ROBOT MIMICRY OR MASTERY? MASTERY? The End of Bench Manufacturing Is Near

摘要

At the recent IndustryWeek Manufacturing & Technology conference, I had a chance to go on one of the plant tours. The factory was making a device that had maybe 10 parts in it. Robots dutifully prepared trays of the key components so that human employees at seven different stations with a takt time of 30 seconds or less per station could assemble the device. They had a very nice looking and cleanly organized work station with a thick squishy foot pad to reduce the fatigue of working on your feet all day.