Lights Out Factory (LOF)/ Lights Off Factory / Dark Factory
The Future Factory Automation - Lights Out manufacturing, more often called dark factory is a manufacturing methodology (or philosophy), rather than a specific process. Factories that run lights out are fully automated and require no human presence on-site. These factories can be considered to run ''with the lights off''. Many factories are capable of lights-out production, but very few run exclusively lights-out. Typically, workers are necessary to set up process that hold parts to be manufactured and remove completed parts. As the technology necessary for lights-out production becomes increasingly available, many factories are beginning to use lights-out production between shifts (or as a separate shift) to meet increasing demand or save money. An automation factory is a place where raw materials enter and finished products leave with little or no human intervention. With Robotic and Automation plus MES system with IA technologies now. Many factory can manufactu...
