To reduce labour costs
Costs are inevitably reduced by removing the manual element of the process. For responsible employers in the majority of the developed world, the cost of labour with related overheads and benefits mean the process is simply too expensive and the product becomes economically unviable.
Use our calculator to work out the typical annual cost of an operator employed in the UK.
Where a process cannot be achieved manually
While a human operator is incredibly dexterous, some processes require more strength, speed and co-ordination than they would be capable of achieving. These processes require some form of automation.