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SMART FACTORIES


SMART FACTORIES & AUTOMATION


EMBRACING THE TECHNOLOGY


The automation technologies available to organisations today are compelling. From autonomous mobile robots to automated guidance vehicles, as Industry 4.0 gains both momentum and maturity, confidence in the quality of the technology to deliver and enable significant operational change continues to grow. But, if businesses fail to get processes aligned and truly understand the goal of any automation investment, problems will arise. By considering both the processes and the people who operate those processes today, organisations can take a far more intelligent approach to automation. Add in simulation to understand how AMRs, for example, might operate at different times is critical to highlighting potential problems and avoiding inefficiencies.


Plus, of course, these systems deliver real time data in huge detail. Combining analytics to monitor conditions in real time with dynamic fleet scheduling and route optimisation will enable continuous improvement. The technology is brilliant; but it is the way it is deployed, the way orders are batched, and schedules planned, the way people are managed and skilled, that is the key to truly realising the potential of automation.


Guidance Automation


www.guidanceautomation.co.uk T: 0116 243 6250


FORKLIFT DRIVERS WILL INCREASINGLY BE REPLACED BY AUTOMATED VEHICLES. HOWEVER, IN A MARKET DESPERATE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERIENCE, THIS PROVIDES COMPANIES WITH A CHANCE TO RETRAIN HIGHLY SKILLED FORKLIFT DRIVERS TO, FOR EXAMPLE, SUPERVISE LOADING OR OVERSEE PICKING TEAMS.


“ ” FA FACTORY&HANDL NGSOLUT ONS | FEBRUARY 2020UTIONSI ORY&HANDLINGSOLI 25


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