The average vehicle has 1,800 sub-assemblies and over 30,000 individual parts, all of which must be delivered on time, in spec, to the highest quality standards. The industry is constantly adapting, as product mix is constantly shifting, government regulations are demanding ever more complex safety systems and annual improvements in fuel efficiencies, and price volatility in raw materials and finished goods batters the bottom line. And the industry is in a massive transition to electric vehicles, which represents a huge investment from vehicle manufacturers and tier suppliers.

Cobot Automation Can Help

The automotive industry, from vehicle manufacturers through the Tiers, is facing a wide range of challenges in today’s post COVID environment. Labor unrest, interest rates that have almost doubled in 10 years, surging technology demands, and the transition to EV’s are the most obvious. The single unifying theme that is woven through every automotive challenge is change – the scope and pace of change in the industry is unprecedented.

That’s where collaborative automation from Universal Robots comes in. UR cobots are the masters of change in factory automation, flexible yet powerful tools that can be deployed, reprogrammed and re-deployed to meet the turbulence in the automotive industry head on. We call this Rapid Deployment Robotics, and it can be a key to the success of any supplier.