Apr 13 2014
‘Gods’ Make Comeback at Toyota as Humans Steal Jobs From Robots | Bloomberg
See on Scoop.it – lean manufacturing
“Inside Toyota Motor Corp.’s oldest plant, there’s a corner where humans have taken over from robots in thwacking glowing lumps of metal into crankshafts. This is Mitsuru Kawai’s vision of the future…”
According to the article, Toyota’s management feels that maintaining the know-how to make parts manually is essential to be able to improve automated processes.
See on www.bloomberg.com
Aug 19 2015
Jidoka isn’t just about “stop and fix”
Jidoka (自働化) isn’t just “stop and fix” or “stop and call.” It is a complete approach to automation that includes building in the ability of a machine to stop when it malfunctions but also includes many other things. Sakichi Toyoda’s Type-G loom didn’t just stop when the yarn broke, it also had automatic shuttle change, which reduced the need for human intervention in its normal operations, and was a breakthrough that had eluded everybody else.
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By Michel Baudin • Technology • 0 • Tags: Automation, Autonomation, Ford, jidoka, Sakichi Toyoda, Toyota