ROBOTICS T
he efficiency story is not just “robots are faster.” It is how gains accumulate as you scale from a single task to a coordinated system. Robotics has moved from “point fixes” on isolated stations to the
connective tissue of the entire supply chain. In practical terms, that means robots are continuously progressing from just weld or pick. They synchronise with design, orchestrate material flow, and hand off to warehousing and fulfillment with far fewer stops and starts. This shift is powered by mature offline programming, virtual commissioning, and virtual twins that let teams model and optimise work long before a line goes live. Product like DELMIA Robotics software, integrated with CATIA and SOLIDWORKS and backed by a library of 2,000+ robot models, are built for exactly this kind of end-to-end continuity in robotics in manufacturing and robotics in supply chain scenarios.
CURRENT USE ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN On the shop floor, the “classic” uses remain foundational: assembly-line operations (spot, arc, and surface processes), material handling, packaging, and palletising. What is different over the last few years is how these cells now link to the broader flow.
WHAT ROLE DO ROBOTS PLAY IN THE MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CHAIN?
The same environment that programs a weld or paint path can also position robots automatically, validate cycle times, and compute energy consumption during simulation, so workcells launch faster and run leaner. Meanwhile, logistics is no longer a separate universe: palletisation, AS/RS, and AMRs sit alongside production as first-class citizens in the model, allowing kitting, line feeding, and warehouse movements to be planned with the same fidelity.
By Buddharatn Ratawal, senior manager, Strategic Business Development for DELMIA
“If your roadmap for robotics inmanufacturing and robotics in supply chain starts in the virtual twin and ends with native code on synchronised robots andmovers, you are building for theway the supply chain nowworks.”
28 Autumn2025 UKManufacturing
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