b'Visionary Journey ers from dangerous procedures,understandtheinsandouts enabling faster responses to emer- throughout the entire process, it gencies with real-time monitoring,could create a problem.safer. Its a byproduct but not theand using safety planning software main goal. to simplify safety protocol updatesAll Together NowHowever, that attitude is chang- and emergency response plans. Having a high level of commu-ing, and Im glad to see that, Car- Carranco said the first step in im- nication on a production floor re-ranco said. Safety, at least today, isplementing automation, which is aquires connectivity.more enhanced with processes andkey element of an Industry 4.0 envi- You allow your machines to talk decisions that make people on theronment, is to make sure that manu- to you, Dariol said, and then you floor safer, not necessarily aboutfacturing processes support the au- start collecting the data and build-putting technology around you totomation equipment. ing your knowledge base, giving make you safer. Iftheprocessdoesntsup- you complete visibility of everything In his white paper about the topportthatautomation,hesaid,that is going on.five reasons to automate manufac- all they are creating is a big prob- He said a critical area to keep turing, he stated that U.S. manufac- lem because they are not thinkingan eye on is condition monitor-turers pay nearly $1 billion per weekthrough. ing so end users can understand in workers compensation due to in- People also play an importantthe health status of their machines juries on the job, according to therole. andbeabletomakedecisions Occupational Safety and Health Ad- There are a number of waysproactively and quickly because ministration. Automating produc- you can automate a shop, Car- of the large amount of data thats tion processes can help improveranco said, but if you dont haveavailable.employee safety by removing work- the processes and the people whoDariol said by having a big know-Since 2012, Bosch Rexroth says it systematically has led factoriesboth its own and those of customersinto Industry 4.0.Bosch Rexroth16AUGUST 2021Indy40.indd 16 7/19/21 10:56 AM'