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10 Ways to Motivate Manufacturing Employees

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Granta

As a manager, one of your many responsibilities is to ensure that your manufacturing staff are engaged and motivated.  Motivated staff will generally work harder and have higher productivity levels, which in turn increases production output and business profitability. Motivated … Continue reading →

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Why Are Automated Palletisers Becoming More Financially Viable?

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Granta

With the many social and economic changes that have occurred in the last few years, along with the advances in automation and technology, automated palletising systems are becoming more financially viable than ever before. In this article we will cover … Continue reading →

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Ways To Overcome The UK’s Nationwide Labour Shortage

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Granta

With staff shortages predicted to last up to 2 years and affecting many different industries, many manufacturers are looking for ways to overcome the issue. Supply chains have been disrupted, and whilst there is demand for product, many business are … Continue reading →

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How To Calculate Automation CapEx ROI

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Granta

When making your CapEx plans it is always useful to know the ROI of any proposed expenditure.  However, this can sometimes be difficult to calculate as there are often several different factors that need to be taken into account to … Continue reading →

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What Does The Manufacturing PMI Mean For You?

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Granta

Have you heard of the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) before? Do you know what it means for you? The Manufacturing PMI is a diffusion index that includes responses to questionnaires that have been collected from approximately 650 manufacturing firms … Continue reading →

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UK Gov Plant & Machinery Super-deduction Scheme

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Granta

Are you looking to take advantage of the UK Government’s Plant & Machinery Super Deduction Scheme? In brief the scheme means that: • For expenditure incurred from 1 April 2021 until the end of March 2023, companies can claim 130% … Continue reading →

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Downloadable Palletiser URS Template

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Granta

A User Requirement Specification (URS) document is essential to ensuring that the system you are looking to purchase is going to meet your requirements.  However, when you get into the realms of automation, it can be difficult to know exactly … Continue reading →

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Automation in Transit Packaging

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Granta

As a business you are no doubt familiar with the issues that arise from goods being damaged in transit; unhappy customers, returns and refunds, admin work in sorting out the issues, etc.  All of these are no doubt areas that … Continue reading →

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Downloadable Safety Distance Calculator

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Granta

Hazards must come to a safe state prior to an operator reaching the hazard. For safety distance calculations, ISO 13855 defines the distance as follows: S = K x T + C: To help you calculate safety distances we have … Continue reading →

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Zero Cost Ideas To Boost Factory Output

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Granta

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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