CONTROL & AUTOMATION
HUMAN MACHINES
MPAC LAMBERT
A New Era of Automation
As robotics and artificial intelligence
combine, headlines start to predict the
end of the world as we know it. Whether
used as a point of fear, or a more optimistic
view of the future, there is no denying that
human roles in the workforce are changing.
But, when it comes to humans being
replaced by robots, there are a number of
factors, when combined, rule out the use of
robots in many applications.
Mpac Lambert provides technology leading
automation solutions to the medical and
consumer healthcare markets and has
established itself as a global leader in
cutting-edge automation processes and
transformational technologies. Mike Lewis,
Innovations Director at Mpac Lambert takes
us through his thoughts on this era, and
how humans can make manufacturing more
automated.
“Human drive is the key to automation in
manufacturing. There is this obsession
with job-stealing robots that can cause us
to overestimate the impact of automation.
Every machine, piece of hardware or
software, is only as good as the people
behind them. the same way that people can. Instead, we
focus on seamless integration, and building
machines that work with people, not in
replacement of. People are able to provide
muscle, whilst machines provide added
cognition, and together – both are crucial to
accomplishing a given task.
“When integrating automation, we take
a holistic approach. We constantly ask
ourselves ‘why’. The automation needs to
create efficiencies, be highly flexible and
customisable. Ultimately for us, it comes
down to design – everything needs to add
value. “At Mpac Lambert, innovation is key, it offers
us opportunities for new efficiencies as well
as products and processes. We work with
you to design and develop your product,
and its manufacturing processes. We detail
all proposed automation and evaluate
its impact on the product design and
production process, so the resulting effect
is improved product quality, automation
throughput and efficiency.”
“Automation helps us reduce uncertainty
in complex processes and provides us
with product consistency and quality
control. But what it doesn’t do is have the
flexibility and dexterity of the human hand.
Automation can’t think, adapt or react in
For further information or interviews please
contact Cara Rimmer at cara.rimmer@
propaganda.co.uk or call 0113 322 9660.
For further information, please visit www.mpac-group.com
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