automation

At Automate 2025, Beyond the Bot caught up with Allan from Schneider Electric to explore the company’s groundbreaking innovations in...

At Automate 2025, the robotics and automation landscape is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by new standards, smarter technology,...

At Automate 2025, Beyond the Bot caught up with Jacob from IGUS, a company that’s redefining what it means to make automation accessible,...

Despite the clear benefits of automation, many organizations still hesitate to fully embrace it. Concerns around cost, disruption, and...

The rise of AI and robotics has triggered a lot of questions: Will machines take our jobs? Will humans be replaced? The truth is more...

In many manufacturing and industrial organizations, the phrase “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” still guides decision-making. But in a...

Manual systems often conceal high error rates and costly inefficiencies. Even a 1% data entry error rate can lead to recalls, defects, or lost revenue. In 2023 alone, labeling mistakes caused 50% of U.S. food and beverage recalls — with an average cost of $10 million per recall.

Myth #10: Automating Ties You to a Single Vendor (Integrator Lock-In) Reality: A common fear is that automation locks you into a single vendor forever. In truth, good automation partners empower you to be self-sufficient. They provide training, documentation, and even source code or schematics when needed. A responsible integrator treats the relationship as a partnership, ensuring your team can manage routine operations independently.

Manual systems often conceal high error rates and costly inefficiencies. Even a 1% data entry error rate can lead to recalls, defects, or lost revenue. In 2023 alone, labeling mistakes caused 50% of U.S. food and beverage recalls — with an average cost of $10 million per recall.

There’s a lot of noise right now about AI replacing jobs—and while it’s true that automation is changing the nature of work, that narrative often misses the bigger picture. For most small and midsize businesses, the real story isn’t job loss—it’s competitive acceleration. The companies gaining ground today aren’t eliminating roles; they’re using AI to amplify what people can already do.

As artificial intelligence becomes a driving force in modern business, one thing is clear: the workforce is changing. For small and...