AUTOMATION CHECK
Can your finishing process be automated?
A structured, engineer-led assessment of your specific parts — delivering a clear answer before any machine commitment.
WHY IT MATTERS
Manual finishing is the step that's hardest to get right — and hardest to automate without the right knowledge.
01
Quality depends on who's operating
Manual deburring and grinding produces variable results from operator to operator. Consistency is the first casualty of a scaling finishing line.
02
Labour is the constraint
Finishing positions are difficult to fill and difficult to retain.
Throughput ceilings are set not by machines — but by the number of
people willing to do the work.
03
Commitment before certainty
Most companies evaluate automation by buying a machine and finding out.
The Automation Check is the assessment that should happen first.
HOW IT WORKS
Three steps. Five working days. A clear answer.
No facility visit required. No machine commitment. Send your parts — receive a structured verdict.
1
Send Parts & Requirements
Ship a representative sample of your parts along with your finish specification, batch size targets, and cycle time requirements.
2
Engineering Assessment
A Nordbo process engineer evaluates geometry, access points, fixation options, tooling directions, and batch viability.
3
Clear Verdict Delivered
A structured report with a clear verdict, confidence rating, comparable reference cases, and recommended next steps — within five working days.
SCOPE OF ASSESSMENT
Six dimensions assessed for your specific parts
The assessment is specific to your geometry, your requirements, and your production context — not a generic feasibility study.
Geometry & Part Features
Complexity rating, critical surfaces, parting lines, notable features — and how each affects the automation approach..
Flash Characteristics
Flash location, height, width, and batch consistency — and whether it requires special tooling paths or adaptive control.
Access Points
Which surfaces and features can be reached, which present constraints, and how access affects the programme approach.
Fixation & Infeed Options
Two to three fixation approaches assessed, each with consequence notes on repeatability, changeover time, and batch suitability.
Tooling Directions
Two to three tooling approaches with implications for cycle time,
surface quality, and cost — without committing to a specification.
Batch Size Viability
Minimum viable batch, optimal range, and estimated changeover time — the numbers that determine whether the economics work.
THE DELIVERABLE
A report that opens with the answer
✅ Verdict and confidence rating — automatable, conditional, or not recommended. Clear and unambiguous.
✅ Annotated part photographs — specific findings shown on your actual parts, not described in general terms.
✅ Comparable reference cases — prior Nordbo work on similar part families, with outcomes achieved.
✅ Recommended next steps — three clear options with timeframes. A decision, not an open door.
🟢 High Confidence
🟡 Medium Confidence
🔴 Low Confidence
THE PATH FORWARD
Each stage is a gate, not a commitment.
The Automation Check stands alone as a paid service. Everything that follows is a separate decision — made with more information than before.
ENTRY POINT
Automation Check
Engineer-led feasibility assessment. Clear verdict within five working days.
Simulation included.
✅ Valid endpoint
NEXT STAGE
The Pre-project
Full process development, validated program, and demonstrated output. Scoped individually.
Optional
AUTOMATION
Machine Acquisition
A validated, de-risked automation investment — based on evidence from your specific parts.
Optional
GET STARTED
Find out if your parts are a candidate.
Get in contact with the Nordbo team. We will confirm whether the Automation Check is the right starting point for your finishing operation.