WE ACHIEVE THE ASSUMED GOALS AND INDICATORS

In the age of fast technological progress, most executives do not question the demand for robotization. They may wonder though if it is justified to robotize their plant already today, at what section, and what specific benefits may be achieved this way. In other words, they start specifying and parametrizing the purpose.

The example of one of our long-term customers – fireproof ceramics manufacturer:

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As a result of the robotization of a critical section of their production department, the company has achieved three key goals: an increase in the productivity, an improvement in the quality, and a reduction in the costs, which has resulted from the reduced number of shortages.

The results presented in the chart have been prepared based on a detailed economic analysis being conducted since the start-up of the first stage of the investment project over a period of 4 years.

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Another result of the robotization was a reduction in shortages by 22%. In practice, the plant has observed that the indicators assumed have been exceeded.

The effects that the plants expect in relation to the robotization apply to various areas. These are specified in detail in the form of (quantitative and qualitative) goals included in the cooperation contracts.

QUANTITATIVE GOALS MOST COMMONLY NAMED BY THE PLANTS:

increased efficiency
increased productivity
increased production scale resulting from: increased volume, another shift added, new range introduced
reduced costs, which result from a significant drop in errors, defects, stoppages, absences/rotations, material losses, insufficient repeatability

QUANTITATIVE GOALS ‒ EQUALLY IMPORTANT:

improved product quality, achieved mainly as a result of a high repeatability and precision of the robots' operation
a decrease in issues associated with the crew's rotation and absence or with insufficient manpower
increased production flexibility e.g. the ability to launch short series quickly (automatic refitting of the line)
process stabilization
repetitive, dangerous, at a fast pace, hard, precise, with a delicate product, with an unstable product, in harmful environment, not very anthropometric.

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