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Man vs. machine?
There’s clearly a need
for both in fenestration.
» » WITH THE PREDICTION THAT THERE
could be three million industrial robots across the globe
by 2020, companies within the fenestration industry are
already looking towards automation to increase output,
solve the skills shortage problem, and boost business in
general. As Edgetech’s Chris Alderson quite rightly says on
page 64, however, “automation isn’t about replacing your
workforce with robots…”
Throughout the pages of this issue of Clearview – and in
fact all issues of Clearview – you should come to recognise
the rich blend of manpower (and womanpower!) with
technology and innovation, that has led the fenestration
industry to the place it is today. From investment in machinery
and the enhancement of products to meet more advanced
safety and security specifications, to online ordering systems
(both trade and consumer), door designers, virtual reality
showroom walk-throughs, and ‘NORA’; Mila’s very own ‘Alexa’
(page 87), the technological progression at every level of the
industry seems to be boundless, yet why do we strive for a
more streamlined and efficient approach, when it is already the
best we’ve ever had? The people, of course.
Technological advancements in machinery throughout
the decades have helped get better products to end-users
faster, allowed fabricators and installers to work in better
environments with safer conditions, and when it comes to
fenestration, in particular, helpe