Engineering Task Automation ROI
Calculate how much time and money your organisation saves by automating repetitive engineering tasks like PDF publishing, CAD exports, BOM integration, and custom workflows.
Small Tasks Compound Into Huge Savings
Manual Tasks
15 minutes per PDF × 12 drawings/day = 3 hours daily
Annual Impact
3 hours × 220 working days = 660 hours/year
With Automation
Near-zero human time = 660 hours freed
That's over 3 months of an engineer's time, every year, from just one type of task.
Engineering Task Automation ROI Calculator
Calculate how much time and money your organisation can save by automating repetitive engineering tasks. Small tasks compound into thousands of hours per year.
Global Settings
Fully burdened cost per hour
Your Tasks
Find drawing, open CAD, update revision, add signatures/watermark, export PDF, upload & sync metadata, publish to external systems
Annual Volume
2,640 tasks
Hours Saved
704 hrs/year
Cost Saved
$84,480/year
Automation execution time is negligible (seconds/minutes) with no engineer involvement.
Annual Impact
Total Engineering Hours Saved
704
hours per year
Equivalent FTE Capacity Freed
0.39
full-time engineers
Total Annual Cost Saved
$84,480
Tasks Automated per Year
Compound Effect
Small repetitive tasks compound into thousands of hours per year. What seems minor adds up dramatically.
Error Reduction
Automation eliminates error-prone manual steps, improving consistency and compliance across all outputs.
Scalability
Manual tasks scale linearly with volume. Automated workflows scale at near-zero marginal cost.
Common Automation Use Cases
Drawing Publishing
- •Automatically find and open latest drawing revisions
- •Update revision blocks and insert signatures/watermarks
- •Export PDFs with consistent naming and metadata
- •Publish to SharePoint, Vault, or external systems
BOM & ERP Integration
- •Extract BOMs from CAD assemblies automatically
- •Validate part numbers and quantities
- •Create or update items in ERP system
- •Sync changes and notify stakeholders
CAD Format Conversions
- •Batch export DXF, STEP, IGES, or other formats
- •Apply consistent export settings across files
- •Organize outputs by project, discipline, or revision
- •Distribute to suppliers or external partners
Complex Report Packs
- •Collect 20+ drawings based on filters or project criteria
- •Generate PDFs for each drawing automatically
- •Merge into single PDF with cover, TOC, and footer pages
- •Publish and notify project stakeholders
Ready to Automate Your Engineering Tasks?
The calculator shows the time and cost savings. Now see how MinuteView Automations makes it happen with no-code workflows.