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Automation Investment Analysis

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Automation ROI

Enter your current labour costs, operational expenses and planned investment to estimate your payback period, 10-year net savings and break-even timeline. All figures in NZD.

Results are indicative estimates based on the inputs you provide. Contact us for a detailed site-specific analysis.

Quick-Start Scenarios

4 workers
NZ manufacturing avg ~$65,000
ACC, KiwiSaver, holiday pay ~15%
NZ avg ~4% p.a.
Packaging damage, mis-picks, etc.
Labour absenteeism, slow throughput
Claims, lost time, rehiring
Inventory accuracy, energy, etc.
$500,000
Robot cell: $200k–$800k · AS/RS: $500k–$3M · AMR fleet: $300k–$600k
Typically 3–5% of investment/year
25%
Automation typically delivers 20–50% throughput improvement
Used to calculate revenue uplift
Revenue gain × margin = profit gain
— Estimated Payback Period
— Annual Net Benefit
— 5-Year Net Savings
— 10-Year Net Savings
— 10-Year NPV
— ROI at Year 5

Payback Timeline

Year 0 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 10+

Cumulative Cash Flow (10 Years)

Annual Savings Breakdown

Labour cost savings —
Quality / rework savings —
Downtime / injury savings —
Productivity revenue gain —
Maintenance & support —
Finance cost (if applicable) —
Net annual benefit —

Savings Composition

These are indicative estimates. For a detailed site-specific ROI analysis with accurate project costs, contact our engineering team.

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