Schneider Electric Ltd – Leveraging robotics for industrial sustainability
29 May 2024
Industrial robots have traditionally been viewed as a high-energy consumption technology. However, with next-generation solutions, robotics pave the way for sustainable operations.
Industrial robotics serve a broad and varied purpose across industrial applications, ranging from small intricate assembly lines to huge production facilities – and everything in between. The benefits of leveraging robotics have been widely discussed, highlighting how businesses of any size can improve efficiency and quality, while lessening the impact of the skills gap by upskilling the existing workforce into new supervisory roles.
While we are entering the next generation of robotics solutions, a perception from pre-digitalisation has remained that the technology will always be high energy consumption, working against businesses eager to achieve sustainability goals when, in fact, the exact opposite is true.
The latest robotics solutions provide an immense opportunity to contribute towards sustainability goals, delivering value throughout the entire life cycle of an asset and benefiting both the OEM and end user.
Read the full article in DPA’s June 2024 issue
