Low cost robotics could enable smaller businesses to automate

Posted on 12 Sep 2018 by Maddy White

Automation is expensive. But what if a low cost solution, that is quick to construct and implement into the production line could be utilised? This would enable many small businesses to take the next Industry 4.0 step.

Lower cost automation could completely alter processes for smaller businesses – image courtesy of Depositphotos. Lower cost automation could completely alter production processes for smaller businesses, who might have previously been unable to use robotics because of price constraints. Northampton-based company Igus, a manufacturer of energy chain systems and polymer plain…

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