Aviation: Smart Factory, Functionalities and Aim
Abstract
A smart factory is a newly emerging trend within the manufacturing field that has already produced numerous benefits not only for the production companies but also for the consumers, stakeholders, and the sustaining the global competitive position. For aerospace manufacturers, it is imperative to know about the concepts, their aim, and benefits so that infusion of smart technology can be better understood. The process flows, systematic manufacturing processes and complexities in the entire supply chain are required for a flawless aerospace product within the high-mix production. Therefore, this paper aims at defining a smart factory, explaining its functionalities and the whole aim behind the concept. The benefits and its application in real-w0orl countries would help emphasize the realistic tendencies found in the literature. A conclusion is then developed by analyzing the information and creating its thinkable version in which the considerations for a better smart factory are presented for the next decade.
Aviation: Smart Factory, Functionalities and Aim
Definition of Smart Factory
The smart factory is the concept in manufacturing where digital technology is used for physical production and operations throughout the production unit (ABAS 2019). For making the supply chain easy to handle, digital technology is utilized to handle the big data efficiently and for better connectivity for all production areas through embedded sensors, automation, and machine learning.
Functionalities of Smart Factory
The functionalities of the smart factory in manufacturing are numerous. For example, it supports scanning barcodes, organizing online production machinery, and systematically synchronizing all the production machines for performing each step expediently. In hi-tech factories, drones are used for picking and dropping items near the production lines. For their operation, digital technology is used in such factories (ABAS 2019).
Without human intervention, the process is more error-free, which is the main function of smart factories. Although, operating these machines, such as drones, need human handling. However, there are steps within the production line that require zero error and the highest standardized finishing so that each item in the production line reaches the market in the same packed way as others. For this, testing and quality control are also done through smart factories and the technology used (ABAS 2019). Cameras and sensors are used for checking even deep inside the package whether the final items are suitably packed according to the rules and policies of the firm.
In smart factories, where there is human intervention, it should be noted that it is done to keep the data updated for the machines to work according to the guidelines in the production unit. The workforce handles the lack of connectivity by constantly analyzing the data set and reporting a problem with any digital connections (ABAS 2019). Still, the optimization from the warehouse to the end of the production line is done by smart technology used in smart factories.
It is researched that intelligent manufacturing could take place by integrating digital technology in smarter ways. For example, inventory predictions are now possible with real-time data integration, and purchase decisions are made accordingly. It helps reduce the...
…sector (Phuyal, Bista, and Bista, 2020). The digital connection for the machines and their processes produces an interconnection and an autonomous factory that can run independently. It might be a production-technical challenge in such factories. Still, to gain global competitiveness and meet global demands, the innovation of business models with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is required that recently has posed pressure on factories to become smart factories.The centralized control of the digitization with value configuration of activities in the production unit is warranted through the enablement of IIoT that transforms big data into shrewd decision making, foreseeing it as advantageous for the firm and the end consumers. The strategic success factor is now seen in IIoT, which is facilitated by smart factories so that hardware and software work following each other to provide high-quality products for the customers and sustain their competency in making long-term profits (Arnold, Kiel, and Voigt, 2016).
Conclusion
McKinsey Global Institutes report says that the manufacturing industry has almost 60% capacity to infuse smart technology and digitization within its processes and systems that can boost productivity and quality, upgrading the companys entire performance (Phuyal, Bista and Bista, 2020). As mentioned earlier, the manufacturing industry can automate up to 60%, according to McKinseys report. The next decade is about the smart factories concept and its application only. The major consideration would include self-configuration, self-optimization, better decision-making, and timely alertness of the problems within the supply chain that are still absent from the current smart factory strategic appliction (Phuyal, Bista, and…
Reference List
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