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How Collaborative Robots Affect Waste in Your Manufacturing Process

In lean robotics, as in lean manufacturing, minimizing waste helps you move toward perfection. The book Lean Robotics: A Guide to Making Robots Work in Your Factory identifies eight specific types of waste that consume resources without creating value. This article will explore how collaborative robots affect each of these types of waste.

Karen Smock
By Karen Smock
on May 03, 2018 7:00 AM. 3 min read time
 
How Collaborative Robots Affect Waste in Your Manufacturing Process

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Karen Smock
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