Is this a robotics-education or consumer-robotics service?

No. RoboFactory Africa is an industrial and factory automation integrator, and this assessment is the front end of building or retrofitting real production automation — PLC/SCADA, robotic cells, controls and instrumentation, process automation. We do not run a robotics school, sell consumer or humanoid robots, or do RPA (robotic process automation) software bots. This is engineering-grade scoping for physical factory automation.

What do I receive at the end of the assessment?

A documented process map of current operations, a prioritised inventory of automation opportunities, and a phase-by-phase roadmap suitable for board-level capital review — taken directly into engineering and procurement. Recommendations stay vendor-neutral at the assessment stage to preserve your optionality.

Which standards and frameworks do you assess against?

We assess to recognised industrial-automation practice — ISA-95 (production-system integration), IEC 61131-3 and IEC 61439 context for downstream controls and panels, ISO 12100 / ISO 10218-2 for machinery and robot-cell safety risk, and IEC 61508 / IEC 61511 where functional safety is in play — and within Ghana's Factories Act 328 / DFI safety regime. We describe these as the framework we work to and claim a specific certification only where it is actually held.

What does an assessment cost?

It is scoped per engagement — the size of the plant, the number of lines and the depth of analysis drive it, so there is no flat published rate. We quote against your actual facility, never an invented figure.

Automation Consultation & Assessment

Structured assessment of existing factory operations to identify automation opportunities, evaluate feasibility and define a phase-by-phase automation roadmap tailored to each client's production environment.

What is Automation Consultation & Assessment?

To be clear before anything else: RoboFactory Africa is an industrial & factory automation integrator — this assessment is the front end of building or retrofitting real production automation, not robotics education, consumer robots, or RPA software. Request a consultation — or scope an automation project: +233 20 531 3333 (Togo / Francophone: +228 96 86 86 75).

Automation Consultation & Assessment is the foundational discipline through which a manufacturing or processing operation determines precisely where, how, and in what sequence automation will deliver measurable operational advancement. It is a structured, analytical engagement — not a generic survey — in which RoboFactory Africa specialists conduct a rigorous examination of existing production lines, material flows, control systems, and workforce interfaces to identify viable automation opportunities and rank them by feasibility, priority, and expected operational impact.

This service is specified by operations directors, plant managers, and capital project teams who are preparing for a phased automation programme and require an engineering-grade roadmap before committing capital. It is equally relevant to facilities undertaking their first automation investment and to operations that have deployed partial automation and now require an integrated assessment to guide the next phase.

When to Specify This Service

Automation Consultation & Assessment is appropriate at any stage where a production operation in Ghana or Togo is evaluating the transition from manual or semi-manual processes toward systematic automation. Manufacturing plants in food processing, pharmaceuticals, plastics, packaging, and light industrial assembly are among the operations that consistently benefit from a formal assessment prior to procurement or engineering engagement.

It is also the correct specification when operational bottlenecks exist but their root cause — whether workflow sequencing, equipment intermittency, or control-system gaps — has not been formally diagnosed. A structured assessment removes ambiguity from the capital planning process and ensures that automation investments are sequenced for maximum operational continuity rather than undertaken opportunistically.

Methodology — The RoboFactory Africa Specialist Approach

Scoping & Brief Development — The engagement opens with a structured briefing session with the client’s operations and technical leadership. Production volumes, existing equipment inventory, throughput targets, and operational constraints are documented to define assessment boundaries.
Site Walk & Process Mapping — RoboFactory Africa specialists conduct an on-site walk of the entire production environment, mapping each process stage, material transfer point, and human-machine interface. Observations are recorded against a structured audit framework.
Feasibility Analysis — Each identified automation opportunity is evaluated for technical feasibility, integration complexity, and alignment with the client’s phased investment capacity. Opportunities are ranked and grouped into logical implementation phases.
Roadmap Drafting — A phase-by-phase automation roadmap is compiled, detailing recommended interventions, sequencing rationale, indicative engineering scope, and key decision points for each phase.
Findings Presentation & Alignment — The completed assessment and roadmap are presented to the client’s decision-making team. RoboFactory Africa specialists walk through each recommendation, address technical queries, and refine the roadmap to reflect operational priorities before sign-off.

Automation Assessment Across Ghana & Togo

We assess manufacturing, food & beverage, agro-processing, pharmaceuticals, plastics and packaging operations across Accra, Tema, and Ghana’s industrial zones, and into Togo (Lomé) and the wider Francophone West-African industrial market — scoping the route from manual or semi-manual lines toward integrated factory automation, never a generic survey.

Assessment Rigour & Analytical Standards

Process mapping conducted against the full production flow — no partial-line assessments
Feasibility ranking based on engineering complexity, integration risk, and phasing logic
Roadmap structured to support staged capital deployment rather than single-phase overcommitment
Findings documented in a formal assessment report suitable for board-level capital review
Assessment methodology aligned to industrial automation advisory best practice across West African manufacturing environments
Recommendations remain vendor-neutral at the assessment stage, preserving client optionality

Outcomes & Next Steps

A completed Automation Consultation & Assessment delivers a clear, defensible basis for automation investment decisions. The client receives a documented process map of current operations, a prioritised inventory of automation opportunities, and a phase-by-phase roadmap that can be taken directly into engineering and procurement planning. This removes the principal risk of automation projects in West African manufacturing contexts — capital commitment ahead of proper scoping — and positions each subsequent phase for controlled, measurable execution.

Clients who complete an assessment with RoboFactory Africa are equipped to advance into Automation Engineering & Design with full technical clarity on scope, sequence, and integration requirements.

Engineered to Standard

We assess to recognised practice — ISA-95 (production-system integration), IEC 61131-3 / IEC 61439 context for downstream controls and panels, ISO 12100 / ISO 10218-2 (machinery & robot-cell safety risk), IEC 61508 / IEC 61511 (functional safety / SIL where the process demands it) — and within Ghana’s Factories, Offices and Shops Act 1970 (Act 328) / DFI safety regime
We describe these as the framework we work to, and claim a specific certification or OEM-partner badge only where it is actually held
Established 2018 — a real factory-automation integrator scoping production automation for manufacturers and process plants, not a consumer-robotics, robotics-education, or software-RPA vendor
Cost is scoped per engagement against your actual facility — there is no flat published rate, and we never quote an invented figure

Automation System Design & Engineering — the engineering phase this assessment feeds
Industrial Automation & Systems Integration — design through to a running line
Process Automation — line automation engineered to the target
Maintenance & Support — sustaining the system once it runs
Training & Enablement — building your team’s in-house capability