Many manufacturers have come to envision pallet pools as the apex of automation. It’s not hard to see why.
Frequently, manufacturing cells built around modern pallet pools seem to be in constant motion. Robots rarely pause while operators spend time loading part blanks or repositioning partially machined parts for backworking, there are long hours when the cells carry on without them.
When greeted with so much motion, so much activity, all taking place without a person in sight, it’s easy to understand how the brain perceives a process at the peak of efficiency. But while it’s natural to marvel at the complexity on display, it’s also worth asking: Is the complexity beneficial? Is all that motion and activity necessary? And if it isn’t, just how much inefficiency does it introduce?
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