4972 results about "Autonomation" patented technology

Autonomation describes a feature of machine design to effect the principle of jidoka (自働化) used in the Toyota Production System (TPS) and Lean manufacturing. It may be described as "intelligent automation" or "Automation with a human touch". This type of automation implements some supervisory functions rather than production functions. At Toyota, this usually means that if an abnormal situation arises; the machine stops and the worker will stop the production line. It is a quality control process that applies the following four principles...