In this interview, NewsMedical talks to Cerba's Lukasz Wulnikowski about the power of automation and how it has drastically changed the way they approach kit building lines. What motivated the automation of your kit-building process, and how has it increased efficiency and accuracy? We recognized the importance of thinking outside the box to advance our operations and determined that leveraging current technological advancements would be highly beneficial. At the same time, we remain committed to ensuring the highest quality in our products.
Thanks to the implementation of RFID tags , we have achieved 100% accuracy, effectively eliminating human error. Additionally, by dividing production into discrete steps at each workstation, we have doubled our efficiency. This streamlined process reduces complexity for our team, making tasks simpler and smoother to execute.
How has automation impacted your kit-building operations? Could you please provide some examples that demonstrate this impact? Production planning has become much easier and more accurate. Quality issues have been mitigated by using advanced technology and reducing the number of assembly activities compared to the previous process, resulting in increased satisfaction among all team members. Previously, the quality control process involved visually inspecting all components in a kit box and scanning labeled components with a hand barcode scanner to populate an Excel file that indicated whether the correct labels were s.