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Request published:
Feb 06, 2026

Process details:

This is how the client describes their process:

An Automation Solution

I have a process in my production that I would like to automate.
I am looking for suppliers and solution proposals to help me figure out how to proceed with my automation project.

Number of fulltime operators (FTE) involved in the process:

Current number (before automation): 4.00

Expected number (after automation): 1.00

Manufactured units produced in the process per week:

Current number (before automation): 2100.00

Expected number (after automation): 4000.00

Deadline for Budgetary Quotes:

I need the suppliers to submit Budgetary Quotes before: Mar 16, 2026

Customer details:

This is what the client says about their current robot solution:

Location:

I need the automation solution installed at the following location:

  • United Kingdom, Spalding, Lincolnshire
Industry:

My company is doing business in the following industry::

  • Food & Beverage
Product:

The product that my company is producing is specified as::

  • potato's
Process types:

These are the process types that I want to automate::

Packing & Palletizing
Printing & Labeling
Process description:

Steps in the process that client wants to automte:

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Automation goals:

The reasons behind automating the proceses:

  • I want to increase capacity
  • I want to increase productivity
  • I want to reduce the number of employees working on this process

Further explanation:

We pack potato's into ifco trays, boxes & sacks At present employees are doing the work of lifting and stacking of product on to pallets. The process i need automating will have to cope with 25kg sacks, 20 kg boxes and 20kg ifco trays .

Timeframe:

Expected timeframe for the solution to be installed:

Timeframe to install solution:

I need the automation solution to be installed: Within 3 years

Further explanation:

Looking to push this through within 18 months or sooner. Volume at present is not constant on this line but automating would give us a selling point so allowing us to pick up more customes

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