Standardization
Re-use what works to reduce engineering effort and improve automation project outcomes
Keeping Up With Customers
End users are becoming more sophisticated. They expect increasingly complex machines delivered faster and with less mistakes.
How can your team meet and exceed the expectations of your customers?
With standardization
Standardization enables you to manage the complexity of automation projects by reusing proven technology.
By standardizing your solutions, you can:
Steps to Standardization
Our automation consultants work with OEMs to standardize their solutions using a three step process
We analyze previous and current machines to identify components that are used across many projects. In each project, we inspect the component to see how it was applied.
The result of this stage is a draft architecture and a list of standardized components to be created.
The draft architecture is finalized and a detailed design is created for each component.
The components are created by our in-house team of engineers and placed in a version control system to be used on projects.
Feedback is collected from projects and the standard components are continuously improved and adapted to meet your evolving requirements.
Benefits
The business benefits of standardization
Reduced Engineering Effort
Standard modules are used across many machines, reducing the effort involved in realizing machines.
Reduced engineering costs- Reduced commissioning costs
- Reduced time to market
- Increased software quality
Increased Quality and Consistency
Standard modules are tested and version controlled before use, guaranteeing their functionality.
- Reduced commissioning costs
- Reduced support costs
- Increased software quality
- Increased software consistency
Continuous Improvement Enabled
Standard modules can be revised to improve functionality or meet new customer requirements
- Increased software quality
- Increased software consistency
- Lessons learned on projects are captured
Work with Us
Standardizing your solutions is hard. The skills required to define architectures and interfaces is very different to the skills required to design and build machines.
At KB Controls, we have more than 5 years experience of standardizing our clients' solutions. With Vanderlande, we defined the standard modules that were used to deliver large material handling systems to clients around the world. These standard modules have been used by more than 30 engineers in 3 countries to deliver 7 large projects valued at more than 200 million euros in record time.
Are you ready to save time and money on your automation projects? Use the form below to organize a free consultation call with one of our automation consultants to learn how we can help your business.