What benefits does machinery automa

What benefits does machinery automation bring to manufacturing?Machinery automation forms part of a bigger vision of lean manufacturing which focuses on reducing waste, improving efficiency and ultimately reducing cost for the customer. Waste in manufacturing occurs in the 8 main forms:1. Defects causing re-processing or re-making of parts2. Over processing caused by poorly designed products3. Overproduction which causes disruption in the production process4. Waiting for material, WIP, people, processes to be complete or machine downtime5. Inventory where purchasing, planning or stock management is inaccurate6. Transportation of raw material or parts which is a non-value-added task7. Motion where poor ergonomics cause unnecessary movement, reaching, stretching or lifting8. Non-utilised talent whereby talent is not maximised or poorly deployedAutomation in manufacturing addresses many of these wastes, especially in process accuracy and quality, transportation, waiting, inventory and motion. Alpha have a clear vision of lean manufacturing which has factory automation at its core.