Robotics spending is expected to reach $24.5 billion in 2025, up from $16.4 billion in 2020, according to Statista.com. This is because robots can improve productivity while solving complex problems in specialized industries. The manufacturers that invest in robotics will gain a competitive advantage.
Here are 5 ways robotics is solving manufacturing problems:
Realtime Communication
In today’s connected factory, robots are designed to communicate about productivity, inventory levels, tagged information/product, and more in real time with no mistakes made. If any issue occurs, a manager is alerted immediately
Agility
As technology advances, prior robotics concerns are being eliminated. Robots are now smaller, more agile, and more durable at lower costs. This makes it an idea choice for manufacturing!
Cost Savings
Robots are able to complete more work in less time and at a fraction of the cost of manual labor. Robots also eliminate the problems associated with varying labor costs by region and availability of skilled workers.
Safety
There is always a safety risk when machinery is operated manually. Allowing robots to handle the most dangerous tasks, workplace safety is improved along with the safety of the manufactured product. For example, robots can be developed specifically for clean rooms and aseptic environments such as pharmaceutical, medical device, and life sciences manufacturing facilities that need to maintain sterile conditions.
Introducing the C3-V six-axis robot, Michael Ferrara, director of EPSON Robots said, “Many of the processes currently [performed] in isolator systems are entirely manual, requiring the use of glove ports where human operators risk repetitive motion injuries and exposure to harmful toxic drugs…during processes such as syringe-filling operations. C3-V robots…allow many of these processes to become fully automated.” (Source: Assembly Magazine)
Keeps Operations Stateside
In the past, offshoring was an attractive option because it kept labor costs low. Yet with today’s process robot capabilities, robots can do the work for even less than it would cost to offshore. The Boston Consulting study says, “Countries with a greater number of robotic programmers and robotic infrastructure could become more attractive to manufacturers than countries with cheap labor.” This is noteworthy as the trend for Americans to buy and become loyal to American Made products continues to grow.
It’s true that robotics can solve multiple problems that may arise in manufacturing. For more information about this, please contact Fishman Corporation.