Three Automation Advantages That Can Save Your Company

In an econ­o­my where fac­to­ries are clos­ing, jobs are being out­sourced, and com­pa­nies are strug­gling to stay afloat, any advan­tage that can be gained from a new process needs to be con­sid­ered. Indus­tri­al automa­tion and the use of indus­tri­al robots pro­vide three key advan­tages that help indus­tri­al com­pa­nies stay in busi­ness and be competitive.

Increased Pro­duc­tiv­i­ty and Lean Manufacturing

Indus­tri­al robots and robot­ic sys­tems work at a pace set by the user. If pro­duc­tion needs speed up, the user sim­ply pro­grams the robots to work faster. Sim­i­lar­ly, if pro­duc­tion needs to be slowed down, the robot can accom­mo­date. This vari­abil­i­ty in pro­duc­tion speeds leads to a lean­er man­u­fac­tur­ing envi­ron­ment. If the mar­ket calls for it, indus­tri­al robots can work for 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. They do not get tired, do not need breaks, and do not require sick or vaca­tion leave.

Skilled Work­force

You might be think­ing that the inte­gra­tion of indus­tri­al robots and robot­ic sys­tems leads to a reduc­tion in a company’s work­force. This is not nec­es­sar­i­ly true. For exam­ple, if a com­pa­ny inte­grat­ed a robot­ic weld­ing work­cell, parts will still need to be loaded and unloaded. Human work­ers still need to work with the robots to achieve pro­duc­tion goals. Also, the robot will not pro­gram itself. Work­ers who pre­vi­ous­ly per­formed the repet­i­tive task can now be trained to be robot oper­a­tors and programmers.

Quick ROI

There is no get­ting around it… Indus­tri­al robots typ­i­cal­ly require a high ini­tial cost. But don’t wor­ry… That ini­tial invest­ment will be made back quick­ly. A typ­i­cal return on invest­ment (ROI) for an indus­tri­al robot or robot­ic sys­tem is six months. In oth­er words, about six months after pur­chas­ing an indus­tri­al robot, a com­pa­ny should have made its mon­ey back through increased pro­duc­tion and decreased over­head costs.

These key advan­tages not only help com­pa­nies meet their bot­tom line, but they help keep com­pa­nies and jobs in Amer­i­ca. Instead of out­sourc­ing jobs to oth­er coun­tries, indus­tri­al robots pro­vide the sav­ings and pro­duc­tiv­i­ty required to keep jobs in Amer­i­ca and help stim­u­late the economy.

With over 35 years of expe­ri­ence, our team can walk you through the whole process of buy­ing the right robot to prop­er train­ing and prod­uct main­te­nance. We hope to estab­lish a long term part­ner­ship as your robot­ic sup­pli­er. Con­tact us today at 877−762−6881.