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HOME / LEAN / MEET “DUILIO” THE FUTURE IN MONTION<br />
Meet “Duilio” the<br />
future in montion<br />
3 minutes read<br />
22_MARCH_2023
Table of Contents<br />
1. Why did we implement this technology?<br />
2. Introducing Duilio<br />
3. How does it work?<br />
Our lives are changing thanks to new technologies which open new scenarios for the resolution of several<br />
problems.<br />
In this context, LimaCorporate believes that technology should be a support for human beings, not only for<br />
productivity improvements, but also for positive changes in the quality of the working life: stress reduction,<br />
better ergonomics, and safety increases are only some of the advantages offered.<br />
Why did we implement<br />
this technology?<br />
In the second half of 2021, after the relocation of<br />
the Clean Rooms to the first floor of the new plant,<br />
we have clearly seen an increase in both the<br />
frequency and the duration of the movements<br />
needed to transfer production material from one<br />
department to another one, using manually<br />
operated trolleys.<br />
Watching these activities and listening to the needs<br />
of the staff doing this job daily, we have started<br />
studying a way to help them, reduce their stress<br />
and efforts.<br />
Introducing Duilio<br />
Thanks to artificial intelligence, new sensors, wireless communications, and machine learning algorithms,<br />
we are able to build machines that can move without receiving real-time human instructions and that<br />
can follow a defined path knowing what is happening around them and reacting quickly if they find obstacles.<br />
They are known as <strong>AMR</strong> (acronym of Autonomous Mobile Robot), collaborative, mobile, and autonomous<br />
robots that allow us to:<br />
optimize the internal logistics<br />
improve the ergonomics of the staff, freed up from heavy trolley handling<br />
reduce stress<br />
use more time for value-added activities (e.g., production, autonomous maintenance, quality controls, training, …)<br />
keep the quality of goods, reducing defects due to material handling<br />
These co-bots define the routes on the base of fixed and dynamic reference points, continuously recalculated<br />
to avoid obstacles eventually found on the way and to get to the destination in the best way. This also means<br />
that high safety standards are fully guaranteed since there is no risk of collisions with objects or people.<br />
Not only: LimaCorporate has added emergency buttons and devices to the robot, in order to stop and move it<br />
manually if needed.
How does it work?<br />
From an operative point of view, everything works<br />
in an easy way: each department has got a tablet to<br />
call the robot.<br />
As soon as it gets to the defined area, it can be<br />
loaded with the produced material and sent to the<br />
next user. A visual or acoustic signal informs them<br />
that the robot has arrived at the defined station and<br />
can be unloaded, proceeding then with the activities<br />
defined by the working cycle.<br />
The staff can also see all the missions, both the<br />
executed and the pending ones, or any warning on<br />
the tablet’s display.<br />
In addition to the advantages explained previously, the production flow becomes more linear: the manual<br />
handling of huge quantities of production material performed once per shift is replaced by frequent deliveries<br />
of small quantities between different departments.<br />
With this technological innovation, LimaCorporate makes another step forward in the evolution of the role<br />
of the operators: they do not have to dedicate time to no-value and time-consuming activities, so they can<br />
become smart operators able to use digital technologies that will make the work easier, leaner and safer.
Author:<br />
Ilaria Lauzzana<br />
Lean Thinking Manager<br />
Operations<br />
Lima Platform<br />
LimaApp<br />
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