Why most automation programmes plateau between cell and line

A Tier 1 automotive supplier with three plants across central Europe finished its 2025 capex review with a slide that had been written four years running. Eighty-six robots installed across the body-in-white area, cycle time at every cell inside its commissioning envelope, OEE figures the line manager could quote without checking.

Why most automation programmes plateau between cell and line

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A Tier 1 automotive supplier with three plants across central Europe finished its 2025 capex review with a slide that had been written four years running.

Eighty-six robots installed across the body-in-white area, cycle time at every cell inside its commissioning envelope, OEE figures the line manager could quote without checking.

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A Tier 1 automotive supplier with three plants across central Europe finished its 2025 capex review with a slide that had been written four years running. Eighty-six robots installed across the body-in-white area, cycle time at every cell inside its commissioning envelope, OEE figures the line manager could quote without checking.

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