Issues in Manufacturing

Man­u­fac­tur­ing has become a high­ly com­pet­i­tive field of work. High­er prod­uct demands and increased com­plex­i­ty have pushed com­pa­nies to the limits. 

Chang­ing man­u­fac­tur­ing process­es can be chal­leng­ing. It may dri­ve up ini­tial costs due to pur­chas­ing or mov­ing around machin­ery, equip­ment and tool­ing. More empha­sis on lean process­es is cru­cial to com­pete with over­seas competitors. 

One solu­tion for man­u­fac­tur­ing issues is to incor­po­rate a robot sys­tem. They are extreme­ly flex­i­ble in the types of tasks they can per­form, eas­i­er to move around and increase prod­uct through­put. Hav­ing a diverse robot in a man­u­fac­tur­ing com­pa­ny can help reduce costs because it can be used for mul­ti­ple appli­ca­tions. It is all in the mat­ter of chang­ing out the end of arm tool­ing and programming. 

Man­u­fac­tur­ing can also involve extreme work envi­ron­ments or tedious tasks that after time can become harm­ful or bor­ing to employ­ees. Indus­tri­al elim­i­nate the haz­ardous work con­di­tions from affect­ing work­ers and increase prod­uct rates with con­sis­tent performance.

Tech­nol­o­gy is always chang­ing and improv­ing. Stay­ing a front run­ner in a man­u­fac­tur­ing com­pa­ny involves cre­ativ­i­ty and will­ing­ness to change. Indus­tri­al robots not only can help with automat­ing a process, it also helps keep local jobs. Many man­u­fac­tur­ers have been forced to shut down because of the cheap labor that is avail­able over­seas. How­ev­er, by intro­duc­ing a robot into pro­duc­tion lines, com­pa­nies can gain a com­pet­i­tive edge and stay in the cur­rent loca­tion. Some may argue that a weld­ing robot replaces a welder’s job. But there is still a need for a pro­gram­mer and a tech­ni­cian to be involved in oper­at­ing the robot. Times are chang­ing and so are spe­cial skill sets. 

Robot edu­ca­tion is anoth­er man­u­fac­tur­ing issue. Robots​.com has been work­ing with edu­ca­tion pro­grams for many years to help incor­po­rate robot tech­nol­o­gy into schools. The indus­tri­al robot is essen­tial to help reduce costs in the man­u­fac­tur­ing world. By pro­vid­ing more edu­ca­tion on robot oper­at­ing and pro­gram­ming, high­er qual­i­ty employ­ees are produced.

If you would like to learn more about how to incor­po­rate an indus­tri­al robot into your man­u­fac­tur­ing com­pa­ny, con­tact Robots​.com online or at 877−762−6881. Robots​.com pro­vides both new and used indus­tri­al robots.