The automobile industry is the cornerstone of innovation, and the industry witnesses the role of different types of technologies from the assembly line era. The industry has a history of bringing new technologies into the manufacturing process, and the other sectors have replicated that.
The innovation led by Ford Motors in assembling the Model T has gone down into history, which has revolutionized the manufacturing sector across multiple industries. The industry went through several breakthroughs from the minds and hands of creative geniuses and brilliant entrepreneurs like Ferdinand Porsche and Enzo Ferrari.
Today, we will delve into the details of the manufacturing of automobile units, which have always been the torchbearer of the technological revolution.
The Robotic Revolution
Physical robots are the one-of-a-kind technological breakthrough that the automobile industry has witnessed for the first time, and are using better versions of it. These are used to weld, paint, and assemble different parts of the car.
There are RFID software platforms which provide these techs with accurate information about how to paint or on which parts welding is necessary. Previously, the factory floors of automobile manufacturing units used to have a large workforce who provided rigorous labour for long hours.
Now, it has been replaced by several managers who can control software and manage the movement and health of the robots and a team which does quality checks. It shows how technology has improved the efficiency of the manufacturing unit by bringing up the production value from one plant and how it is also capable of enhancing the productivity of the human workforce.
3D Printing: Redifining Prototyping and Customization
3D technology allows for rapid prototyping and helps the manufacturer customize a model based on clients' requests. The advantage of 3D printers is that they reduce the customizable time and increase the speed of production.
The automobile industry is going through the latest trend, which is giving customers a preference to customize their cars. To make the manufacturing possible, it needs to have efficient systems which can manufacture with speed the different types of customized models ordered by the companies.
IoT and Smart Factory
The IoT is essential in modern manufacturing units of automobiles, as it can adequately synchronize the performance of each robot and other machinery in the factory chain and helps the manager to observe the process closely, with utmost clarity.
It helps to reduce the downtime of manufacturing, as machines lessen the chances of error; in the majority of cases, maximum cars pass the test of quality checks at the first testing module.
Intelligent factories use the latest technologies like RFID inventory management, which helps the manager of those manufacturing units always source the raw materials in time. It helps to develop a robust supply chain through which a company can always have its raw materials available in its manufacturing unit.
The role of an intelligent and smart factory is that it can do a thorough process of production, maintenance, and quality control, which are essential to running a factory successfully.