Nowadays, the application of smart manufacturing towards building a smart factory has become an essential development trend for manufacturing enterprises. Implementation of smart manufacturing is an effective solution, the shortest path for businesses to be able to compete, optimize costs, reduce human intervention and achieve the highest performance. With the benefits that smart manufacturing brings, forcing businesses to keep up with the latest technology trends to quickly integrate with the global economy. Let’s read the article below with Autotech to learn more about smart manufacturing and update the leading smart manufacturing technologies that will become trending.

Smart manufacturing is the connection between machinery systems, manufacturing processes and production parts through the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to production automation to solve problems at the factory, respond quickly and flexibly to new requirements from the market.

Smart manufacturing helps enterprises produce according to the process, increase accuracy, and easily control data based on the control machinery system. Lean manufacturing principles are combined with automation machinery equipment to make the production process more efficient, achieving higher productivity. This is considered an essential development trend to keep up with the time.

Smart manufacturing involves the intelligent development of digitalized management and operations systems on three levels: product life cycle management (PLM), manufacturing operation management (MOM) and automation.

Automation is growing strongly in the era of Industry 4.0 along with smart manufacturing is currently one of the development strategies that businesses aim to implement. Let’s take a look at 6 highlight benefits of smart manufacturing that businesses can’t skip:

1. Eliminate waste

With smart manufacturing, machine systems will be set up and programmed to automate to closely monitor production processes, detect errors, eliminate wasteful activities, reduce the amount of waste generated, and minimize human interference in the process. 

This automated machinery system is designed to perform multiple operations at once, so there is no need to move the material after each stage of production, the products will be automated production transferred to the stages according to a cycle set by default.

2. Support management

Establishing smart manufacturing in industrial production is also the premise towards building a smart factory. Every equipment and machinery system in the factory is connected to the sensor system combined with the management software system from which will help quickly detect the factory problems that are facing as well as save time to report the production status of the operator. Industrial loT sensor (Industrial internet of things – lloT) allow operators to focus more on managing the manufacturing process by eliminating time wasted on reports.

3. Cost control

Smart manufacturing is an optimal automation solution to save efficient production operating costs, by performing the same tasks with less labor while ensuring fast and accurate production speeds. Besides, smart manufacturing is operated automatically easily through robots and other automated machines designed to work in collaboration with humans. Moreover, the investment cost for robots as well as other automation solutions is both low and brings fast efficiency.

4. Safety for workers

Implementing automation in smart manufacturing ensures greater safety for workers because humans do not need or have very little direct impact in production. The system will automatically enter, store, process and retrieve data automatically and requires very little direct human intervention.

5. Productivity optimization

For companies, especially industrial machinery manufacturing companies, the shortage of labor or labor leave has a huge impact on the company’s production productivity. Therefore, the smart manufacturing application for the production system to operate automatically will still help ensure stable working processes and production activities despite temporary absences or long-term leave. With smart manufacturing, manufacturing operations will be less dependent on workers, helping to maximize production productivity.

6. Lean manufacturing

With smart manufacturing, the machine system is programmed to automate to help enterprises produce according to the process, increase accuracy, and easily control data based on the control machinery system. Implement lean manufacturing principles in combination with automated production equipment to make the production process more efficient and productive.

#Trend 1: Smart factory

2022 is considered a popular year for smart factories, as businesses are accelerating to regain their growth momentum after the days affected by the COVID 19 pandemic. And smart manufacturing is the solid foundation for building a solid and modern smart factory, responding quickly to the constant change of the market.

The smart factory trend will help businesses solve the challenges caused by the pandemic as well as support enterprises to operate and manage the digitization of all production activities. In addition to applying digital technology solutions such as IIoT, big data or AI in smart factories will help automate machines and systems in the factory, so that operations will be more efficient and flexible. 

#Trend 2:  Smart warehouse

In order to quickly meet the production speed of smart manufacturing systems as well as the efficient and optimal operation of smart factories, a solid logistics solution is needed, and smart warehouses are necessary conditions for businesses to pursue the path of sustainable development in the future.

With the highlight benefits that smart warehouses bring such as maximizing warehouse space, high storage density, fast and accurate loading speed, etc. – is considered an effective solution to store goods in warehouses than storage methods, communication warehouses. Currently, there are many businesses that have been successfully deploying and installing smart warehouse systems such as Amazon, Walmart, Vinamilk, etc.

#Trend 3 : Working model combined with AI technology

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the main factor, determining the success of smart manufacturing, is a strong transformation opportunity for businesses oriented to build a smart factory and pioneer the integration of the world economy.

Programmed on a large database and reprogrammed on a new-born database, AI has highlighted characteristics such as the ability to adapt itself, self-study and self-development, making its own arguments to solve problems, being able to communicate like a human, etc. AI helps managers make quick, accurate decisions in real time and predict future activity. Moreover, AI technology also allows businesses to work remotely in production and create a hybrid working environment. 

Smart factories use AI technology to create automated workplaces that combine people and machines, thereby cutting labor costs. This trend will be even more adopted in 2022 as it delivers better returns, minimizing errors and human interference in manufacturing processes.

#Trend 4 : Industrial IoT trends in smart manufacturing

IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things – IoT Industrial) is a buzzword in smart manufacturing due to its adaptability and groundbreaking nature. As companies and devices continue to be digitized, IIoT can help companies in a variety of ways.

Some of the benefits include automation of the process collection, management, and analysis of digital data for overall time and cost-efficiency. Such tech enables workers to study and analyze the working of the machinery and its problems digitally, making it possible to identify and implement solutions before setting foot on site.

#Trend 5: The rise of automation and robotics in manufacturing

The manufacturing industry, specifically with automation companies relies on production lines involving repetitive tasks, which makes it a natural fit for the adoption of automation and robotics into smart manufacturing.

Alongside the rise in robotics is the rise in robots – the robots designed to work alongside humans for better efficiency, partnered with human intelligence. 

Along with these highlight benefits, the combination of automated machinery systems and robots in smart manufacturing will continue to become a trend in the coming years, and be a great help to support people to perform tasks in dangerous environments, toxic or hard work, like, etc. thereby helping workers reduce work pressure, have a safer working environment.

#Trend 6: Higher safety standards for workers

Safety standards for workers have always been a top concern for manufacturing companies, especially automation companies. However, for a smart manufacturing environment, fully automated machinery systems are considered safe but the risk of occupational safety is always hidden at any time if the manager subjectively or accidentally forgets the mandatory standards of occupational safety for employees.

The potential risks in smart manufacturing can come from the risks of machinery, electricity, software failures, etc. Therefore, the provision of occupational safety standards is not only for machinery systems but also for workers.

The trend of safety standards for workers is being targeted by businesses to deploy which is advanced devices equipped with smart sensors (such as hand iron, clock, uniform, etc.) to monitor the position, movement, temperature of employees, etc. from there, it is easy to monitor as well as increase the level of safety in the working environment for employees.

#Trend 7: From Automation to Hyper-Automation

Automation solutions have helped manufacturers eliminate time-consuming and error-prone manufacturing practices, while balancing labor shortages. And in 2022 will be the year for the term “Hyper-automation,” which is a disciplined approach with the aim of automating as many manufacturing processes as possible.

Powered by technologies such as sensors, artificial intelligence, robotic work automation, and AI, hyper-automation will handle repetitive complex processes and improve decision-making, consistency, and quality of operations.

#Trend 8: Predictive maintenance

Predictive maintenance is not a new trend in smart manufacturing, but it will continue to grow and dominate in the coming years. Through predictive maintenance, managers can analyze in detail the performance of tools, machines, and equipment in the factory, while monitoring the production process with the help of technologies such as AI and big data.

As a leading industrial machine manufacturing company in Vietnam, Autotech Machinery JsC. is always ready to serve customers with both heart and responsibility, bringing the most optimal automation solutions and smart factory solutions to Vietnamese enterprises.

In addition to designing and manufacturing automation machinery and services, Autotech also expanded its portfolio of automation solutions when it became the official distributor of the world’s leading smart warehouse system Kardex Remstar – An optimal storage solution, supporting solid logistics for businesses in Vietnam.

Read more about Kardex Remstar products distributed by Autotech in Vietnam:

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