3 Biggest manufacturing trends in 2021
When it comes to the economy of the country, manufacturing is plays a very important role. As per industry reports, under the Make in India initiative, Government aims to increase the share of the manufacturing sector to country's GDP to 25% by 2025. As India gears up to deploy new technologies, the road ahead looks promising for the manufacturing sector. Let’s have a look at the 3 top trends to boost manufacturing growth in the coming times.
1. Accessible Automation
Automation has been present for a very long times however, large scale adoption has recently picked up owing to the coronavirus crisis. With new technologies, automation is now more accessible to manufacturers and are changing the way companies operate. To keep up with the rising demand, automation is the next step to enhance productivity and ease of operations. It has also made possible easy-to-use robotics solutions and human-robot collaboration. Several advantages such reduction of costs, workflow optimisation and increase in bottom line is making it even more popular in 2021.
3. Automated Picking
Cobots are getting popular as manufacturing sector is growing and one of the most common is automated picking. In fulfilment centres, going and picking up products takes up a lot of time. Automated picking is possible when a robot is used to travel throughout the warehouse grabbing the correct product, leaving skilled labour to do more important tasks in the fulfilment process. With the deployment of automated picking system, manufacturing and logistics are significantly enhancing their efficiency. As per market reports, generally, a human world could worker could pick between 60 and 80 orders an hour, an automated system can pick up to 300 in the same time frame.
3. Additive Manufacturing
3D printing is also known as Additive Manufacturing in official industry term. Manufacturers can now produce custom build parts and products one layer at a time for their customers with the use of computer-aided-design (CAD) software. It is a fast-growing trend in the industry as it is first and foremost a significant time and cost-saving tool. This manufacturing trend is gaining momentum in metal fabrication industry and among manufacturers who build with metal components. One of the most significant benefits of 3D printing is that it enables cost effective mass production of metal parts that were earlier impossible to make.