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J P Engineering Services Ltd, Ross Parker

Most Automation Business Cases Have No Baseline

A works manager asks us to look at a manual line. More often than not, a spreadsheet arrives before we do. It holds an operator count, an hourly rate, a capital figure somebody typed into the middle c...

Industrial Automation Process Optimisation

21 Aug 2026

J P Engineering Services Ltd, Joe Summers

5 Key Strategies for a Successful Legacy Control System Upgrade

The biggest fear for any plant manager is unexpected downtime. In industrial settings filled with legacy equipment , the need to upgrade or retrofit control systems is a constant reality. But a succes...

Industrial Automation Legacy System Upgrade OT Cybersecurity

4 Dec 2025

J P Engineering Services Ltd, Joe Summers

Maximising Uptime: Redundancy Strategies for SCADA and Industrial Control

In the world of industrial operations, downtime is not just an inconvenience; it is a catastrophic cost. In sectors like manufacturing, energy, or banking, even a single minute of system failure can l...

Industrial Automation Reliability Engineering

27 Nov 2025

J P Engineering Services Ltd, Joe Summers

5 Principles for Boosting Manufacturing Productivity with Robotics

In modern manufacturing, the pressure to increase throughputandquality, and to reduce operational costs, is relentless. Production bottlenecks, manual process inefficiencies, and the risk of human err...

Industrial Automation Robotics System Integration

23 Nov 2025

J P Engineering Services Ltd, Joe Summers

The Next Generation of Manufacturing: How AI is Powering Autonomous Robotics

The convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced robotics is redefining global manufacturing standards. This technological shift enables companies to achieve unprecedented levels of precis...

AI Industrial Automation Robotics

14 Nov 2025

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What is one manual line really costing you?

What is one manual line really costing you?