In this highly competitive market which dictates to adopt precise program to keep the costs low and the quality of products high, the automation is the key not only to survive but also make growth and gain a better share of the firm. Like other engineering projects, applying industrial automation demands an accurate investigation on the business to show the road map in terms of the technical and economical aspects. This investigation, firstly should find the spots in the production lines that required industrial automation to increase the productivity. Then, depending on the situation, the right solution should be adopted within different automation technics, from timer and relays to PLCs and Robotic Process automations (RPA).
There are some general indexes that demonstrate whether or not a business can be profitable by adopting the industrial automation.
- Stability and routine
In many process lines there might be some steps that repeats constantly. Having human involvement cause those processes slower and pricy comparing to an automated process.
- Complexity
A complex process included either several steps in which each step depends on a factor and is within few choices or some processes that need higher level of human skills.
- Volume of production
Providing high quantity of products with consistent quality.
- Safety concerns
Working in hazardous environment is banned by many safety standards and increase the risk of damage for businesses.
Although even on the above-mentioned spots in your business is enough to justify any investment on the industrial automation, moreover, there are numerous advantages.
- Improving the quality
By removing the errors generated by human interface in process line, automation provides a precise, faster production lines.
- Focus on the right part of the business
In today’s market, only providing high quality of product does not guarantee a successful business. There are other important factors such as after sale support, customization and customer service that are crucial. By implementing industrial automation, the focus of human work force would be displaced on those factors instead of providing a consistent high-quality product manufacturing.
- Improve the efficiency
Industrial automation optimizes all the process line and allocate the focuses on the right spots.
- Increasing the safety
By keeping human away from dangerous zones, and also providing higher control on the process, the safety of the manufacturing unit increases by adopting industrial automation.
Although adopting industrial automation demands initial investment, but by increasing the efficiency of the business process, it will return that invest and provide a constant margin growth.
However, it is not the end. When the industrial automation is well-stablished by an engineering development, the basics of the IoT (Internet of Things) is provided. The IoT techniques connect the process line on a central unit and provide better understanding and higher control on the production facility. Also, by collecting the data and analyse it, it would be able to help managers to make better decisions and step further for a prosperous future.
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