Like many other industries, the world of plastics is constantly changing and evolving. Companies are continuously investing in automation to increase productivity and increase capacity and efficiency.
When performed by experienced technicians utilizing advanced automated machinery, the plastic injection molding process is fast, efficient and precise. Automation helps ensure that every manufactured component is identical to the proven design.
Taking automation a step further, lights-out manufacturing describes the processes, innovative machinery, and techniques implemented within a facility to perform tasks that typically require constant supervision by field technicians. Essentially, automated production facilities can run “lights out”—or without much help from labor, lights, heat, and other business cost factors. However, most highly automated facilities still require the supervision of highly skilled workers and technicians. Lights-out manufacturing processes allow companies to keep facilities running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week while reducing labor or virtual technician oversight.
