In high-wage countries, manual jobs remain under cost pressure. The classic streamlining approach consists of “hard” automation using conveyor belts, robot systems or storage systems. Work flow becomes more manageable and less expensive – in most cases, however, also less flexible. New market requirements can quickly turn the profitable hard automation of yesterday into an expensive fixed-cost barrier. Is there a way to avoid the trade-off between process control and flexibility? Yes!
 
Our Lean Automation approach for increasing performance in manual logistical processes starts where potential still exists today: your employees. By using latest wireless identification, localization and assistance technologies, we deliver lean automation for flexible production, providing employees with optimal support in their work. Maximum flexibility alongside full control of manual shop floor processes – how can this trade-off be resolved using new systems and technologies? What is technically realizable, and what makes economically sense? What are the critical milestones when designing and implementing the overall system? How can Lean Automation Systems be integrated into the existing system landscape?