Anyone who has ever worked in production planning knows: the quantities for a new product are initially small and the growth rates over the next few years are at best a good estimate. 📈 ❓

Investing in automated equipment is expensive and has to pay off. The crux: you often only find out whether it’s worth it once the sales figures on the market are known.

To take this into account, modular machine concepts are advantageous:
Initially and with small quantities, joining processes can be easily implemented by workers in production. All that is necessary here is to invest in a machine with a joining spindle. 💡

If the new product is well received on the market, the number of units will increase. If the machine concept is modular, the joining process can be carried out e.g. B. automate with a robot. 🤖

For such projects, it is worth working with an experienced mechanical engineer. This can then not only offer product-specific tools and equipment sets, but also provide suitable automation units.
👉 e.g. feeders for individual parts such as Anyfeeder.

💎 So the answer: yes, with the right partner and equipment, manual joining processes can also be automated at a later date. By the way, this also applies to other processes. 😉