# Manufacturing Automation: The Essential Guide for All Manufacturers
**URL:** https://forum.vention.io/t/manufacturing-automation-the-essential-guide-for-all-manufacturers/761
**Category:** Blog Discussion
**Created:** [July 15, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.vention.io/t/manufacturing-automation-the-essential-guide-for-all-manufacturers/761 "2024-07-15T18:25:24Z")
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### Author:  [@vention-robot](https://forum.vention.io/u/vention-robot)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.vention.io/t/manufacturing-automation-the-essential-guide-for-all-manufacturers/761/1 "2024-07-15T18:25:24Z")
For decades, manufacturing automation was considered a “nice to have” for many manufacturers. Automating parts or all of a manufacturing floor offered benefits such as improved productivity, enhanced quality, and cost reduction. However, the technology wasn’t required to be a profitable business.
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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://vention.io/blogs/industry/manufacturing-automation-guide-816](https://vention.io/blogs/industry/manufacturing-automation-guide-816)
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### Author:  [@christine-boivin](https://forum.vention.io/u/christine-boivin)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.vention.io/t/manufacturing-automation-the-essential-guide-for-all-manufacturers/761/2 "2024-07-25T14:24:40Z")