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NIST SME Automation Challenges & Opportunities Survey
Survey Flow
Block: Block 1 company demographics (4 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Aerospace Manufacturing Is Selected
Or What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Appliance and Component Manufacturing Is Selected
Or What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Automotive and Transportation Manufacturing Is Selected
Or What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Is Selected
Or What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Is Selected
Or What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Robotic System Manufacturing Is Selected
Standard: Block 2a aero, appliance, auto, metals (2 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Controls Engineer Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Selected
Block: Block 2a mgmt (6 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Controls Engineer Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Not Selected
Standard: Block 2a non-mgmt (4 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing Is Selected
Or What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Paper Manufacturing Is Selected
Or What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Wood Product Manufacturing Is Selected
Standard: Block 2b furniture, paper, wood (2 Questions)
Group: mgmt/not conditions
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Selected
Standard: Block 2b mgmt (6 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Not Selected
Standard: Block 2b non-mgmt (4 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Leather Manufacturing Is Selected
Or What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Textile and Apparel Manufacturing Is Selected
Standard: Block 2c leather, textile, apparel (2 Questions)
Group: mgmt/not conditions
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Selected
Block: Block 2c mgmt (6 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Not Selected
Block: Block 2c non-mgmt (4 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Building Materials Manufacturing Is Selected
Or What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (e.g., gravel) Is Selected
Standard: Block 2d building materials, mineral products (2 Questions)
Group: mgmt/not conditions
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Controls Engineer Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Selected
Block: Block 2d mgmt (6 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Controls Engineer Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Not Selected
Block: Block 2d non-mgmt (4 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Food and Beverage Manufacturing Is Selected
Or What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Pharmaceutical and Non-Electronic Medical Devices Manufacturing Is Selected
Block: Block 2e food, pharma (2 Questions)
Group: mgmt/not conditions
Branch: New Branch
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If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Selected
Block: Block 2e mgmt (6 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Not Selected
Block: Block 2e non-mgmt (4 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Plastics, Rubber, and Industrial Chemical Products Manufacturing Is Selected
Block: Block 2f plastics, rubber, chem (2 Questions)
Group: mgmt/not conditions
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Selected
Block: Block 2f mgmt (6 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Not Selected
Block: Block 2f non-mgmt (4 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Packaging (e.g., of pre-made components or products) Is Selected
Block: Block 2g packaging (2 Questions)
Group: mgmt/not conditions
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Controls Engineer Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Selected
Block: Block 2g mgmt (6 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Controls Engineer Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Not Selected
Block: Block 2g non-mgmt (4 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Consumer Electronics and Parts Manufacturing Is Selected
Block: Block 2h electronics (2 Questions)
Group: mgmt/not conditions
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Electronics Engineer Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Controls Engineer Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Selected
Block: Block 2h mgmt (6 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Electronics Engineer Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Controls Engineer Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Not Selected
Block: Block 2h non-mgmt (4 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) System Integration Is Selected
Block: Block 2i integration (2 Questions)
Group: mgmt/not conditions
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Controls Engineer Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Selected
Block: Block 2i mgmt (6 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Controls Engineer Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Not Selected
Block: Block 2i non-mgmt (4 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.) Other (please specify): Is Selected
Block: Block 2j other (2 Questions)
Group: mgmt/not conditions
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Controls Engineer Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Electronics Engineer Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Integrator Is Selected
Or What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Selected
Block: Block 2j mgmt (6 Questions)
Branch: New Branch
If
If What is your current role at your company? Executive Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Front Line Manager Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Controls Engineer Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Electronics Engineer Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Integrator Is Not Selected
And What is your current role at your company? Manufacturing Engineer Is Not Selected
Block: Block 2j non-mgmt (4 Questions)
Block: Block 3 short answer (9 Questions)
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1.1 The
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking
inputs from industry to document the current state of modern
manufacturing, and to better understand the needs and opportunities
of manufacturers in the U.S. The Manufacturing Robotics program is
specifically looking for information to assist emerging technologies
that are expected to enable advancements in manufacturing
capabilities, improve existing processes, increase product quality,
and increase the economic competitiveness of U.S. industries.
Your responses will assist in these efforts and help inform us about
the needs of your industry.
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Expiration Date: 06/30/2025
A Federal agency may not conduct
or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a
person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with an
information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 unless the information collection has a
currently valid OMB Control Number. The approved OMB Control Number
for this information collection is 0693-0043. Without this approval,
we could not conduct this survey/information collection. Public
reporting for this information collection is estimated to be
approximately 10 minutes, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
information collection. All responses to this information collection
are voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions
for reducing this burden to the National Institute of Standards and
Technology at 100 Bureau Dr, Stop 8230, Gaithersburg MD 20899, Attn:
Shelly Bagchi; or at [email protected]
1.2 How many employees are in your company?
1 to 10 (1)
11 to 50 (2)
51 to 100 (3)
101 to 500 (4)
501 and above (5)
1.3 How would you describe your company's role(s) in the manufacturing industry? (Select multiple if applicable.)
Facility Monitoring / Control (8)
Integrator (4)
Logistics (e.g., product distribution, imports/exports) (1)
Producer (2)
Product Customization / Modification (7)
Product Design (6)
Strategic Planning (5)
Vendor (3)
Other (please specify): (9) __________________________________________________
1.4 What is the primary manufacturing industry of your company? (Select only the most applicable.)
Aerospace Manufacturing (1)
Appliance and Component Manufacturing (2)
Automotive and Transportation Manufacturing (3)
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (4)
Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (5)
Robotic System Manufacturing (20)
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (6)
Paper Manufacturing (7)
Wood Product Manufacturing (8)
Leather Manufacturing (9)
Textile and Apparel Manufacturing (10)
Building Materials Manufacturing (11)
Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (e.g., gravel) (12)
Food and Beverage Manufacturing (13)
Pharmaceutical and Non-Electronic Medical Devices Manufacturing (14)
Plastics, Rubber, and Industrial Chemical Products Manufacturing (15)
Packaging (e.g., of pre-made components or products) (16)
Consumer Electronics and Parts Manufacturing (17)
System Integration (18)
Other (please specify): (19) __________________________________________________
End of Block: Block 1 company demographics
Start of Block: Block 2a aero, appliance, auto, metals
2.1 What is your current role at your company?
Executive Manager (1)
Front Line Manager (2)
Chemist / Chemical Engineer (3)
Controls Engineer (4)
Machine Operator (5)
Maintenance (6)
Manufacturing Engineer (7)
Product Research & Design (11)
Quality Control (8)
Tradesman (9)
Other (please specify): (10) __________________________________________________
2.2 Which of the following tasks are currently being performed at your company, and in what way (e.g., manually or via automation)?
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mix of manual and automation (2) |
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3.1 To the best of your knowledge, how many hours per day per person does your company expect these tasks to be done manually (with no automation), on average?
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3.2 To the best of your knowledge, how many hours per day per person or machine does your company expect the tasks listed below to be done using automation (or a mix of manual and automation), on average?
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don't know (7) |
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3.3 How challenging are these tasks for your employees? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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Neither easy nor difficult (3) |
Somewhat difficult (4) |
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3.4 How often do these tasks result in process bottlenecks? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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2-4 times a week (3) |
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3.5 Which tasks are you considering introducing or increasing automation to address in the next 5 years? Select multiple if applicable.
Additive Manufacturing (1)
Chemical Processing (2)
Electrical/Electronics Assembly (3)
Inspection (4)
Machine Tending (5)
Material Handling (e.g. forklift operation, picking) (6)
Mechanical Assembly (7)
Painting (8)
Packaging/Palletizing (9)
Surface Modification (surface finishing, grinding, cutting, etc.) (10)
Welding (11)
Other (please specify): (12) __________________________________________________
3.6 What is your company's estimated budget (% of total annual budget) for new technologies to support manufacturing processes?
0% to 5% (1)
6% to 10% (2)
11% to 20% (3)
21% to 50% (4)
51% or above (5)
Prefer not to say (7)
Don't know (6)
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4.1 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks manually?
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8-11 (3) |
12+ hours (5) |
don't know (6) |
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4.2 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks using automation?
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4-7 (2) |
8-11 (3) |
12+ hours (5) |
don't know (6) |
N/A (7) |
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4.3 How challenging are these tasks for you physically? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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4.4 How challenging are these tasks for you mentally? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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Start of Block: Block 2b furniture, paper, wood
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5.1 What is your current role at your company?
Executive Manager (1)
Front Line Manager (2)
Chemist / Chemical Engineer (3)
Controls Engineer (4)
Machine Operator (5)
Maintenance (6)
Manufacturing Engineer (7)
Product Research & Design (8)
Quality Control (9)
Tradesman (10)
Other (please specify): (11) __________________________________________________
5.2 Which of the following tasks are currently being performed at your company, and in what way (e.g., manually or via automation)?
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6.2 To the best of your knowledge, how many hours per day per person or machine does your company expect the tasks listed below to be done using automation (or a mix of manual and automation), on average?
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6.3 How challenging are these tasks for your employees? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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6.4 How often do these tasks result in process bottlenecks? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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6.5 Which tasks are you considering introducing or increasing automation to address in the next 5 years? Select multiple if applicable.
Chemical Processing (1)
Inspection (2)
Machine Tending (3)
Material Handling (e.g. forklift operation, picking) (4)
Mechanical Assembly (5)
Painting (6)
Packaging/Palletizing (7)
Surface Modification (surface finishing, grinding, cutting, etc.) (8)
Welding (9)
Other (please specify): (10) __________________________________________________
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6.6 What is your company's estimated budget (% of total annual budget) for new technologies to support manufacturing processes?
0% to 5% (1)
6% to 10% (2)
11% to 20% (3)
21% to 50% (4)
51% or above (5)
Prefer not to say (6)
Don't know (7)
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7.1 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks manually?
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7.2 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks using automation?
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7.3 How challenging are these tasks for you physically? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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7.4 How challenging are these tasks for you mentally? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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Start of Block: Block 2c leather, textile, apparel
8.1 What is your current role at your company?
Executive Manager (1)
Front Line Manager (2)
Chemist / Chemical Engineer (3)
Machine Operator (4)
Maintenance (5)
Manufacturing Engineer (6)
Product Research & Design (10)
Quality Control (7)
Tradesman (8)
Other (please specify): (9) __________________________________________________
8.2 Which of the following tasks are currently being performed at your company, and in what way (e.g., manually or via automation)?
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mix of manual and automation (2) |
automated only (3) |
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9.1 To the best of your knowledge, how many hours per day per person does your company expect these tasks to be done manually (with no automation), on average?
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9.2 To the best of your knowledge, how many hours per day per person or machine does your company expect the tasks listed below to be done using automation (or a mix of manual and automation), on average?
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8-11 (4) |
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9.3 How challenging are these tasks for your employees? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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9.4 How often do these tasks result in process bottlenecks? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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Once a week (2) |
2-4 times a week (3) |
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9.5 Which tasks are you considering introducing or increasing automation to address in the next 5 years? Select multiple if applicable.
Chemical Processing (e.g. tanning, dyeing, washing) (1)
Inspection (2)
Machine Tending (3)
Material Handling (e.g. forklift operation, picking) (4)
Mechanical Assembly (e.g. sewing) (5)
Painting & Printing (e.g. screen printing, stamping) (6)
Packaging/Palletizing (7)
Product Finishing (e.g. hemming, embroidery) (8)
Surface Modification (e.g. surface finishing, cutting) (9)
Other (please specify): (10) __________________________________________________
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9.6 What is your company's estimated budget (% of total annual budget) for new technologies to support manufacturing processes?
0% to 5% (1)
6% to 10% (2)
11% to 20% (3)
21% to 50% (4)
51% or above (5)
Prefer not to say (6)
Don't know (7)
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10.1 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks manually?
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10.2 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks using automation?
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4-7 (2) |
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Start of Block: Block 2d building materials, mineral products
11.1 What is your current role at your company?
Executive Manager (1)
Front Line Manager (2)
Chemist / Chemical Engineer (3)
Controls Engineer (4)
Machine Operator (5)
Maintenance (6)
Manufacturing Engineer (7)
Product Research & Design (11)
Quality Control (8)
Tradesman (9)
Other (please specify): (10) __________________________________________________
11.2 Which of the following tasks are currently being performed at your company, and in what way (e.g., manually or via automation)?
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manually only (1) |
mix of manual and automation (2) |
automated only (3) |
this task is performed but don't know the method (4) |
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Start of Block: Block 2d mgmt
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8-11 (3) |
12-16 (4) |
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don't know (6) |
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12.2 To the best of your knowledge, how many hours per day per person or machine does your company expect the tasks listed below to be done using automation (or a mix of manual and automation), on average?
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4-7 (3) |
8-11 (4) |
12-15 (5) |
16+ hours (6) |
don't know (7) |
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12.3 How challenging are these tasks for your employees? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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12.4 How often do these tasks result in process bottlenecks? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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12.5 Which tasks are you considering introducing or increasing automation to address in the next 5 years? Select multiple if applicable.
Chemical Processing (1)
Inspection (2)
Machine Tending (3)
Material Handling (e.g., forklift operation, picking) (4)
Packaging/Palletizing (5)
Painting (6)
Surface Modification (e.g., surface finishing, grinding, cutting) (7)
Welding (8)
Other (please specify): (9) __________________________________________________
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12.6 What is your company's estimated budget (% of total annual budget) for new technologies to support manufacturing processes?
0% to 5% (1)
6% to 10% (2)
11% to 20% (3)
21% to 50% (4)
51% or above (5)
Prefer not to say (6)
Don't know (7)
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Start of Block: Block 2d non-mgmt
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13.1 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks manually?
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don't know (6) |
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13.2 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks using automation?
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4-7 (2) |
8-11 (3) |
12+ hours (5) |
don't know (6) |
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13.3 How challenging are these tasks for you physically? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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13.4 How challenging are these tasks for you mentally? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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Start of Block: Block 2e food, pharma
14.1 What is your current role at your company?
Executive Manager (1)
Front Line Manager (2)
Chemist / Chemical Engineer (3)
Machine Operator (4)
Maintenance (5)
Manufacturing Engineer (6)
Product Research & Design (10)
Quality Control (7)
Sanitizer (8)
Other (please specify): (9) __________________________________________________
14.2 Which of the following tasks are currently being performed at your company, and in what way (e.g., manually or via automation)?
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manually only (1) |
mix of manual and automation (2) |
automated only (3) |
this task is performed but don't know the method (4) |
N/A (don't do this task) (5) |
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Start of Block: Block 2e mgmt
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4-7 (2) |
8-11 (3) |
12-16 (4) |
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don't know (6) |
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15.2 To the best of your knowledge, how many hours per day per person or machine does your company expect the tasks listed below to be done using automation (or a mix of manual and automation), on average?
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0-3 (2) |
4-7 (3) |
8-11 (4) |
12-15 (5) |
16+ hours (6) |
don't know (7) |
N/A (8) |
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15.3 How challenging are these tasks for your employees? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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Neither easy nor difficult (3) |
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15.4 How often do these tasks result in process bottlenecks? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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2-3 times a month or less (1) |
Once a week (2) |
2-4 times a week (3) |
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15.5 Which tasks are you considering introducing or increasing automation to address in the next 5 years? Select multiple if applicable.
Chemical Processing (1)
Inspection (2)
Machine Tending (3)
Material Handling (e.g., forklift operation, picking) (4)
Mechanical Assembly (5)
Painting (6)
Packaging/Palletizing (7)
Surface Modification (e.g., surface finishing, grinding, cutting) (8)
Other (please specify): (9) __________________________________________________
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15.6 What is your company's estimated budget (% of total annual budget) for new technologies to support manufacturing processes?
0% to 5% (1)
6% to 10% (2)
11% to 20% (3)
21% to 50% (4)
51% or above (5)
Prefer not to say (6)
Don't know (7)
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Start of Block: Block 2e non-mgmt
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16.1 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks manually?
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0-3 (1) |
4-7 (2) |
8-11 (3) |
12+ hours (5) |
don't know (6) |
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16.2 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks using automation?
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0-3 (1) |
4-7 (2) |
8-11 (3) |
12+ hours (5) |
don't know (6) |
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16.3 How challenging are these tasks for you physically? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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16.4 How challenging are these tasks for you mentally? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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Start of Block: Block 2f plastics, rubber, chem
17.1 What is your current role at your company?
Executive Manager (1)
Front Line Manager (2)
Chemist / Chemical Engineer (3)
Machine Operator (4)
Maintenance (5)
Manufacturing Engineer (6)
Product Research & Design (10)
Quality Control (7)
Sanitizer (8)
Other (please specify): (9) __________________________________________________
17.2 Which of the following tasks are currently being performed at your company, and in what way (e.g., manually or via automation)?
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manually only (1) |
mix of manual and automation (2) |
automated only (3) |
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18.2 To the best of your knowledge, how many hours per day per person or machine does your company expect the tasks listed below to be done using automation (or a mix of manual and automation), on average?
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8-11 (4) |
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18.3 How challenging are these tasks for your employees? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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18.4 How often do these tasks result in process bottlenecks? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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18.5 Which tasks are you considering introducing or increasing automation to address in the next 5 years? Select multiple if applicable.
Additive Manufacturing (1)
Chemical Processing (2)
Inspection (3)
Machine Tending (4)
Material Handling (e.g., forklift operation, picking) (5)
Painting (6)
Packaging/Palletizing (7)
Surface Modification (e.g., surface finishing, grinding, cutting) (8)
Welding (9)
Other (please specify): (10) __________________________________________________
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18.6 What is your company's estimated budget (% of total annual budget) for new technologies to support manufacturing processes?
0% to 5% (1)
6% to 10% (2)
11% to 20% (3)
21% to 50% (4)
51% or above (5)
Prefer not to say (6)
Don't know (7)
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19.1 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks manually?
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19.2 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks using automation?
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8-11 (3) |
12+ hours (5) |
don't know (6) |
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19.3 How challenging are these tasks for you physically? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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19.4 How challenging are these tasks for you mentally? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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Start of Block: Block 2g packaging
20.1 What is your current role at your company?
Executive Manager (1)
Front Line Manager (2)
Controls Engineer (3)
Machine Operator (4)
Maintenance (5)
Manufacturing Engineer (6)
Product Research & Design (10)
Quality Control (7)
Tradesman (8)
Other (please specify): (9) __________________________________________________
20.2 Which of the following tasks are currently being performed at your company, and in what way (e.g., manually or via automation)?
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manually only (1) |
mix of manual and automation (2) |
automated only (3) |
this task is performed but don't know the method (4) |
N/A (don't do this task) (5) |
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Machine Tending (2) |
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Start of Block: Block 2g mgmt
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21.1 To the best of your knowledge, how many hours per day per person does your company expect these tasks to be done manually (with no automation), on average?
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0-3 (1) |
4-7 (2) |
8-11 (3) |
12-16 (4) |
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don't know (6) |
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21.2 To the best of your knowledge, how many hours per day per person or machine does your company expect the tasks listed below to be done using automation (or a mix of manual and automation), on average?
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0-3 (2) |
4-7 (3) |
8-11 (4) |
12-15 (5) |
16+ hours (6) |
don't know (7) |
N/A (8) |
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21.3 How challenging are these tasks for your employees? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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21.4 How often do these tasks result in process bottlenecks? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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2-3 times a month or less (1) |
Once a week (2) |
2-4 times a week (3) |
Daily (4) |
2-4 times a day (5) |
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21.5 Which tasks are you considering introducing or increasing automation to address in the next 5 years? Select multiple if applicable.
Additive Manufacturing (1)
Inspection (2)
Machine Tending (3)
Material Handling (e.g., forklift operation, picking) (4)
Mechanical Assembly (5)
Painting (6)
Packaging/Palletizing (7)
Other (please specify): (8) __________________________________________________
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21.6 What is your company's estimated budget (% of total annual budget) for new technologies to support manufacturing processes?
0% to 5% (1)
6% to 10% (2)
11% to 20% (3)
21% to 50% (4)
51% or above (5)
Prefer not to say (6)
Don't know (7)
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Start of Block: Block 2g non-mgmt
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22.1 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks manually?
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0-3 (1) |
4-7 (2) |
8-11 (3) |
12+ hours (5) |
don't know (6) |
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22.2 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks using automation?
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0-3 (1) |
4-7 (2) |
8-11 (3) |
12+ hours (5) |
don't know (6) |
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22.3 How challenging are these tasks for you physically? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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22.4 How challenging are these tasks for you mentally? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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Start of Block: Block 2h electronics
23.1 What is your current role at your company?
Executive Manager (1)
Front Line Manager (2)
Chemist / Chemical Engineer (3)
Electronics Engineer (4)
Controls Engineer (5)
Machine Operator (6)
Maintenance (7)
Manufacturing Engineer (8)
Product Research & Design (12)
Quality Control (9)
Tradesman (10)
Other (please specify): (11) __________________________________________________
23.2 Which of the following tasks are currently being performed at your company, and in what way (e.g., manually or via automation)?
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manually only (1) |
mix of manual and automation (2) |
automated only (3) |
this task is performed but don't know the method (4) |
N/A (don't do this task) (5) |
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24.1 How many hours per day on average per person does your company expect these tasks to be done manually (with no automation)?
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0-3 (1) |
4-7 (2) |
8-11 (3) |
12-16 (4) |
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don't know (6) |
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24.2 To the best of your knowledge, how many hours per day per person or machine does your company expect the tasks listed below to be done using automation (or a mix of manual and automation), on average?
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4-7 (3) |
8-11 (4) |
12-15 (5) |
16+ hours (6) |
don't know (7) |
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24.3 How challenging are these tasks for your employees? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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24.4 How often do these tasks result in process bottlenecks? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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Once a week (2) |
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24.5 Which tasks are you considering introducing or increasing automation to address in the next 5 years? Select multiple if applicable.
Additive Manufacturing (1)
Chemical Processing (2)
Electrical/Electronics Assembly (3)
Inspection (4)
Machine Tending (5)
Material Handling (e.g., forklift operation, picking) (6)
Mechanical Assembly (7)
Packaging/Palletizing (8)
Surface Modification (e.g., surface finishing, grinding, cutting) (9)
Other (please specify): (10) __________________________________________________
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24.6 What is your company's estimated budget (% of total annual budget) for new technologies to support manufacturing processes?
0% to 5% (1)
6% to 10% (2)
11% to 20% (3)
21% to 50% (4)
51% or above (5)
Prefer not to say (6)
Don't know (7)
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25.1 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks manually?
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0-3 (1) |
4-7 (2) |
8-11 (3) |
12+ hours (5) |
don't know (6) |
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25.2 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks using automation?
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0-3 (1) |
4-7 (2) |
8-11 (3) |
12+ hours (5) |
don't know (6) |
N/A (7) |
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25.3 How challenging are these tasks for you physically? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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Neither easy nor difficult (3) |
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25.4 How challenging are these tasks for you mentally? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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26.1 What is your current role at your company?
Executive Manager (1)
Front Line Manager (2)
Controls Engineer (3)
Machine Operator (4)
Maintenance (5)
Manufacturing Engineer (6)
Product Research & Design (10)
Quality Control (7)
Tradesman (8)
Other (please specify): (9) __________________________________________________
26.2 Which of the following tasks are currently being performed at your company, and in what way (e.g., manually or via automation)?
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manually only (1) |
mix of manual and automation (2) |
automated only (3) |
this task is performed but don't know the method (4) |
N/A (don't do this task) (5) |
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Mechanical Assembly (6) |
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Painting (7) |
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27.1 How many hours per day on average per person does your company expect these tasks to be done manually (with no automation)?
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0-3 (1) |
4-7 (2) |
8-11 (3) |
12-16 (4) |
17+ hours (5) |
don't know (6) |
N/A (7) |
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27.2 To the best of your knowledge, how many hours per day per person or machine does your company expect the tasks listed below to be done using automation (or a mix of manual and automation), on average?
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0-3 (2) |
4-7 (3) |
8-11 (4) |
12-15 (5) |
16+ hours (6) |
don't know (7) |
N/A (8) |
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27.3 How challenging are these tasks for your employees? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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Extremely easy (1) |
Somewhat easy (2) |
Neither easy nor difficult (3) |
Somewhat difficult (4) |
Extremely difficult (5) |
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27.4 How often do these tasks result in process bottlenecks? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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2-3 times a month or less (1) |
Once a week (2) |
2-4 times a week (3) |
Daily (4) |
2-4 times a day (5) |
5-7 times a day or more (6) |
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27.5 Which tasks are you considering introducing or increasing automation to address in the next 5 years? Select multiple if applicable.
Additive Manufacturing (1)
Chemical Processing (2)
Electrical/Electronics Assembly (3)
Inspection (4)
Machine Tending (5)
Material Handling (e.g., forklift operation, picking) (6)
Mechanical Assembly (7)
Painting (8)
Packaging/Palletizing (9)
Surface Modification (e.g., surface finishing, grinding, cutting) (10)
Welding (11)
Other (please specify): (12) __________________________________________________
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27.6 What is your company's estimated budget (% of total annual budget) for new technologies to support manufacturing processes?
0% to 5% (1)
6% to 10% (2)
11% to 20% (3)
21% to 50% (4)
51% or above (5)
Prefer not to say (6)
Don't know (7)
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28.1 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks manually?
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0-3 (1) |
4-7 (2) |
8-11 (3) |
12+ hours (5) |
don't know (6) |
N/A (7) |
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28.2 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks using automation?
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0-3 (1) |
4-7 (2) |
8-11 (3) |
12+ hours (5) |
don't know (6) |
N/A (7) |
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28.3 How challenging are these tasks for you physically? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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Extremely easy (1) |
Somewhat easy (2) |
Neither easy nor difficult (3) |
Somewhat difficult (4) |
Extremely difficult (5) |
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28.4 How challenging are these tasks for you mentally? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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Extremely easy (1) |
Somewhat easy (2) |
Neither easy nor difficult (3) |
Somewhat difficult (4) |
Extremely difficult (5) |
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End of Block: Block 2i non-mgmt
Start of Block: Block 2j other
29.1 What is your current role at your company?
Executive Manager (1)
Front Line Manager (2)
Chemist / Chemical Engineer (3)
Controls Engineer (4)
Electronics Engineer (5)
Integrator (6)
Machine Operator (7)
Maintenance (8)
Manufacturing Engineer (9)
Product Research & Design (14)
Quality Control (10)
Sanitizer (11)
Tradesman (12)
Other (please specify): (13) __________________________________________________
29.2 Which of the following tasks are currently being performed at your company, and in what way (e.g., manually or via automation)?
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manually only (1) |
mix of manual and automation (2) |
automated only (3) |
this task is performed but don't know the method (4) |
N/A (don't do this task) (5) |
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30.1 How many hours per day on average per person does your company expect these tasks to be done manually (with no automation)?
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30.2 To the best of your knowledge, how many hours per day per person or machine does your company expect the tasks listed below to be done using automation (or a mix of manual and automation), on average?
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30.3 How challenging are these tasks for your employees? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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30.4 How often do these tasks result in process bottlenecks? If you don't know for a particular task, please skip the row.
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30.5 Which tasks are you considering introducing or increasing automation to address in the next 5 years? Select multiple if applicable.
Additive Manufacturing (1)
Chemical Processing (2)
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Inspection (4)
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Painting (8)
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30.6 What is your company's estimated budget (% of total annual budget) for new technologies to support manufacturing processes?
0% to 5% (1)
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31.1 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks manually?
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31.2 How many hours per day (on average) do you do these tasks using automation?
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31.3 How challenging are these tasks for you physically? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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31.4 How challenging are these tasks for you mentally? If you don’t do a particular task personally, please skip the row.
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Start of Block: Block 3 short answer
32.1 This is the last page of the survey. The following open-ended questions are optional; please feel free to write as much or as little as you want. If you wish to provide additional details or feedback, please contact [email protected].
32.2 Generally, what are your current manufacturing challenges?
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32.3 What opportunities for potential growth (for example, in manufacturing productivity/capability) would be most beneficial to your operation?
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32.4 What kinds of automation do you currently use? What platforms (machines, robots, etc.) do you have for this?
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32.5 What automation technologies do you think would most directly benefit your operation?
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32.6 What are the biggest challenges or barriers for adoption when automating an operation?
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32.7 What specifications and/or requirements do you look at when adopting an automated solution?
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32.8 Where does your production facility need additional standardized methods (e.g., standardized measurement procedures, equipment specifications, common software/hardware interfaces)? In other words, which areas are currently lacking standards?
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| File Title | NIST SME Automation Challenges & Opportunities Survey |
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