We've joined

We're excited to announce that the Design Energy team has joined FMI Automation, a division of FMI Building Innovation.

We're still fully operational and here to support you. Whether you're an existing client or exploring how automation can transform your operations, we'd love to hear from you. Find our holding page here, and discover more about FMI Building Innovation.

Getting started with Automation

You’ve decided to be more competitive you need to lift productivity in your manufacturing operation.

There’s a few key things you need to consider

  • Give lots of thought and analysis to undertanding the prodctivitiy gains you are looking for – establish metrics so you can track progress.
  • Check your product is suitable for automation. Not every product is. It may need a few tweaks– best done in the design phase, but often not.
  • Take a whole of system approach -ensure you understand how automation will impact up stream and downstream from the automation you are planning.
  • Eat the elephant piece by piece  – start with a manageable project you can succeed with. Then take another bite.

Our team has 150+ years of expereince nutting this stuff out and helping companies be more productive and competitive.

Contact us at Design Energy if you need a hand.