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# Production Economics

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- [adaptable manufacturing](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/adaptable-manufacturing)
- [automation](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/automation)
- [Case Study](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/case-study)
- [Dynamic Flow Optimization](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/dynamic-flow-optimization)
- [Dynamic Program Generator](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/dynamic-program-generator)
- [Dynamic robot programming](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/dynamic-robot-programming)
- [Fast programming for robots](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/fast-programming-for-robots)
- [fenceless safety](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/fenceless-safety)
- [flexible mobile robot,](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/flexible-mobile-robot)
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- [Future of robotics in manufacturing](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/future-of-robotics-in-manufacturing)
- [future-proof factories](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/future-proof-factories)
- [high product mix, low volumes](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/high-product-mix-low-volumes)
- [high-flexibility production](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/high-flexibility-production)
- [Industrial robot applications](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/industrial-robot-applications)
- [industrial robotics](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/industrial-robotics)
- [Logistics](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/logistics)
- [Machine Tending](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/machine-tending)
- [Mixed palletizing](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/mixed-palletizing)
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- [mobile robots](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/mobile-robots)
- [OEM & Tier 1](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/oem-tier-1)
- [OpiFlex Dynamic Program Generator](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/opiflex-dynamic-program-generator)
- [Packaging](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/packaging)
- [Palletizing](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/palletizing)
- [Physical AI](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/physical-ai)
- [Production Economics](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/production-economics)
- [Quality Inspection](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/quality-inspection)
- [Robot Maintenance](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/robot-maintenance)
- [robot programming](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/robot-programming)
- [Robot programming comparison](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/robot-programming-comparison)
- [Robot Rental](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/robot-rental)
- [Robotization](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/robotization)
- [Sheet Metal](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/sheet-metal)
- [small series manufacturing](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/small-series-manufacturing)
- [Sustainability](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/sustainability)
- [Wood Industry](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/tag/wood-industry)

- ### [![Cost of production downtime at robot installation, traditional compared with fenceless](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p09-installation-downtime-cost.png?length=500&name=p09-installation-downtime-cost.png) flexible robotics fenceless safety Production Economics Hidden costs in a robot investment: ROI example | OpiFlex Installation downtime, new products and weeks of waiting rarely appear in a robot investment calculation. Example calculations of what they cost per shift. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/the-hidden-costs-in-a-robot-investment)
- ### [![Five needs for future manufacturing from more than 100 OEM and Tier 1 suppliers](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p14-five-needs.png?length=500&name=p14-five-needs.png) flexible robotics OEM & Tier 1 Production Economics Five needs we hear from around 100 manufacturers Around 100 OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers describe the same five needs, from installation in days to standardised cells. What we have learned about each one. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/five-needs-we-hear-from-100-manufacturers)
- ### [![One mobile robot cell shared between several CNC machines, fenceless with full manual access](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p02-share-robot-manual-access.png?length=500&name=p02-share-robot-manual-access.png) high product mix, low volumes mobile robots Machine Tending Case Study Production Economics One robot, several machines How one mobile robot serves a CNC machine, a panel bender and a press brake, with free extra shifts and new parts in 1–3 minutes. An SME case with numbers. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/one-robot-several-cnc-machines)
- ### [![Robot utilisation 59 % with traditional solutions and 81 % with flexible robot cells](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p05-utilisation-59-vs-81.png?length=500&name=p05-utilisation-59-vs-81.png) flexible robotics mobile robots OEM & Tier 1 Production Economics Standardised flexible robot cells for OEM, Tier 1 | OpiFlex More variants, new lines, 3–5 shifts. How OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers get robot cells that are standardised, installed in days and replaced in about 15 minutes. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/flexibility-without-complexity-standardised-robot-cells)
- ### [![Traditional automation was built for stable production](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/Slide4.png?length=500&name=Slide4.png) robot programming Dynamic Program Generator Fast programming for robots Production Economics Upgrade your ABB robot cell to a flexible robot | OpiFlex Many ABB robot cells run one product well. An upgrade with the Dynamic Program Generator lets operators add new parts in 1–3 minutes, offline. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/give-your-existing-abb-robot-cell-new-flexibility)
- ### [![OpiFlex customer journey from pre-order analysis to installation and full production](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p19-customer-journey.png?length=500&name=p19-customer-journey.png) flexible robotics Dynamic Program Generator Production Economics Robot cell project: from first call to production | OpiFlex From first call to a robot in production: analysis on your own figures, order to installation in 4–16 weeks, and 2–4 days on site with production running. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/from-first-call-to-production)
- ### [![Robot rental case for a small manufacturer: no initial cost, pay when it produces](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog%20Images/p12-rental-case.png?length=500&name=p12-rental-case.png) Robot Rental Case Study Production Economics Robot rental: pay when it produces, SME case | OpiFlex No initial cost, a rental over 48 months and payment when the robot produces. A case from an SME, with gross profit, rent and profit after rental per month. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/pay-when-it-produces)
- ### [![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. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/high-volume-or-high-mix-what-the-numbers-say)
- ### [![OpiFlex Dynamic Program Generator: the operator builds the flow and the robot program is generated automatically](https://blog.opiflex.se/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-13-2026-08-55-33-5423-AM.png?length=500&name=image-png-Oct-13-2026-08-55-33-5423-AM.png) high product mix, low volumes robot programming Dynamic Program Generator Fast programming for robots Production Economics Robot programming in 1–3 minutes, no robot skills | OpiFlex An operator with no robot experience creates a new robot program in 1–3 minutes. Here is how the OpiFlex Dynamic Program Generator works, step by step. Read article](https://blog.opiflex.se/opiflex-blog/how-an-operator-creates-a-new-robot-program-in-1-3-minutes)

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