Pioneering Canadian manufacturer uses robotics, RFID chips, and sophisticated software to maximize efficiency and compete with bigger players.
When parts are finally ready to leave the plant, RFID scanners in the loading dock confirm that the parts are on the truck and ready to go.
Envision a cabinet plant where robots move most of the parts, including a self-guided parts trolley that rolls all around the shop floor by itself. Envision a computer tracking system that knows where every single part is at every moment, from manufacture to loading on the truck for shipping.
If that sounds like the so-called “smart factory” of some futurist’s dream, you’d be wrong. That’s just the routine way they make cabinets at Muskoka Cabinet Company in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Source: Smart factory is today’s reality | Woodworking Network