Robots in Manufacturing

As with any business decision, there are pros and cons to automating with industrial robots. It's important to take time to consider the facts and evaluate your needs. The following points address some of the good and the bad of buying robots.

The Advantages of Industrial Robots

Quality:

Robots have the capacity to dramatically improve product quality. Applications are performed with precision and high repeatability every time. This level of consistency can be hard to achieve any other way.

Production:

With robots, throughput speeds increase, which directly impacts production. Because robots have the ability to work at a constant speed without pausing for breaks, sleep, vacations, they have the potential to produce more than a human worker.

Safety:

Robots increase workplace safety. Workers are moved to supervisory roles, so they no longer have to perform dangerous applications in hazardous settings.Robots can be controlled from a distance which allows the operator to be out of the hazardous environment.

Savings:

Greater worker safety leads to financial savings. There are fewer healthcare and insurance concerns for employers. Robots also offer untiring performance which saves valuable time. Their movements are always exact, so less material is wasted.

Hazardous substances / Areas:

The robotic control machines can be shielded from hazardous substances or plated to absorb most environmental factors

 Robots can be replaced or repaired.