator challenge, the AMRC introduced a range of measures at its Welsh research and development facility close to the Airbus wing-manufacturing plant in Broughton.
Futuristic headsets programmed to enable skilled aerospace and automotive production line operatives were introduced as the site was turned into a ‘Covid compliant’ ventilator production operation.
The HoloLens headsets were used to fast track the training of operatives, while allowing them to keep a safe distance from one another in line with Covid-19 guidance.
Rather than putting wearers of the headset in a fully computer-generated world, as virtual reality does, HoloLens allowed users to place 3D digital models in the room alongside them. Users were able to walk around the objects they create and interact with them using gestures, gaze and voice.
Melissa said the logistical problems of creating a new production facility at speed were
challenging enough, but became extremely complicated while adhering to strict health and safety guidelines:
She said: “Stripping out a brand-new R&D facility would be enough of a challenge for most, but our team at AMRC Cymru also had to install 16 new production lines from scratch in less than a fortnight. They also needed to build an environment where 88 operators could work simultaneously while maintaining safe social distancing.
AMRC North West can also help businesses explore other measures as they look towards hiking up production
“So, they made real use of our modelling and simulation capabilities. That included creating a model in Process Simulate to safely control
operator movements around the facility to allow them to organise shift breaks and lunch times to suit what they had on the shop floor.”
AMRC North West can also help businesses explore other measures as they look towards hiking up production, including the possible use of collaborative robots, AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) and other Industry 4.0 digital technologies and how automation can play its part in being Covid compliant.
AMRC North West’s team can also work with businesses to develop their risk assessment and method statements to encompass Covid measures.
To find out more about how AMRC North West can help your business meet the challenges of the ‘new normal’ contact Nick Hall SME, Engagement Manager,
n.hall@amrc.co.uk 07510409646.
Return, Recover and Regrow – working to become Covid compliant
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