Top 5 Manufacturing Industry Trends Of 2020

The CV Raman Global University has a strong faculty and staff that help the students to realise their potential to the fullest and become leading professionals of the country. The commitment of the university to impart a global standard of technical education and create an employable batch of engineers every year is what makes the Global University one of the top colleges and top universities of the country.

 The graduate engineers from the university are hired by leading manufactures and business chains of the country, all for their higher professional skills and impressive portfolio replete with a portfolio of creative, designing and engineering skills. The university is thus among the best universities for new recruiters and provide fresh manpower for the industries and industrial processes. The engineers who are trained under the umbrella of the CV Raman Group of Institutions are in step with new trends seen in the industries and are in touch with the updated skills needed through upskilling to be adept at new industrial and manufacturing processes. As today’s engineers, they work in the industries closely with large scale manufacturing processes and production lines on a commercial level. This means that the engineers have to be in touch with the new technologies that are implemented to upgrade the production processes and amplify production in factories and manufacturing units. The implementation of technology and smart production strategies in today’s factories is necessary to realise the government of India’s initiative to make India Atmanirbhar and also make it into a leading manufacturing hub of the world with a place in the global manufacturing and supply chain. It is therefore necessary that future engineers who will be employed in industrial plants and manufacturing units with many crucial responsibilities in future are up to date with the technologies and innovation implemented in factories to create smart factories of industrial production.

Here are a list of the top 5 production technologies and strategies used to approach the smart way of manufacturing.

1. The curious case of Virtual Manufacturing-

Virtual Manufacturing is a process of digital manufacturing, which is based on decisions taken by the engineers and creating a virtual prototype of the final product before the physical process of manufacturing. The process of virtual manufacturing by accurate design software aids the production and design engineer in streamlining the process of manufacturing and omit errors and flaws in the product and formulation to create a near perfect product before the industrial processes of production for commercial market. The method of virtual manufacturing not only reinforces the methods of production and also helps production engineers visualize and conceptualize every little detail of the product’s assembly. Virtual manufacturing can also help a team of engineers to communicate and plan a product and its relative production process even over remote distances and work from home model of team work. This is crucial for factories and workforce based in pandemic struck areas as it does not let the planning and designing of a product get hampered. The virtual manufacturing process therefore helps in giving engineers a deep understanding of the needs of production and an analysis of the process for valuable insights into it. It assists the engineers and the lower production work force in creating understanding and practicing the production process before the actual production happens on assembly lines.

• The small wonder of Micro Manufacturing and Machine error detection

In a world where nano technology and the use of micro circuits and nanochips have gained traction and machines have shrunk in scale and size to foster convenience for users and consumers, the trend of micro manufacturing is not a surprising one. Micro manufacturing is the process of manufacturing parts of machines on a micro scale and is used for the production of electronic parts and especially for new age machines like smartphones and smart wearables that are complex and detailed with many integrated circuits and chips inside their body. As the segment of microelectronics develops further due to research and development, and becomes a more integral part of common life, the area of micro manufacturing is also going to be implemented further in smart factories. This means that engineers adept at planning and manufacturing microelectronics and their parts will be employed vastly by the industrial sector in the coming years. CV Raman Global University is the best university for electronics engineering and the electronics engineers from the university are trained in the subject of microelectronics and helps them into their potential job market in future job market.

When it comes to Machine error detection, there are new AI driven technologies that can automatically detect faults and discrepancies in an industrial machine and halt manufacturing processes so that the faults can be repaired at the right time before they affect the entire production process. The AI driven machine error detection algorithm also sends across messages and alerts to the repair and maintenance staff of the industrial; equipment to initiate a process of repair at the right time. The technology of Machine error detection therefore helps in the smooth functioning of the industrial plan with minimized human intervention.

• The new assistance of industrial robots–

The use of robotics and automation has been seeing an upward trend since the beginning of the 21^st century and in 2020, with manual workforce taking a work from home due to the COVID 19 threat, the implementation of the industrial robotics and automation in the industrial arena has been pursued actively. The use of robotic workforce blended with the manual work force is a positive trend to be seen in future smart factories as people will be trained to operate advanced automated machinery reinforced with Artifical intelligence and advanced programs that give them an ability to carry out the most complex tasks usually carried out by workmen. While it is anticipated that industrial robots will displace many humans from their jobs, the robots will actually help in simplifying the work of humans and increases the accuracy and speed of the process and reduces the labour and hazard behind it.

• The automated controls of a sensor-

With the increased use of robotics and automation in the field of industrial production increases the need for introducing sensors in the process so that the automated processes are better controlled and require zero to minimal intervention from humans. Sensors are simple devices who control other machines based on a threshold and monitor their functioning digitally and electronically. The sensors help in the smooth functioning of coordinated robotized processes by dealing with the controls and introducing a control system for it.

• Warehouses with automation

With massive production scales over mega industrial plants and technological parks, the quantity of product produced and stored in the warehouses of plants are humongous in measure. To store and mobilise shipments of products as well as to take stock of the products and organize it, the warehouses around the industrial scene are getting automated and are using advanced algorithm and software to be used and operated. Whether it is robotic arms that organize products into stacks or automated setups that help in mobilizing stock from the factory to the warehouses, automation is also penetrating in the sector of warehousing.

These trends together usher in a new age for industrial production and manufacturing that will help in the development of the overall sector. Through different branches of engineering, the industrial sector is all set to experience a new age of modernity with the establishment of smart and technologically advanced factories that will be maximising their productivity while minimizing the physical efforts and hazards that an occupation in the industrial sector comes with for industrial workers. With a M.Tech in Production engineering from CV Raman Global University, the engineers involved in industrial planning and enhancing industrial production, will be able to introduce these innovations in future industries.