The 3 Ps of Automation

Automation is the key to growth for companies making products from wire baskets to home construction products to food and beverage items. Retail businesses are seeing value in automating warehouse operations.

The ability to make a higher number of products to exact specifications with less waste or produce a higher quality product faster leads to more satisfied customers and greater profits across industries.

Use these 3Ps of Automation to evaluate the benefits of updating traditional processes.

Precision

Cutting to many thousandths of an inch is possible thanks to robotics. Advanced gripping mechanisms allow difficult jobs to be automated and the ability to rapidly scan and locate products improves warehouse logistics. Regardless of industry, automating processes improves product quality and leads to more efficient shipping.

Productivity

Imagine how a soft drink maker has to properly cap and label thousands of bottles in a short period of time. Machine vision allows an improperly labeled bottle to get noticed and kicked out of the line without stopping the entire process. A person wouldn't be able to scan as quickly for as long a period of time as an automated system. In traditional production, finding errors or experiencing equipment failures means systems halt until the problem is resolved. Automation eliminates these concerns.

Profits

Companies in diverse industries like metals and home remodeling products have used automation to enter new markets, win new and larger customers, make more products and open new stores. The return on investment is noticed in a relatively short time frame and businesses have found it necessary to hire more employees.

These 3Ps are a framework to see how automating allows for more precise product development and greater productivity that leads to more sales and higher net revenue.