A smarter approach to the smart factory

Posted on 11 Oct 2018 by The Manufacturer

Automation is all, we are told – it is the future! But the law of diminishing returns can apply, even more so if you ignore the opportunities that lie beyond the production line. Nick Heath reports.

Has the automation spotlight focused too heavily on the production line? The quest for automation on the factory floor is nothing new. Cutting-edge organisations such as Tesla have already implemented an end-to-end factory assembly that is almost entirely operated by robots. But it is not without its challenges. Many of the…

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