Human factors and ergonomics provide a scientific approach to prepare workers for an increasingly automated manufacturing environment. Dr Sarah Fletcher, lead, Manufacturing Group, Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors and head of Industrial Psychology and Human Factors Group at Cranfield University, reports.
The manufacturing industry has always made progress, and at times revolutionised itself, through the development and application of new technologies. Today, perhaps more than ever, this is the primary focus of the current Industry 4.0 drive for greater digitisation and intelligent automation in factories. However, a key aspect of getting the design of these new…
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