Your Automation Roadmap Starts Here, with up to $25,000 back toward your first machine
The right automation only works with the right plan. DEVELOP builds smarter automation by combining strategy, machine design, and long-term support under one roof. With our credit guarantee, you’ll earn up to $25,000 toward your first custom machine. Every successful automation journey starts here.
Automation Assessment
Price range: $2,500.00 through $12,500.00
More than an assessment
This is the starting point for scaling your business through automation.
Clear automation potential
Spot high-ROI targets and bottlenecks where automation adds real value.
ROI-driven insight
Data-backed models and metrics to support a wise investment.
Actionable roadmap
Tailored process to move from discovery to execution.
Four Automation Roadmap Packages
Choosing the right package means securing a clear plan, CapEx justification, and a foundation for long-term growth.
Which Package is Right for You?
Our structured approach eliminates the guesswork, giving you engineering-backed recommendations that reduce risk.
Automation Assessment Process!
From opportunity to execution — we’ll build automation that drives real growth, together.
Our Automation Assessment packages support Steps 1 through 3 of that journey — from discovery and opportunity identification to roadmap development and concept definition. The depth of support depends on the partnership level you choose.
Many manufacturers struggle with:
- Identifying the right industrial automation opportunities.
- Justifying the investment in automated manufacturing.
- Ensuring their industrial automation project aligns with their business goals.
Our Automation Assessment eliminates the guesswork and provides:
- A clear understanding of your industrial automation potential.
- Data-driven insights to justify your investment in automated manufacturing.
- A roadmap for successful automation implementation.
Key Deliverables and Assessment Outcomes
To ensure you have the information you need to make confident decisions about your automation investment, our Executive Automation Assessment provides the following deliverables:
- A comprehensive, detailed report outlining your current manufacturing processes, identified automation opportunities, and potential challenges.
- A tailored roadmap with prioritized recommendations for automation implementation, aligned with your specific business objectives and financial goals.
- A detailed proposal for a high-impact automation project, ready for purchase, including implementation plans, cost estimates, and projected ROI.
The Benefits of Choosing DEVELOP LLC
Investing in industrial automation is a big decision. Choosing the right partner for your Automation Assessment is crucial for a successful and profitable implementation. Here’s how DEVELOP gives you the competitive advantage you’ve been looking for.
Ready to take the first step towards a smarter, more efficient future?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
We understand you may have questions about our Automation Assessment process. Here are answers to some of the most common questions we get asked.
An Automation Assessment is a structured evaluation of your production processes to identify the best opportunities for automation. It looks at factors like throughput, labor costs, downtime, and ROI potential, giving you a roadmap for smart, cost-justified investments in automated manufacturing systems.
An assessment reduces risk by ensuring you don’t overspend on the wrong solution. It gives you a clear automation strategy, helps with CapEx justification, and shows where automation will deliver the fastest ROI. Without it, many manufacturers either delay adoption or invest in systems that fail to meet their needs.
Yes. While DEVELOP is known as Midwest automation experts, serving Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois, we also provide national support. Virtual assessments, remote consulting, and on-site visits mean we can deliver value no matter where your facility is located.
DEVELOP products, such as the MRS and the VFS, are designed for adaptability and versatility. The MRS provides flexible robot automation through its mobility and reconfigurability, while the VFS enables quick changeovers and efficient fixturing for different parts or tasks. Together, these systems support flexible manufacturing by reducing downtime, simplifying reconfiguration, and maximizing resource utilization. For example, the MRS can be moved and reprogrammed for a new end-of-line palletization task in just minutes, while the VFS allows rapid adaptation of fixtures to handle a variety of components. We deliver exceptional flexibility for dynamic production environments.
The VFS and MRS are potential solutions that an Automation Assessment might point to. The Automation Assessment itself is the first crucial step to identifying your specific bottlenecks, including throughput, quality, and labor issues. It gives you the clear data you need to decide where to invest. If the assessment reveals a need for a flexible workholding solution for quick changeovers or a scalable robot for simple palletizing tasks, then a VFS or MRS might be the right answer for your specific need. The assessment is the roadmap, and the VFS and MRS are high-ROI tools that can be on that roadmap.