Best of 2016: When to automate with robots

Facing increased customer demand, pricing pressures from customers, and the need to improve quality and consistency? Then read on to understand how and when robotic integration in manufacturing cells benefits a company and its workers.


Taking the leap to add robotics into a company’s operations may not be an easy decision – especially when there are so many options available. Add to that the unknown of calculating the return on investment (ROI), and some may even shy away, feeling company size or processes won’t benefit.

That couldn’t be further from the truth. To help understand the role robots and automation play in a manufacturing facility, Ryan Weaver, automation engineer with Axis New England – a Universal Robots distributor – helps sort out the questions and anxiety that some people have.

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