CASE STUDY:
KIWI AUTOMATION
16 March 2018
Staff reaction to Victoria has been extremely
positive and they have upskilled as a result of
‘cobot’ integration. New roles are being created for
the team which are more focused on quality and
process monitoring of material supply, compared
to the role of a traditional assembly worker.
“We’re so pleased to see the team’s sense of
pride in the new skills they’ve developed as a
result of operating Victoria. Permanent staff have
taken on the responsibility of mentoring temporary
staff on how to work with Victoria,” says Mataio
Goding, production manager, Assa Abloy NZ.
Q U A L I T Y, C O N S I S T E N C Y
D E L I V E R S C O S T S AV I N G S
Assa Abloy NZ says that the UR5 ensures there’s
no variation during the final assembly stage,
improving consistency of its product.
The UR5 enables the company to deliver on its
operational strategy of ‘any colour, any key, any
time’ – producing any key or lock, in any colour
– with a two-day turnaround. This provides a
competitive advantage with automation traditionally
and previously only relevant for large scale
production.
“We have seen improvement in quality as a result
of a more consistent assembly process,” says
Goding.
Automating repetitive tasks and improved
consistency of output means less time and
resources are required on the production line. The
company says that staff can be redeployed into
more value-added tasks, driving efficiency across
the business. It expects to see a cost saving
within the next 12 months, which will pay for the
UR5.