Allied Automation

Manufacturing Solutions

Manufacturing Solutions

Make more, waste less, and keep quality airtight—even when the grid blinks. Allied Automation designs, integrates, and supports end-to-end manufacturing automation that lifts throughput, raises OEE, and hardens safety across assembly, processing, packaging, and intralogistics.

What’s Breaking Your Throughput

Unbalanced Lines

We rebalance work content and introduce pacing (takt/andon) so stations stop starving or blocking.

Slow Changeovers

SMED kits and recipe-driven set-ups slash changeover minutes and unlock mixed-model flow.

Hidden Quality Losses

Inline vision, torque/angle capture, and SPC at the station prevent escapes—no more end-of-line surprises.

Energy Volatility

Safe stop,  buffered controls and staged re-start keep yield intact through load-shedding events.

Skill Gaps

Cobots and guided HMIs standardise best practice; operators level up instead of “making a plan”.

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Business Results You Can Expect

Plan attainment

+10–25% via balanced cells and real-time pacing

OEE uplift

+6–12 points (availability, performance and quality)

Changeover Time

−30–60% with SMED and recipe control

 

First-pass yield

+2–8 points with at-source verification

What Works

Your Automation Toolkit

Robots & Cobots

High-mix assembly, machine tending, palletising, case packing. Safe-motion and hand-guiding enable quick redeployments during peak builds.

Feeding, Conveying & Buffering

Low-profile roller/belt, bowl feeders, kitting carts, FIFO buffers and small supermarkets that smooth heijunka schedules without hoarding WIP.

Controls & Orchestration

Deterministic PLCs with diagnostics, recipe/variant control, and line orchestration. SCADA gives live KPIs, alarms, and electronic shift handovers.

Vision, Measurement & Traceability

Presence/absence, label/date code, surface inspection, 1D/2D/OCR, torque/angle, weigh-check. Serial/batch genealogy ties every part to its parameters.

MES & IIoT

e-travellers, electronic work instructions, routings, SPC, and downtime codes. OPC UA/MQTT to ERP for finite capacity scheduling and real costing.

Safety & Compliance

SIL/PL-rated e-stops, safety scanners, interlocks, two-hand controls. Risk assessments and SANS/ISO documentation baked in.

Built for South Africa’s manufacturing

Manufacturing Automation South Africa

  • Power discipline: UPS on controls, recipe persistence, and “resume from step” logic after outages.
  • Tariffs & tariffs: Energy dashboards show kWh/unit and shift patterns to fight rising NERSA tariffs.
  • Maintenance reality: TPM boards, quick-swap spares kits, and remote support that closes MTTR.
  • Footprint constraints: Mezzanine-friendly cells, tight radii, and cable management for dusty, hot environments.
  • People first: Ergonomics, job rotation, and cobot hand-off to cut RSI and improve retention.
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60%

Reduced Turnover Times

12 Points

Increased OEE Uplift

85%

Product Quality Index

92%

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How We Deliver (Without Breaking Ops)

Diagnostics

Time studies, value-stream map, failure pattern analysis (Pareto).

Pilot Cell

Drop-in with bypass option; run for a full shift and measure.

Ramp & Train

SOPs, andon rules, safety drills; leaders’ standard work.

Sustain

Remote monitoring, quarterly OEE reviews, Kaizen backlog.

Typical timeline: 8–18 weeks from diagnostics to steady state

85%

Product Quality Index

92%

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