Efficiency Rises with Transition to Autonomous Systems in Production

Transition to Autonomous Systems in Manufacturing Boosts Productivity The shift to autonomous systems in manufacturing increases production and productivity while playing a crucial role in enabling companies to remain competitive. Digital transformation, which accelerated with the pandemic, is showing its effects across all sectors. The transition to autonomous systems, which offer far greater advantages in terms of production and productivity compared to traditional methods, has been expedited. For companies to increase their competitive strength, rapid integration with AI-powered autonomous systems through an innovative perspective is of paramount importance. Bülent Doğru, Chairman of the Board at ZGN Otonom ve Robotik, emphasizing that we are in a period where those open to technological innovations and those who invest will gain: "Before the pandemic, we had considerable difficulty explaining artificial intelligence technologies to companies in the manufacturing sector. When we said 'let us build you an AI-powered factory, digitalize your operations, automate all your processes, contribute to production and reduce your costs,' we were listened to as if we were describing a utopia. We received responses like 'we are moving forward with our traditional methods, let us not disrupt our established order and waste money on unnecessary investments.' The pandemic showed us that when there are no people, production and supply chains come to a halt. Without production, our acquisition costs increase, and as costs rise, we experience inventory shortages in many products. All the difficulties we have experienced demonstrate that industrial digital transformation is inevitable. We can say that companies that fail to keep pace with this transformation will fall considerably behind in competition and will eventually disappear," he said.  

Production and Productivity Rise Thanks to Unmanned Vehicles

Companies should conduct a feasibility study tailored to their sector to analyze which processes can be automated and determine what efficiency and savings they will achieve. In particular, the automation of vehicles used within the factory is an important point here. For example, at ZGN Otonom ve Robotik, by automating vehicles such as forklifts and stacking machines, we eliminate dependence on manual labor for routine tasks. These machines, which operate 24/7 with error margins close to zero, reduce costs in production and increase productivity. This also creates an opportunity to deploy the employed workforce in more efficient areas.