Technology Magazine September 2020 | Page 192

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192 understanding of the Mitsubishi Electric culture . “ Sometimes it ’ s not easy for third parties to understand the way we do business and projects . But Atos could easily create customised solutions for us from the blueprints that we had ”, Gaida says .
As with all companies globally , Mitsubishi Electric has not been unaffected by the ongoing COVID- 19 pandemic . Gaida is sure that this has not impacted its roadmap however , instead accelerating the path it is on and bringing the world more in line with its automation aims . “ Automation will be much more of interest in the factories of the future because of the shutdown and the loss of production caused by having to send everybody back home . If you ’ re a food company or a pharmaceutical company , there must be automation there .” Gaida doesn ’ t believe this will result in a loss of jobs , rather the creation of more in new areas .
Gaida was already an advocate of the kind of flexibility the pandemic has forced on companies . “ For home
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