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Manufacturing
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Whether you make discrete components, assemble products, or run a process line — Robin delivers MES, automation, Industrial AI, and energy management that transforms your factory into an intelligent, data-driven operation.

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35%
Average OEE Improvement
100%
Production Visibility
Zero
Manual Shift Reports

Industry Challenges

The Problems We
Solve in General Manufacturing

Every industry has unique operational challenges. Robin's solutions are engineered for the realities of your environment.

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Production Visibility

Most manufacturers still rely on manual reporting — shift logs, paper batch records, and end-of-day summaries. By the time data reaches management, it's too late to act.

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Downtime & OEE

Unplanned downtime and suboptimal OEE are the biggest profitability levers in manufacturing. Without real-time data, root causes remain invisible and improvements stall.

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Energy Costs

Manufacturing energy costs are rising. Without sub-metering and optimization intelligence, high consumption machines and inefficient shifts go undetected.

Robin Solutions

Purpose-Built Solutions
for General Manufacturing

A complete portfolio of automation, intelligence, and integration solutions designed for your specific industry requirements.

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MES & OEE Tracking

Real-time MES delivering OEE visibility — availability, performance, and quality metrics live on every screen, with automatic downtime capture and reason coding.

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Industrial AI

Machine-level predictive maintenance, quality prediction, and process optimization AI — trained on your production data and deployed at edge or cloud.

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Energy Management

Sub-metering and ISO 50001 energy management — tracking energy cost per unit of production across every machine, line, and department.

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SCADA & Connectivity

Connecting legacy machines and modern equipment to a unified data platform — OPC UA, MQTT, and custom protocol adapters bridging any age of equipment.

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Production Analytics

Advanced analytics dashboards for production managers — throughput, cycle time, changeover analysis, scrap trending, and demand forecasting on one screen.

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System Integration

Connecting MES to ERP, CMMS, LIMS, and QMS — bidirectional data flows eliminating manual data entry and ensuring all systems reflect the same operational reality.

Proven Results

Deployed. Measured.
Delivered.

Real outcomes from Robin deployments in General Manufacturing environments.

Manufacturer

Kanoa MES Rapid Deployment

Kanoa MES across 3 manufacturing sites in 10 weeks — 14 PLCs integrated, SAP connected, real-time OEE visible from day 1.

Manual reporting eliminated — OEE improved 24% in 6 months
Discrete Mfg

Industrial AI Predictive Maintenance

Predictive maintenance AI on 28 critical machines — vibration, temperature, and current monitoring with ML failure prediction.

Unplanned downtime reduced 58% — maintenance cost down 35%
Process

Energy Management Program

ISO 50001 program with sub-metering across production lines — energy cost per unit visible, allowing direct comparison of shift efficiency.

Energy intensity reduced 19% — ISO 50001 certified
Assembly

SAP-MES Integration

SmartPlant360 MES integrated with SAP PP and MM — production orders from SAP, completions and quality results back to SAP in real time.

100% manual data entry eliminated — SAR 1.2M annual labor saving
General Manufacturing Specialists

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into an Intelligent Operation?

Robin's manufacturing specialists will design your complete automation, MES, and intelligence solution.

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