What would a robot save your line?

Malaysian wages, EPF, SOCSO, the foreign-worker levy and the Smart Automation Grant, worked out in the open. Every assumption is listed below the numbers.

Task

Palletising Machine tending Pick and place

Shifts per day

1 2 3

Operators on this task, per shift

Monthly wage per operator

Minimum wage is RM1,700.

Foreign workers on this task

Robot cell price, from your integrator

Arm, gripper, guarding and installation, bought from your robot supplier or integrator. Seventh Axis is the software that programs it.

Smart Automation Grant coverage

The grant matches up to 70% of eligible costs, subject to approval. Set 0% to leave it out.

Payback

Labour on this task, per year
Hours the robot takes over, in wages
Running cost, per year
Your cost after the grant
Net after 3 years

Cumulative cash position, month by month

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Month	Cumulative

How we worked it out

We count the hours the robot takes over (90% of palletising, 85% of machine tending, 75% of pick and place), not jobs cut. Most sites move those people to inspection, changeovers and running the cell.
Local operators cost wage plus employer EPF (13%), SOCSO (1.75%) and EIS (0.2%). Foreign operators cost wage plus employer EPF (2%), SOCSO employment injury (1.25%) and the RM1,850 yearly levy.
Running cost is the Seventh Axis software subscription (RM1,200 a month per cell) plus 3% of the cell price a year for maintenance. We don't sell the robot: you buy the arm from your supplier or integrator, and Seventh Axis programs it.
We leave out productivity gains, fewer injuries and night shifts without overtime, so real payback is usually faster.
This is an estimate, not a quote or financial advice. A pilot measures it on your line.