Lights-out manufacturing is the methodology of fully automating the production of goods at factories and other industrial facilities, such as to require no human presence on-site.
An automatic factory is a place where raw materials enter, and finished products leave with little or no human intervention.
"[6][7] In the Netherlands, Philips uses lights-out manufacturing to produce electric razors, with 128 robots made by Adept Technology.
Companies incorporating lights-out methodologies into floor plans only need to consider robotic workers, which minimize space and climate-control requirements.
He states that "manufacturers can fit a larger number of compact cells in the same space to increase production without adding heating, lighting, or cooling to the cost of the building.