AUTOMATION

Fixed automation (products with a high demand and volume index) This type of production has a high cost and it must be taken into account that its life cycle is the same as that of the product that is manufactured.

Example: Machined Assembly Lines and Machining Transfer Lines

(products with low demand index and great diversity of products). In this case, the production equipment is designed to be able to adapt to the variations of the different types of products that are manufactured. These adaptations are made through programming (software).

Example: Industrial robots, numerical control, PLC's, programmable relays.

Flexible automation (products with an average demand rate). These systems combine both elements of fixed and programmed automation. They are usually made up of different interconnected workstations and controlled by a computer.

Integrated automation systems incorporate the total manufacturing system into a coordinated, digitally processed, and computer-controlled system. Integrated automation systems work through a common manufacturing system database.

Macro is a set of commands that is stored in an Excel file for the user to run whenever they want. The main objective of this functionality is to streamline workflows by automating monotonous, repetitive, and routine tasks.

The macros

It is a series of instructions that are saved within an Excel file to be executed when we need it.