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With a nation-wide labor shortage, industrial robots can deliver results, but justifying ROI is still biggest challenge

Robot manufacturers, systems integrators, OEMs, and end users agree on the advantages robotics brings to the production line, but ROI remains a sticking point.

With a nation-wide labor shortage, industrial robots can deliver results, but justifying ROI is still biggest challenge
With a nation-wide labor shortage, industrial robots can deliver results, but justifying ROI is still biggest challenge

According to a new study from PMMI Business Intelligence, “Robots 2019: Innovation 2 Implementation,” manufactures are turning to robots for five principle reasons:

1. Higher rate of throughput.

2. Removal of human interaction and reduction in labor expenditures.

3. Elimination of repetitive tasks, which improves worker safety while increasing efficiency.

4. Improved product quality and consistency.

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