Bucking the modern trends, Mercedes-Benz has had some of its assembly-line robots for more capable human beings.
Them robots not can manage the rhythm of the change and the complexity of themoptions of customization key available for the salon of class S of the company in theplant of Sindelfingen of 101 years of age, that produces 400, 000 vehicles to the year of 1,500 tons of steel of a day.
The dizzying amount of options for them cars, from them holders of Cup heated orchilled, several wheels, ornaments of fiber of carbon and decals and to four types ofcovers for valves of pneumatic-require adaptability and flexibility, two traits that them humans currently exceed to them robots.
Markus Schaefer, Mercedes-Benz' Chief of the production said to Bloomberg: "themRobots not can deal with the degree of individualization and the many variants thathave today." "We are saving money and safeguard our future through the employment of more people."
The industry automotive is the user more big of robots industrial, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), accounting for near 100,000 units shipped2014. The total number of industrial robots in operation worldwide was 1.5 m in 2014, while the IFR expected 1.3 m more in line in the next two years.
But with increasing competition for the money of consumers in the luxury market, personalization is key. At the same time, it has increased the speed at which changemodels, technology and options such as car makers have diversified their offerings.
Qualified human beings can change a production line on a weekend, where robots take weeks to reset and realign.
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Schaefer said: "we are moving away from treat of maximize the automation with thepeople that take a part more large in them processes industrial another time." We have to be flexible. The variety is too much power to the machines. They can not working with the different options and keep up with changes.
Schaefer seeks to reduce the time necessary to produce a car standard of 2005 of 61 hours to just 30. To do this, Mercedes is is moving to what called «robot agriculture»-equip to those workers with a wide range of machines more small, more light. Traditionally the robots would run behind fences of security in the isolation of workers human.
The change will mean more small, systems more flexible that working side to side with them humans replace to some of them large machines robotic traditional, including in the production of the new Mercedes class E. A human being or a light machine will replace two fixed robots for the alignment of new heads-up display, which projects speed and directions in the windshield of the car.
Mercedes, the second largest manufacturer of luxury cars, is not alone in this shift toward more flexible systems. German competitors BMW and Audi are also testing robots equipped with sensors and intelligence which are safe enough work alongside humans.
Even in Japan, the leaders of the world in robotics industrial, Toyota has begun processes similar, replacement of robots with them humans intuitively increase it efficiency and reduce the waste.
The key is to keep the qualities of robotics, consistency and reliability, gaining an advantage to be faster to change the automotive industry adapts to new technologies.Brands traditional are coming each time more low pressure of companies like Tesla,born of the industry of technology fast.
Where a smartphone can designed, developed and put to the sale within 18months, a car traditional typically takes seven years for production. At the same time have proliferated models, customization is has become in the key and productionin mass, simply not is enough.
To follow the rhythm Mercedes will produce an additional 30 models to end of theDecade, with more options of fragrances of car lighting custom and 10 new styles.
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