In manufacturing, custom automation is often affiliated with big risks and high costs. Serial 1 Automation is changing that. Now manufacturers in the consumer products, food and beverage, paper, and industrial sectors can accelerate the pace and limit costly mistakes by derisking the process of custom automation.
When it’s time to upgrade, integrate, or develop a completely new production line, but an off-the-shelf solution doesn’t exist, the Serial 1 Automation team creates first-of-a-kind automation solutions that become yours to own. This isn’t a template, it’s a breakthrough.
Buck limits. Buck convention. Buck being second.
Redefine Custom Automation with First-of-a-Kind Solutions
Common challenges that are candidates for custom automation:
- Labor shortages
- Throughput increases
- Material availability challenges
- Evolving consumer trends
- No off-the-shelf solution exists
Watch Andersen Corporation's Serial 1 Automation Journey
How Serial 1 Automation led Andersen Corporation to discover the manufacturing model of the future:
Challenges:
- Growth in consumer demand
- Limited manufacturing capacity
- Limited equipment-building resources
Outcomes:
- New 550,000 sqft. manufacturing facility
- 175 individual assets designed, build and installed
- Supply chain optimized
- Waste footprint minimized
Serial 1 Automation – A Proven Process
Problem Statement
Begin with the end in mind. The success of your project begins with clear requirements identified through data collection and assessment. Whether you already know the source(s) of your problem or have just begun to peel back the layers, that’s where we start.
Market Review
We don’t recreate wheels. Our teams investigate whether proven technologies are available in the market. If suitable technologies exist, we can support with traditional design and integration. If available solutions do not solve your problem, we advance to the concepting phase.
Concepting
The Serial 1 Automation team can build anything. What we cannot, or will not, do is force a solution to make business sense. The concepting phase is intended to determine whether there is a compelling business case. We begin by conducting a series of brainstorms, conceptualizations, and options analysis to understand risk vs. reward, viability, and cost estimates.
Proof of Principle
Concepting has revealed at least one viable direction to pursue. Now we take the concept into a prototype phase in our lab and fabricate functional models for testing. Risk is reduced by stress testing the most challenging aspects before making a “go or no-go” decision.
Preliminary Engineering
Your project is moving forward! Now we initiate engineering and system integration. A final design is created to guide fabrication, assembly, and controls programming, and you’ll receive a lump sum proposal to complete the project.
Equipment Supply
After finalizing engineering and system integration, your new equipment manufactured, assembled, and factory acceptance tested (FAT). This is your opportunity to see your custom, first-of-a-kind equipment in action before it is packaged and shipped to your facility. We provide installation and integration, site acceptance testing (SAT), startup support and operations handoff, and training before the warranty period begins.
Celebration
Congratulations! You said, “Buck being second,” and discovered a new way to achieve a competitive advantage. Your customers, employees, and shareholders thank you.
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