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An SME case with numbers. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/one-robot-several-cnc-machines) - ### [![OpiFlex mobile robot range for press brake and sheet metal automation](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p03-mobile-robot-range.png?length=500&name=p03-mobile-robot-range.png) mobile robots fenceless safety Machine Tending Sheet Metal Press brake robot without fences or a raised press | OpiFlex A robot at the press brake, without a fence and with the press at normal working height, so operators can still run it by hand. How it works. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/automating-the-press-brake-without-fences-or-raising-the-machine) - ### [![Why a movable robot gives more productivity than a fixed robot](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p18-mobile-vs-fixed-productivity.png?length=500&name=p18-mobile-vs-fixed-productivity.png) small series manufacturing mobile robots Machine Tending Production Economics Free extra shifts: 168 hours a week with one robot | OpiFlex Two shifts use 48 % of the 168 hours in a week. How a robot shared between machines turns the rest into free extra shifts, and when a fixed robot is right. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/168-hours-a-week-free-extra-shifts) - ### [![Example calculation for a CNC machine with three products a year, fixed, collaborative and mobile robot](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p11-case1-high-volume.png?length=500&name=p11-case1-high-volume.png) high product mix, low volumes Machine Tending Production Economics Fixed, cobot or mobile robot: volume vs mix | OpiFlex Fixed, collaborative or mobile robot? Two example calculations, 3 products a year and 230, show how the share of volume the robot runs decides the result. 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