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Notes on scoping industrial automation well: method, trade-offs, and where projects go right or wrong.
June 2026
What to prepare before you talk to an integrator
Integrators quote what you give them. Walk in with the part, the task, and the real requirements characterized, and you get a faster, cheaper, more honest quote. Here is the brief to bring.
June 2026
Should you automate this task? A buyer's first question
Before you compare robots or call an integrator, answer one question honestly: is this task worth automating at all? Here is the short checklist that saves the most money.
June 2026
Where automation projects die
Most automation projects do not fail at the robot. They fail earlier, in predictable places. Here are the five that do the most damage, and how an honest scoping process avoids them.