Automated Equipment & Flexible Components

I was recently asked why I chose to focus my recruiting business on the industrial automation sector. Truth be told, I wasn’t expecting that question in the middle of my sales pitch, but it was easy to answer.

I am absolutely fascinated by the current and emerging technologies that are driving Industry 4.0 like IIoT, AI, machine learning, and cloud computing.

Industry 4.0 has enabled manufacturers to overcome the limitations of traditional technologies and it doesn’t show signs of stopping.  

Look at how flexible components are handled from a general overview. If I handed you a strip of coaxial cable to help me with my new television your brain would know exactly how to grab the cable. You would also know where and what it might slap into, and how to manipulate it to have the result you want.

What would a machine have to do for the same outcome? It would have to predict the movement of the cable. It would need to inspect both the cable itself and the surrounding space before it could physically maneuver or handle it. Previously, this was not possible to accomplish with tradition rule-based programming.

Today, however, robots can accomplish this task thanks to incredibly fast networks, machine learning, vision systems, and the help of real-time computers.

This is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the possibilities and future advancements of combining robots, sensors, advanced equipment, and improved network capabilities.

The present is great, and the future is bright with industrial automation.