The one with the companyvisit
Today was the day. We visited De Wit in Helmond too see the cobot in action!
After some issues with the public transport we finally managed to get there. We had to walk 35 minutes, but at the end it was definitely worth it! First we had an interview with the operations manager. He gave us a lot of information about the Cobot and the company itself. He also gave us a tour through factory. During this tour we saw how a nail was made out of raw material. In a lot of company they outsource a lot of things like maintenance, but within De Wit this is not the case. The operations manager also showed us which tasks could possibly be replaced by the Cobot. These were often monotonous tasks. The employees were happy that they didn’t have to do these kind of tasks anymore.
De Wit is a company that listens to what the customers wants. They follow the needs of the market. They also think about the employees when they invest in more Cobots. For example the retirement age, the older employees can control the Cobot so they don’t have to do the heavy duties. Also they only invest in more Cobots if they know for sure that they don’t have to fire some employees. Ofcourse they also looked at the financial benefits. This is necessary because the competition is killing. Many competitors are based in China and Asia, which means that labor costs are already lower.
This was the short overview of today and further information will follow soon!