Black Factory
We connect production, quality, and equipment systems to reduce human intervention in manufacturing.
A Path to Autonomous Manufacturing
Connect Process Data to Advance Manufacturing Automation
A Black Factory, also known as a lights-out factory, operates autonomously without human intervention. Hongik Information Technology helps manufacturers move toward this goal by connecting production, quality, and equipment information, progressively reducing manual checks and information handoffs between processes.
Identify Manual Handoffs Between Automated Processes
Even when individual machines run automatically, people often still communicate status to the next process or verify quality results. Moving toward autonomous manufacturing requires examining both equipment automation and the way information moves between processes. We start by mapping where production, quality, and equipment information is generated and where it is used.
Let Systems Handle Routine Information Handoffs
We distinguish tasks that are already automated from those that require people to check or pass along information. After reviewing integration requirements, we connect existing systems so production progress, quality status, and equipment information can flow automatically between processes. Additional integrations and the scope of automation are defined around each process.
Start Where Automation Can Make the Greatest Difference
We prioritize areas with frequent, repetitive checks and information handoffs. Integration and automation expand in stages according to the site’s existing automation level and process requirements. Results are reviewed at each stage as we reduce the need for human intervention and move closer to autonomous manufacturing.
Key Features
- Mapping of data sources and use across processes
- Assessment of automated tasks and manual interventions
- Automatic information exchange between production, quality, and equipment systems
- Planning of additional integrations and automation scope
- Phased implementation based on site conditions
Application Environment
- Inputs
- Production progress, quality status, and equipment operating data
- Assessment scope
- Information handoffs and manual intervention between processes
- Implementation
- Phased expansion, starting with priority areas
Let’s Build Your Factory
Start manufacturing AX that fits your shop floor with Hongik Information Technology.