Factories keep adding robots, cobots and autonomous mobile robots, and the machines get most of the headlines. The people working alongside them get less attention, yet they still decide whether an automated line runs safely and hits its numbers.
As more equipment changes the layout and rhythm of the floor, workers need clear, current information.
Where are the new robot cells? Which routes do AMRs use this week? What is today’s output target, and how close is the shift to hitting it? Paper notices and whiteboards struggle to keep up with that pace of change. [Read more…] about The Human Layer of the Automated Factory: Keeping People Informed on the Floor