Robot and Automation Payback
Three integrators, three quotes, three different paybacks.
A second opinion before the big cheque. We find the real bottleneck, check whether fixing the process beats buying a machine, and work out the payback, including what a small trial is worth and what doing nothing really costs.
What we do
- Check a vendor or integrator quote line by line: cycle time, uptime, labour saved and acceptance tests
- Measure what each step can handle and find the bottleneck before anyone picks the technology
- Put a process fix, a camera system, a cobot and doing nothing through the same payback test
- Work out payback, net present value (NPV) and whether a small trial is worth it before the capital goes out
- Cover the mechanical, controls and safety assumptions on any robot cell with the right engineering expertise
What you receive
- Every assumption in the quote, and whether it holds up
- Capacity table with the bottleneck marked
- Shortlist of options, including fixing the process and doing nothing
- Payback, NPV range and the value of a trial, for each option
- Questions to put to the vendor before you sign
How it works
Scoped on a call. Usually a remote review of a quote or a shortlist. Site work where the scope calls for it.
Measured against your baseline
- Quote assumptions tested against your line before you sign
- Capital spent only where the payback holds up
- A clear record of why each option was picked or dropped
Experience behind it, Arjun Murthy and Rahul Nath
- Every option goes through the same checks: find the bottleneck, try fixing the process first, test the return three ways, and ask whether a small trial is worth it before the capital goes out.
- Arjun Murthy has benchmarked rival scanning products from established vendors against measures he set, including decode rate, text-reading accuracy and battery drain.
- Rahul Nath works on the payback model, the owner and the measures. EliteWorks brings the right engineering expertise to the mechanical, controls and safety assumptions.
EliteWorks delivers the full engagement end to end, with the right expertise for each part of the work.