The reason why labor-saving, rather than labor reduction, is necessary from now on.

[Towards Automation] Based on the automation achievements of the past few years, I believe that moving forward, we need to focus on labor-saving rather than simply reducing the workforce. (Are you too focused on workforce reduction?)

The terms "labor-saving" and "effort-saving," which are often heard in the context of improving efficiency and productivity in the manufacturing industry, have similar meanings, but the difference between [labor] and [effort] lies in the focus of the terms. "Effort" refers to the time and physical labor involved, and the goal is to reassess processes to achieve results with less effort, rather than completely replacing the entire process with robots or other machinery. For example, a reassessment might lead to reducing the workforce from three people to two. Recently, various exhibitions and videos have showcased the latest equipment, robots, and AI, but there are cases where companies give up or struggle to make progress due to reasons such as: - A high volume of tasks performed by humans - A large number of products with different shapes (small quantities of many varieties) - Low daily production volumes In such cases, there have been instances where progress was made by systematically reviewing tasks (exploring common actions that can be performed by robots, reassessing jigs, palletizing, using AI cameras, etc.) to achieve [effort-saving]. In the future, automation of "small quantities of many varieties" products will also be unavoidable. THA has a wealth of experience in solving various challenges step by step while providing support. *For more details, please download the catalog or feel free to contact us.*

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