7 Signs Your Business is Ready for Automation

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SIGNS YOUR BUSINESS IS READY FOR AUTOMATION

Think the automotive industry is the only one reaping the rewards of industrial automation?

Think the automotive industry is the only one reaping the rewards of industrial automation?

Think again

More small businesses are investing in automation as it becomes more accessible and affordable

More small businesses are investing in automation as it becomes more accessible and affordable

Could your company benefit from switching to an automated system?

How can you tell if automation

makes sense for your business?

1Nagging Production

Challenges

Your company can’t fulfill all the orders it receives...

or an important piece of equipment needs frequent repairs

A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE:

Mennie’s Machine Company Inc. Won a major contract to manufacture automotive drive shaft components for trucks and SUVs

Manual Production Output =

80PIECES PER HOUR

Automated Output =

118PIECES PER HOUR

2High Labor Costs

Labor costs in an industrial environment come with high liability and are driven up by high turnover rates and training

A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE:

Con-Met a Portland, Oregon based company

Improved the safety conditions for workers by using flexible servo-robots...

Resulted in a

14%improvement in their

molding cycle

3Competitors Outbidding

Automation makes it possible to compete with domestic firms and overseas competition

Allowing companies to take on larger contracts and enabling them to deliver quality products in greater quantities without driving up the price

4Opportunities in New Markets

Many companies are required to diversify their product offering or go out of business

A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE:

Marlin Steel Manufactured wire baskets for bagel stores before China flooded the market with cheaper products

Using automation, they were able to compete with the cheaper products without sacrificing any of their employees

In fact, one employee who was earning $8 an hour acquired new skills and is now earning an annual salary of $60,000

5Persistent Waste

Automation is the answer to reducing wasted time, effort and materials

A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE:

Factory Five Racing Massachusetts

Specializing in Roadster Replicas, this company took 7.5 hours to trim 4 sets of doors, hoods and trunks

Switching to an automated system cut this time down to

and with improved accuracy

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Need More Reasons to Consider Automation for Your Company? Read the rest of the list at the A3 blog by clicking here