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If you don’t have enough staff, if you want to speed up production, or if you need to reduce the cost of your product, automation is a suitable way to achieve your goal. It is clearly appropriate—indeed, indispensable—when the speed of handling or the workload exceeds human capacity. In other words, if you are manufacturing, testing, moving, packaging, or performing similar tasks, automation is very likely the right choice for you.

Comparing the costs of automation with those of manual labor is always relevant. Sometimes, simply reorganizing the workspace and logistics, and creating jigs and tools to streamline operators’ work, will be enough to achieve the desired results almost immediately—with a low level of automation and relatively low investment costs. At other times, such as with large production runs and multi-year projects, an analysis of the collected data may lead you to fully automate the entire process. The range of possibilities is therefore quite broad. In any case, it is necessary to consider the return on investment, because the higher the level of automation, the higher the investment costs, though this is offset by a reduction in ongoing personnel costs. Therefore, it is necessary to calculate personnel costs for the duration of the project, determine whether automation will also lead to increased productivity, and compare this with the cost of its implementation.

First, you’ll get in touch with our sales and technical department. You can do this right now via the contact form, by email, or by phone, and we’ll get right back to you. We’ll ask you to provide the necessary information so we can prepare a quote. Since this often involves sensitive data, we typically sign NDAs with our partners. We will analyze the data and may schedule a meeting with you at your facility. We will prepare a quote, which we will be happy to present to you in the format of your choice. Then we will await your order and begin work according to the schedule outlined in our quote. We start by creating a 3D model and ordering standard components with long lead times. During the design phase, we will consult with you on an ongoing basis regarding our solution, material properties, and process parameters to ensure the equipment fully meets your expectations. Before releasing the drawings to production, we will guide you through the approval of our solution. After the delivery of standardized components, the manufacture of parts according to our drawing documentation, and the assembly of the control panel, we will assemble the equipment. We will then install the electrical components, sensors, standard and special peripherals, and commission the equipment. After commissioning, we will invite you to visit and demonstrate the equipment in operation (provided the equipment is designed to operate independently). After incorporating any of your feedback, we will ship the equipment; upon delivery to your facility, we will adjust it after transport, integrate it into your existing technology if necessary, and connect it to data collection and production control systems. We will, of course, provide you with technical documentation, certificates, and an instruction manual. Since this is a single-purpose machine, you can expect our support during the production startup phase. We provide warranty service throughout the entire warranty period and offer post-warranty services after it expires.

">This is probably the second most common question, and it requires a lengthy answer. Since we specialize in developing and manufacturing custom technologies, we first need to determine exactly what will be included in the delivery; only then can we specify a precise timeline. Let’s consider two extremes, however, to arrive at some concrete figures.

Let’s say you order a small part of a machine from us, such as an interchangeable fixture. The design phase takes about one week to create the 3D model and prepare the manufacturing drawings. We order the material and begin production. This will likely take about two weeks. Finally, we’ll assemble the part and install the sensors, which will also take a few days—for simplicity’s sake, let’s say one week. That adds up to one month from the time of ordering.

Let’s look at the other side. Here, there are many uncertainties at the start, and we must first begin researching the processes (e.g., how materials will behave when joined), which will take us a few weeks—or rather, one month. Only then will we begin modeling, and since this will be a large production line, we’ll need to organize ourselves, so the design phase will take 3 months. In addition, the line will include special technologies that we’ll simply have to wait four months for. Of course, we knew this and placed the order immediately after the design was approved. However, we’ll still have to wait another two months for delivery. Assembling such a large machine will take us nearly two months, and then we’ll have to wait two weeks for the electrical installation to be completed. Finally, a programmer will commission the entire machine, and we will perform fine-tuning, produce samples for approval, transport the equipment, adjust it after transport, and connect it to the data collection system. And that brings us to 10 months from the time the technology was ordered.

It will largely depend on how long your project lasts. Since we use high-quality components, it’s not uncommon for the machines we manufacture to operate for 20 years. At that point, the availability of spare parts becomes a limiting factor, but we can resolve this by retrofitting them with current parts, allowing you to keep the equipment running for another 20 years.