"Automation System" Fundamentals
vol.1：Merits of automation

In the growing attention to “Industry 4.0,” also called the Fourth Industrial Revolution, “automation of production processes” which is indispensable as a critical factor to achieve the technological innovations has captured the spotlight in the industrial field in recent years.

・Wants to boost sales by efficiently increasing production.
・Difficult to make profits because of soaring labor costs in the current job market where many companies show willingness to hire.
・Human errors are difficult to reduce in some processes.

Many of you might have thought about shop automation at least once for various reasons.
In reality, Japan is behind the Western countries in terms of shop automation. Some of you might have given it up because you found the cost performance unsatisfactory from a quotation, or you might never even thought about it because of the image of automation, such as “costly investment” and “not for high-mix low-volume production. The “Automation System” series explains the merits of shop automation with the fundamental information.
We hope that this could be a good opportunity for you to gain deep understanding about automation and to consider productivity improvements.

Merits of automation

The vol. 1 explains four merits of automation DMG MORI can offer.