Universal Robots (UR), Denmark-based collaborative robots (cobots) technology market leader, today urged local manufacturers to accelerate robotic automation and increase productivity while reducing workplace injuries.
In the Philippines, manufacturing industry has the biggest share in safety related accidents since 2015 according to the Philippine Statistics Authority’s data on Safety and Health in the Workplace Cases of Occupational Injuries. Yet, along the years, the numbers are still increasing across different industries in recorded workplace accidents which only adds to businesses’ operational costs and employee suffering.
With this, UR cobots ensure to help workplaces in the Philippines generate a healthy and safe environment. Cobot has the potential to decrease work challenges with their advanced technologies that deliver productivity and process innovation for companies.
“Cobots can perform tasks that may be dangerous or injury-prone for humans. With built-in safety features that slows the robot arm when a human enters its workspace, cobots can keep human colleagues safe from occupational injuries as it addresses repetitive and dangerous tasks in the manufacturing sector,” said James McKew, Regional Director of Asia-Pacific in Universal Robots.
Recently, the IHS Markit Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey reported a promising outlook of Manufacturing industry in the Philippines. This shows the need to leverage technologies that can further help the industry improve by boosting employee’s morale, productivity, and lessen workplace injuries.
Universal Robots’ adjustable safety system allows companies to adjust a range of parameters to reduce the risks involved with implementing an industrial robot application. These include limiting the force, speed, power or momentum of the robot, or restricting its workspace using safety boundaries. Productivity gains, along with the inherently safe design of cobot solutions means this new automation technology could reduce up to 72% of the common causes of injury in manufacturing environments.
