Manufacturer builds in-house robotics expertise to close the skills gap

摘要

At an Assa Abloy plant in Bucharest, Romania, the skills gap is widening every year. In response, the factory's management invested in robotics to automate simple tasks and move workers to value-added positions. This generated in-house robotics expertise that set an example for the whole Assa Abloy group. About 500 people work at the plant, assembling locks that are sent to other Assa Abloy factories worldwide to be transformed into finished products. Of the many processes performed, most are done manually by employees who have been working there for decades.