Improving quality and efficiency whilst
cutting costs with Smart Connected
Assembly
I
n the fast-paced world of
manufacturing, ensuring maximum
efficiency and profitability by striking
the right balance between quality and
costs is certainly one of the biggest
challenges facing producers, even more
so with Brexit looming.
For Atlas Copco Tools & Industrial
Assembly Solutions, supporting
manufacturers through collaborative
partnership is the bedrock of its
business, which saw its centenary in the
UK in 2019.
A leader in assembly tools and data
driven services designed to add value to
any production environment, from batch
4
of one to high volume manufacturing,
Atlas Copco continually takes the pulse
of its core markets, through ongoing
customer engagement.
The company has recently published
a whitepaper, which identified that
error-proofing in the production process
remains a key issue for manufacturers.
Based on field research from across
Atlas Copco’s diverse and global
customer base, it was found that
manufacturers employing the company’s
Smart Connected Assembly technology
and process were tackling their
challenges successfully.
One customer reported a reduction in
rework of 15% by utilising Atlas Copco’s
‘Pick-to-Light’ system, which ensures
operators pick the right parts at the
right time in the assembly process, in
order to mitigate production errors and
costly line shutdowns.
Titled ‘Error-Proofing the Production
Process’, Atlas Copco’s whitepaper
introduces a range of measures
to improve quality, efficiency and
profitability, based around current and
future production needs. The publication
provides insights on how organisations
can implement strategies to boost
performance in relation to different
levels of complexity in the assembly
process. These are based around the
principle of ‘Basic Needs’, ‘Complex
Needs’ and ‘Very Complex Needs.’