Future Machine Tools

Manpower shortage

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Themes that cannot be avoided

"Automation"

The working population is decreasing due to changes in social structure, such as an aging population and a declining birthrate, and "automation" and "labor saving" are becoming unavoidable and essential themes at machining sites.

Advantages of automation include the reduction of human errors, the prevention of personalization, and cost reductions. However, the most appropriate method for automation depends on the size, quantity, and accuracy of the finished goods, the environment of the production site, and the type and performance of the equipment.
Sodick continues to think about issues at the machining site with its customers, and showed lots of results improving operations.
I would like to explain about "machine tools suitable for automation"considered by Sodick.

• Machinery that
  does not deform

  Stable machining performance for a long time
  without being influenced by changes in the
  installation environment such as greenhouses

• Trouble-free
  Machines

  Stable machining accuracy without
  failure for a long time

• Coordinated
  machines

  Continuous automatic operation, including
  setup operation, works with the upper system that serves as a control tower