INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION AND ITS FUTURE
Hello to all Saifi Blog Readers!
In today’s blog, we will be
discussing Industrial automation, its benefits, and the future it holds in the
coming years.
Let us first understand what is
Industrial Automation?
Industrial Automation is the use of information
technology and control devices to control and automate the industrial processes,
operations and machinery with minimum human intervention.
Automation is derived from two
terms: Auto
(means ‘self’) Matos (means ‘moving’).
In
industrial automation we can adjust, control and automate various factors like
temperature, flow, pressure, distance, and liquid levels and so many other
things as per our desired specifications and requirements.
Why do we need Industrial Automation?
In today’s time Manufacturers, Warehouse Owners, and
Factory Owners are facing huge competition in terms of order completion, profit
margins, stocking, safety of goods, energy savings, and on-time fulfillment of
bulk orders.
Also, with this, they face a lot of challenges posed
by human labor, example- Frequent strikes, accidents, human errors,
unproductivity and unnecessary delays impacting the running and goodwill of an
organization.
Hence to reduce the dependency on human labor and
eliminate human errors, manufacturing concerns are now moving towards
automation.
Above
listed are a few of the factors which drive manufacturers towards industrial
automation.
BENEFITS
AND ADVANTAGES OF INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
As
compared with manual and traditional systems, automation systems provide better
performance in terms of precision, productivity, power, quality, and speed of
operation.
1. Increased Productivity
Automation
system increases productivity by producing greater output for a given labor
input. Humans can work for limited hours with limited energy but automaton
systems can work endlessly for 24x7 without stopping and getting tired.
2. Great Product Quality
Through
uniform processes and standard procedures, the biggest advantage industries
receive is the uniform and premium quality product which ensures minimum or no production
defect thereby reducing the return of the products to a great extent. By using
these automation systems, industrial processes, and operations are controlled
and monitored from the initial stage to end-stage to manufacture a uniform and qualitative
end product.
3. Cost Reduction
Automation
system helps the industries to save a lot of money in terms of minimum waste
generation for maximum production and by saving salaries, workforce costs,
pensions and other costs associated with employees. If your orders get
completed on time your organization would yield in more orders hence increasing
the overall profits of the firm.
4. Reduction Manual Tasks
In
traditional methods various process variables like temperature, liquid level,
pressure, power, etc. are set by manual labor. However, using automated systems
same can be automatically controlled and maintained without the involvement of
human labor and without any error too.
5. Lesser Accidents and Human Errors
Since most of the processes get automated with
minimum human intervention, fewer accidents are prone to happen at the sites and
manufacturing plants. By implementing an automated system, repetitive
operations work is made simpler and safer by reducing human dependence and
relying on accurate automation systems and only giving supervisory and
administrative roles to human labor.
Also, automated systems can operate in any weather at
any given point of time and, especially in life-threatening conditions
(chemical and high-temperature conditions). Thus, an industrial automation
system prevents accidents and injuries to the workers.
6. Data Accuracy
Automated
systems enable accurate data collection and handling thereby helping you to
take the correct decisions depending upon the information and data collected at
various stages of production. You can check accordingly which process is taking
how long and what further improvements are needed.
FUTURE OF INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
Ø Automation
can not only make a difference in one or two processes but across the whole
organization. Most of the operations can now be automated with new software and
machines coming every day. You can automate your back-office support,
attendance system, production lines, research and development, sales,
marketing, placing and fulfillment of orders, stacking, warehousing, and
stocking of products, and whatnot.
Ø Today
more than 20% of manufacturing concerns and industries have realized the
importance of automating their processes and in the coming decade 80% of the
Industries will be operating in automated mode.
Ø Its
not just about saving money when we talk about industrial automation but if you
really want to stand this cut-throat competition and want to gain an extra edge
over your competitors than automation is one of the key drivers.
Ø Companies
are increasingly deploying automation to strengthen business resilience, reduce
risk and generate useful business insights more easily.
Ø As per
a recent report, around 60% of technology companies are planning to automate
most of their activities now.
Ø By year
2025, it’s estimated that around 10-15% of jobs in three major sectors
(manufacturing, transportation and storage, and wholesale and retail trade)
will see multifold automation and growth in their processes.
Ø By
2035, the range of jobs with high automation potential will be closer to 35-50%
for those sectors.
CONCLUSION WITH RETURN ON INVESTMENT
1.
Automation Systems like Conveyors
ensures the continuous movement of goods twice as fast as manual handling.
2.
Your investment can be recovered in
less than two years as it speeds up your process, enabling you to produce more
and profit more.
3.
By making operations organized and
transparent, conveyors and other automated systems help you fulfill your
consignments and targets on time, so that you can target double clients and go
ahead of your competitor.
4.
As less of the humans are involved,
human errors and damage due to human handling are reduced by 50%.
5.
Site accidents due to product handling
reduces by 65%.
Want
to know more about Automated Conveyor Systems?
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Saifi Automations a team of experts who designs and customize conveyors for your
organization according to your required weight and speed specifications, to
improve both the productivity and the work environment.
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The right time to automate your operation is now. If you want to learn more about
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