The Importance Of DevOps & Automation In Manufacturing

As the say goes, “If you always do what you always did, you’ll get what you always got.” But, in this ever-evolving industry, what we always did will not get us what we always got. Customers' needs and demands have become highly unpredictable, and there are no ways one can deal with the problems at hand and function too.

Manufacturing industries, in particular, need to evaluate and implement solutions to keep the lights on in their facilities. Failure to do this can negatively impact the entire industry. During the pandemic, the manufacturing industry with limited remote working functionalities and digital transformation was in the infant stage. The industry was hit hard by the closed production lines, social distractions, and dependency on manual workers.

Across the country, manufacturers are grappling with disruptions to their business due to the COVID-19 outbreak, with various anticipated financial and operational consequences. In this blog, we will discuss the importance of DevOps and automation in

manufacturing that can help accelerate manufacturing industry growth. Let’s get started!

The importance of DevOps-driven manufacturing process

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DevOps services and solutions are not exclusive to IT processes and tech enterprises. It has become more than technology, resulting in an end-to-end cultural change. If you are planning to embrace the DevOps methodology for the manufacturing industry, here are the top benefits it provides:            

Great visibility into the day-to-day activities Transparency across manufacturing processes Real-time performance data Quick logging of issues and course-correction faster identification and elimination of performance bottleneck Performance optimization while mapping weekly losses Identify the largest market drivers and trends Holistic and repeatable solutions development Empowered cross-functional teams focused on a single component Actionable insights on customers, product design, and supply chain End-to-end accountability Minimum waste, great efficiency, and higher productivity

The importance of automation in the manufacturing industry The time of crisis encouraged manufacturing companies and industries to focus on the three major business areas – autonomous material movement, automation of

repetitive tasks, and predictive maintenance using IoT and AI. Some of the major benefits of manufacturing automation include:     

Great workplace safety with limited involvement of human stuff Increased rate of production with great speed Highly efficient usage of materials with reduced risk of errors Reduced factory lead times and minimal human resource cost Higher product quality with a decreased defect rate

Why leverage automation in industry?

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The manufacturing industry is still in its initial stage when it comes to its digital transformation journey with most of the smart factory initiatives at their budding stage. The technological disruptions resulted in the introduction of varied programmable automation and intelligent software into the manufacturing processes.

However, the inadequate experience with DevOps practices, automation, AI, Blockchain & IoT, lack of proper tools, and owing the legacy infrastructure can make the transition from traditional processes to DevOpsdriven automation very challenging.

Fostering an environment of collaborative development and continuous improvement can help DevOps testing and automation framework offer their benefits. You can expect automated provisioning of virtualized environments, standardized, agile development services and adoption processes, solutions, approaches, and continuous quality monitoring. Above all, it delivers end-to-end automation reporting.

Summary

DevOps promote great digital transformation by facilitating product development, opening new revenue streams, and helping organizations meet ever-changing customer needs. DevOps cannot get implemented overnight. Therefore, do not get overburdened while thinking with a DevOps mindset. It's an entire cultural shift, which demands time, patience, and constant effort to show the right result.