Industry 4.0 will forever change the face of manufacturing and, frankly, life as we know it – as did the first three industrial revolutions. It is the basis of the concept “smart anything” which will soon lead to smarter device, smart buildings, smart grids etc. But not to get ahead of ourselves, what are the 10 main benefits of implementing Industry 4.0 solutions for factories and businesses?

Industry 4.0 is a way to move away from mass production and towards more personalized products. Some even say that the level of customization resembles crafts manufacturing. The several industrial revolutions led us to a production process where we could produce thousands of identical products faster, with higher quality and more efficiently. But every customization meant that some of the machinery or even the whole factory needed to be set up accordingly – which caused expensive downtime.

The solutions of Industry 4.0 help us produce individualized products without additional setups or human interference – which means that the clients do not have to necessarily order in bulk in order to keep the product cost down and can afford more specific personalization to their products.

Industry 4.0 helps you do more with less. This means a faster production process that uses less raw materials and production resources to produce more while keeping the costs down.

As the human input is minimal and machines have enhanced monitoring systems, the smart factories benefit from less downtime, because preventive maintenance can be done at the right moment. It also helps to locate any production-related problems in real time and solve them with adequate data in hand.

The production unit as a whole will be more efficient, because the different areas of the production unit are aware of the workloads of each line and device. 

As the machines are able to do production-related decisions according to the sensory input and collected data, they can optimize production processes to produce more and faster. Combined with automated reporting and connectivity with resource management softwares, a smart factory helps make better business decisions.

When you add up the positives and avoid dealing with the negatives, the impact on your manufacturing processes is substantial.

In addition to the enhanced production capabilities of smart factories, they also hold the key to better customer experience. Industry 4.0 enables to implement solutions for better product tracking to identify problematic products and quickly find out the reasons behind the defects.

But most importantly, as long as the production machinery and software are in order, smart factories are able to produce products with exceptional quality on a regular basis. This means that the customers can rely on the quality of the products and your business has to deal less with complaints, recalls and problem solving.  

If your company had the chance to get all the benefits mentioned above, wouldn’t it take the opportunity? Woboton will help you make the first steps on the way to a fully automatic smart factory – implementing the solutions of Industry 4.0 in the way that best suits your factory. Let’s take this leap together. We can assure you that these investments will pay off – and we will be there for you every step of the way.

In today’s world, every device tends to have a specific purpose, and most humans are increasingly specialized in their work. The same is true for industrial robots. Countless specialized jobs are now possible thanks to robots designed with ranges of movement and features perfect many tasks.

Read on to find the tasks that will let your factory best benefit from the unique features articulated robots feature.

When anyone mentions industrial robots or speaks about them, they usually speak about articulated robots, the most commonly used industrial robots. An articulated robot is a robot with rotary joints. The number of rotary joints or axes can range from 2 to 10, but robots usually have 4-6 such joints. Every additional joint gives the robot more freedom of movement – in fact, articulated robots have more degrees of freedom than any other robot types currently available, giving them the versatility that manufacturers seek.

In addition to the versatility mentioned above, articulated robots are swift and accurate, enabling them to produce more, faster. Their precision also increases quality, boosting client satisfaction.

As articulated robots have become the most popular type of industrial robots, they are becoming increasingly affordable for small and mid-sized manufacturers. The longevity and great availability of their spare parts make them relatively low maintenance and therefore a wise investment.

Any investment in robotics and digitalization should be made after assessing the current state of the factory, and finding out which manufacturing processes are the first and most important ones to benefit from robotic solutions. Woboton helps you not only integrate robotic solutions but invest in the right solutions to boost both profitability and productivity.

We collaborate with world’s leading industrial robot and software manufacturers to ensure the longevity and easy maintenance of our solutions. With over 17 years of experience, we know how to raise manufacturing to new levels of quality.

Interested in implementing industrial robotics solutions? Get in touch with us!