Manufacturing Automation Delivers €300,000 in Savings in 10 Months

How Manufacturing Automation Generated €300,000 in Savings

Recurring manual or inefficient manufacturing processes can create significant costs when repeated across high-volume production.

For one customer project, TLT Electronics identified an expensive and slow placement and soldering operation and developed a dedicated manufacturing automation solution.

Within ten months of entering production, the automated system had generated approximately €300,000 in savings.

The challenge: An expensive and slow production process

The existing placement and soldering operation required significant resources and limited production efficiency.

As manufacturing volumes increased, the cost of repeating the operation also increased.

Rather than continuously absorbing that inefficiency, the project required a scalable manufacturing solution capable of improving the process over the long term.

The solution: Custom production automation

TLT Electronics' engineering team developed an automated solution specifically for the manufacturing process.

The project covered the complete development journey:

• Initial automation concept

• Engineering development

• Manufacturing process integration

• Equipment implementation

• Process validation

• Preparation for serial production

The project took close to one year from initial concept to a fully operational manufacturing system.

The automated solution entered production in July 2025.

The result: Approximately €300,000 saved in 10 months

Within the first ten months of operation, the automated manufacturing system generated approximately:

€300,000 in savings

Automation replaced an expensive and slow production operation with a repeatable process designed for long-term manufacturing efficiency.

The benefits extend beyond direct cost reduction. Manufacturing automation can also contribute to:

• More consistent production

• Reduced dependence on manual operations

• Improved process repeatability

• Increased production capacity

• Better scalability

• Lower manufacturing cost per unit

From manufacturing bottleneck to automated production

Successful production automation starts with identifying where engineering effort can create the greatest return.

Our engineers assess manufacturing processes to identify opportunities where custom equipment, robotics or process automation can improve efficiency.

TLT Electronics combines electronics manufacturing, process engineering, automation and production expertise within one organization, allowing solutions to be developed with the realities of serial manufacturing in mind.

Manufacturing automation built around your product

From individual manufacturing operations to complete production systems, TLT Electronics develops automation solutions designed around specific product and process requirements.

Our wider EMS capabilities include:

• Electronics manufacturing services

• SMT and THT assembly

• Full product assembly

• Manufacturing process engineering

• Design for Manufacturing (DFM)

• New Product Introduction (NPI)

• Functional testing

• Custom testing equipment

• Production automation

Could your manufacturing process be automated?

A recurring production bottleneck can become increasingly expensive as volumes grow.

Talk to TLT Electronics about identifying and automating inefficient manufacturing processes.