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Zero Cost Ideas To Boost Factory Output

Boosting factory output is something that every manufacturing company wants to do as increased output directly translates into increased profits. However, this can often require capital investment, increased staff costs, and increase overheads, which all start to eat into that … Continue reading

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What Type of Robot Do I Need?

When specifying a robot for an application there are many different things that need to be considered. What space is available? What is the robot going to be lifting? What speeds need to be achieved? What environment is it in? … Continue reading

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Quick Wins To Reduce Your Overheads And Improve Profits

In January we all tend to review the previous year to see how we can improve this year, so these Quick Wins on how to reduce your production overheads should come in useful! The first category outlines ways to directly … Continue reading

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How To Define The Value Of Intangible Benefits

Calculating ROI is needed to validate any project but often this is not as easy as it appears on the surface. Often companies start and stop by thinking in terms of ‘how much paid staff time will this project save … Continue reading

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4 Effective Ways to Boost Factory Staff Morale and Keep The Pace Up

There are many different ways to boost staff morale, and if you do a google search like this  https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=how+to+boost+factory+staff+morale you will get 1000’s of ideas, but we want to cover 4 really important ones that are less easily found on … Continue reading

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Invest in Automation to Stay Ahead of Your Competition

In this fast changing world it’s all too easy to get left behind. The competitive nature of every industry sector means that standing still will only see you lose ground to other companies vying for your share of the market. … Continue reading

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Automation Expectations vs Reality

In the world of manufacturing, the thought of changing from one method of working to something new can raise a number of concerns. Businesses become reliant on established procedures, even if they know they could be improved by implementing new … Continue reading

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Vigilance Decrement and How It Affects Your Business

Quality control in a manufacturing environment is one of the most vital areas of the production process and its value can never be underestimated. Manually inspecting products is still a popular choice for many companies today and while it has … Continue reading

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FREE Automation Payback Calculator with Finance Lease Options

  When calculating payback with automation it is easy to think that payback is equal to the number of staff wages saved by the automation multiplied by the annual staff salary, but this is rarely correct. Calculating the payback on … Continue reading

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How Will Brexit Affect Manufactuers in the UK?

The debate around Brexit continues to intensify as not only the UK, but also our trading partners across the world, patiently await definitive announcements regarding our exit from the EU. The big question on the lips of all manufacturers is … Continue reading

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