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Sustainable Move towards Flexible, Robotic, Human-Involving Workplace

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  • Brigita Gajšek

    (Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor, 3000 Celje, Slovenia)

  • Saša Stradovnik

    (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia)

  • Aleš Hace

    (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia)

Abstract

The realisation of the ideas of smart factories and sustainable manufacturing can be quickly realised in companies where industrial production is high-volume, low-mix. However, it is more difficult to follow trends toward industry 4.0 in craft industries such as tooling. This kind of work environment is a challenge for the deployment of sustainability and smart technologies because many stages involve the so-called “manual processing according to the worker’s feeling and experience.” With the help of literature review and testing in the production environment, we approach the design of a procedure for planning a sustainable technological upgrade of craft production. The best method proved to be a combination of a maturity model, process mapping with flowcharts, critical analysis, and customised evaluation model. Workplace flexibility, as a move towards sustainability, is presented in a laboratory environment on screwing performed by human wearing HoloLens and collaborative robot.

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  • Brigita Gajšek & Saša Stradovnik & Aleš Hace, 2020. "Sustainable Move towards Flexible, Robotic, Human-Involving Workplace," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(16), pages 1-16, August.
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    2. Wojciech Połeć & Daria Murawska, 2021. "The Social Constraints on the Preservation and Sustainable Development of Traditional Crafts in a Developed Society," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-20, December.

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