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		ashtonkem on July 6, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Playstation's secret weapon: a nearly all-automate... At only 2 workers per line to package them, would it be worth it to automate that role? Seems like they might've min/maxed the automation already.

blaser-waffle on July 6, 2020 [–]

There is also some (if limited) utility in having someone on the line doing stuff, watching stuff, and serving as a form of QC. You can hang in the control room watching the latest, greatest SCADA software run things, but it's useful to have some eyes-on as the line runs.

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