Plan a brownfield factory layout without stopping production: survey, lock the fixed items, phase the moves, and size the buffer. Worked example with numbers.
3D factory layout software vs a 2D DWG factory layout: what each shows, a worked reach and clearance example, and when a plain drawing is enough for you.
What AI can and cannot do in factory layout design today: generating options, scoring material flow, checking clearances. Worked example and buyer questions.
Build a factory layout plan in seven steps: takt, machine count, flow, space, aisles and safety. Worked example with travel distances, plus common mistakes.
What to check in manufacturing plant layout software before you buy: file import, flow metrics, safety checks, export and who runs it. Includes a worked example.
Factory layout and design software compared: AutoCAD, Factory Design Utilities, Plant Simulation, FlexSim, DELMIA and AI agents. Pricing, free options, who fits.
Process, product, cellular and fixed-position layouts compared by volume and variety, with a worked travel-distance example and a rule for high-mix plants.
How to find the bottleneck on a production line: compare effective cycle times against takt, check WIP and starvation, then re-test after every fix. Worked example.
Robot programming time depends on the method: teach pendant stops the robot, offline programming moves the work to a PC, AI shifts it to review. A worked comparison.
How to calculate line balancing: minimum stations, line efficiency, and balance delay, with a full worked example, and the case where the formula is wrong.
Takt time is the pace demand requires; cycle time is the pace your stations achieve. Formulas, worked examples, a takt lookup table and common mistakes.
AI can write robot programs from a prompt. Whether you can run them depends on one thing: what checks them. What verification should mean in agentic robot programming.