As the world economy struggles to emerge from the Covid pandemic the focus is switching increasingly to how the new world will operate and what changes will become permanent. Peter Creighton, managing director of Cork firm Reliance Automation, said they have seen a shiftin the type of automation being requested by customers. “We have had two difficult years just as every other business; however, we continue to experience demand for automation resulting from the Covid pandemic situation,” he said. Mr Creighton said one of their larger customers introduced robotics to significantly increase Covid samples being tested quickly and safely. “The pandemic has removed the fear factor and sky-rocketed the raw need for automation to enhance performance, efficiency, and reliability,” Mr Creighton added.

Source: Irish Examiner July 19, 2021 08:15 UTC