Service (QCaaS) Provider Company of the Month
Are you ready for Industry 5.0? Meet Zetamotion
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n this issue of Industrial Process News, we are delighted to feature Zetamotion as our AI-driven Quality Control as a Service (QCaaS) Provider Company of the Month. Industry 4.0 has been defined by the hallmarks of automated processes and the implementation of the fast-moving world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) but for many inside-industry experts, Industry 5.0 is already here, not some hypothetical concept on the horizon. But what exactly is Industry 5.0 and what does it mean for the manufacturing sector? Industry 5.0 is primarily focused on sustainability, through a greater tailoring to production needs and therefore reducing unnecessary surpluses. There is some
erroneous thinking about Industry 5.0 and one myth is that AI is designed to replace human workers. The opposite is true: AI machinery doesn’t make people surplus to requirements but in fact enhances their skills, increasing their efficiency.
labels, countless verification, tweaking and at best that will leave you with only an 80% success rate and possibly the unavoidable hiring of additional Artificial Intelligence engineers.
Let me reiterate: Industry 5.0 is here to support our fragile ecosystem, biodiversity, through the latest advancements in the Internet of Things (IoT) through streamlined machine communication, data is exchanged in real-time, and defects are accurately detected in assembly lines/ production chains. This mitigates against unnecessary wastage and increases manufacturing tenfold. The European Commission has backed the introduction of Industry 5.0 in its landmark report, ‘Industry 5.0: Towards a resilient people-centred and sustainable European industry,’ and highlights indeed that the premise that technology serves people, not the other way round. But how do manufacturing companies get up-to-speed with Industry 5.0? With everyone from Google to Amazon advertising downloadable Quality Control systems, it is difficult to navigate the myriad of technical support options. One option is to download a remote QC system independently but it is often a complicated system of inputting data,
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But what if there’s a third way? Beyond manual control or downloadable QC systems? We’ve featured Zetamotion before in Industrial Process News as a Top Exhibitor at the 2023 Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2023 and we’ve been keeping an eye on this innovative company ever since. Zetamotion is definitely a company to watch, what we would call in old money: a mover and shaker. Zetamotion is a pioneering, AI-driven Quality Control as a Service (QCaaS) provider; supporting manufacturing companies across the globe automate their quality control processes at scale. The UK Manufacturing industry alone is ranked 8th globally by value of output (source: MakeUK), which equates to a £224 billion output annually (source: House of Commons Library.) Furthermore, UK manufacturers spend up to a staggering 40% of sales revenue on quality control (QC), with automated QC systems increasingly being adopted to help reduce these astronomical costs. Surprisingly, only 30% of manufacturers have made the shift to these cost-effective strategies, leaving the vast majority still grappling with archaic manual processes. How can companies embrace Industry 5.0 through AI-driven Quality Control? We spoke to Zetamotion CEO: Wilhelm Klein to find out more, “We have heard many customers discuss
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