{ "name": "weldingrobotcost.co.uk Welding Automation Rules", "title": "Welding Automation Rules", "url": "https://weldingrobotcost.co.uk/datasets/welding-automation-rules/", "csv": "https://weldingrobotcost.co.uk/datasets/welding-automation-rules.csv", "markdown": "https://weldingrobotcost.co.uk/datasets/welding-automation-rules/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-29", "license": "https://weldingrobotcost.co.uk/terms", "headline": "The Welding Automation Rules carries 3 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 40 to 100 percent, read 28 October 2026.", "quotes": [ "The Welding Automation Rules carries 3 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 40 to 100 percent, read 28 October 2026.", "3 of the 9 named sources read in full publish a figure; 6 publish none, read 28 October 2026.", "Welding Automation Rules, rule 40% first-year allowance: median 40 percent across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.", "Welding Automation Rules, rule annual investment allowance: median 1,000,000 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.", "Welding Automation Rules, rule full expensing (main rate plant): median 100 percent across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.", "Welding Automation Rules, rule first-year allowance, special rate plant: median 50 percent across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.", "Welding Automation Rules, rule Made Smarter SME turnover limit: median 44,000,000 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.", "Welding Automation Rules, rule Made Smarter SME balance sheet limit: median 38,000,000 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026." ], "citation": "\"weldingrobotcost.co.uk Welding Automation Rules\", updated 2026-10-29, https://weldingrobotcost.co.uk/datasets/welding-automation-rules/.", "changed_since": null, "national": { "unit": "%", "n": 3, "median": 50, "min": 40, "max": 100, "p25": 40, "p75": 100, "mean": 63.3333, "units": { "%": 3, "GBP": 3 }, "published_sources": 3, "named_sources": 15, "read_sources": 9, "not_published": 6, "published_share": 0.333 }, "by_axis": { "rule": { "40% first-year allowance": { "%": { "n": 1, "median": 40, "min": 40, "max": 40, "p25": 40, "p75": 40, "mean": 40 } }, "annual investment allowance": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 1000000, "min": 1000000, "max": 1000000, "p25": 1000000, "p75": 1000000, "mean": 1000000 } }, "full expensing (main rate plant)": { "%": { "n": 1, "median": 100, "min": 100, "max": 100, "p25": 100, "p75": 100, "mean": 100 } }, "first-year allowance, special rate plant": { "%": { "n": 1, "median": 50, "min": 50, "max": 50, "p25": 50, "p75": 50, "mean": 50 } }, "Made Smarter SME turnover limit": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 44000000, "min": 44000000, "max": 44000000, "p25": 44000000, "p75": 44000000, "mean": 44000000 } }, "Made Smarter SME balance sheet limit": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 38000000, "min": 38000000, "max": 38000000, "p25": 38000000, "p75": 38000000, "mean": 38000000 } } } }, "rows": [ { "source": "gov.uk: capital allowances overview", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/capital-allowances/overview", "figure": "40%", "value": 40, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "40% first-year allowance" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "40% first-year allowance", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "a419180767c0ebce8b6f9349b05f4d0ff873512a85d41a095121c532132b95cc" }, { "source": "gov.uk: capital allowances overview", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/capital-allowances/overview", "figure": "£1 million", "value": 1000000, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "annual investment allowance" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "annual investment allowance (AIA) - you can claim up to £1 million on certain plant and machinery", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "a419180767c0ebce8b6f9349b05f4d0ff873512a85d41a095121c532132b95cc" }, { "source": "HMRC: full expensing policy paper", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allowances-full-expensing/capital-allowances-full-expensing-for-companies-investing-in-plant-and-machinery-from-1-april-2023-until-31-march-2026", "figure": "100%", "value": 100, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "full expensing (main rate plant)" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "a 100% first-year allowance for main rate expenditure – known as full expensing; and", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "f78539ff769d1dcea0352aa90cf479d60b22496023ad087c46a16ad045280a3a" }, { "source": "HMRC: full expensing policy paper", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allowances-full-expensing/capital-allowances-full-expensing-for-companies-investing-in-plant-and-machinery-from-1-april-2023-until-31-march-2026", "figure": "50%", "value": 50, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "first-year allowance, special rate plant" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "a 50% first-year allowance for special rate expenditure.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "f78539ff769d1dcea0352aa90cf479d60b22496023ad087c46a16ad045280a3a" }, { "source": "Surrey CC: Made Smarter South East eligibility", "url": "https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/business/manufacturing-grants-and-funding", "figure": "£44m", "value": 44000000, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "Made Smarter SME turnover limit" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "An annual turnover equal to or below £44m", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "fbfc7cfcdf22f5a1036d9251d3e3a832039a0862672efbfddb6f1ea7e82c9a44" }, { "source": "Surrey CC: Made Smarter South East eligibility", "url": "https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/business/manufacturing-grants-and-funding", "figure": "£38m", "value": 38000000, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "rule": "Made Smarter SME balance sheet limit" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "An annual balance sheet equal to or less than £38m", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "fbfc7cfcdf22f5a1036d9251d3e3a832039a0862672efbfddb6f1ea7e82c9a44" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "HSE: work equipment and machinery", "url": "https://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/index.htm", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "HSE: change in enforcement expectations for mild steel welding fume", "url": "https://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/mild-steel-welding-fume.htm", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "HSE: cobot guidance announcement (June 2026)", "url": "https://press.hse.gov.uk/2026/06/10/britains-health-and-safety-regulator-to-create-its-first-ever-joint-industry-guidance-for-collaborative-robotics-in-the-workplace/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Made Smarter", "url": "https://www.madesmarter.uk/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "South Yorkshire MCA: Made Smarter", "url": "https://business.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/made-smarter", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Teeptrak: Made Smarter funding guide", "url": "https://teeptrak.com/en/made-smarter-funding-guide-uk-manufacturers-2026/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/capital-allowances/annual-investment-allowance", "label": "gov.uk: annual investment allowance", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/capital-allowances/overview", "label": "gov.uk: capital allowances overview", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allowances-full-expensing/capital-allowances-full-expensing-for-companies-investing-in-plant-and-machinery-from-1-april-2023-until-31-march-2026", "label": "HMRC: full expensing policy paper", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2306/contents", "label": "PUWER 1998", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1597/contents", "label": "Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/puwer.htm", "label": "HSE: PUWER", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/index.htm", "label": "HSE: work equipment and machinery", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.hse.gov.uk/welding/", "label": "HSE: welding", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/mild-steel-welding-fume.htm", "label": "HSE: change in enforcement expectations for mild steel welding fume", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/", "label": "HSE: COSHH", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://press.hse.gov.uk/2026/06/10/britains-health-and-safety-regulator-to-create-its-first-ever-joint-industry-guidance-for-collaborative-robotics-in-the-workplace/", "label": "HSE: cobot guidance announcement (June 2026)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.madesmarter.uk/", "label": "Made Smarter", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/business/manufacturing-grants-and-funding", "label": "Surrey CC: Made Smarter South East eligibility", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://business.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/made-smarter", "label": "South Yorkshire MCA: Made Smarter", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://teeptrak.com/en/made-smarter-funding-guide-uk-manufacturers-2026/", "label": "Teeptrak: Made Smarter funding guide", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 3 of the 9 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 6 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 6 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in % (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 3 figures, never sentences; 42 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per rule with its authority and current figure: the annual investment allowance (£1m), full expensing and the 40% first-year allowance for plant and machinery and who can claim each, the Made Smarter adoption grant (up to 50%, capped) and its eligibility by region and size, and the safety duties a welding cell carries (PUWER, the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008, COSHH and HSE's mild steel welding fume control); the net cost of a robot after relief and grant", "embed": "

40 to 100 percent

3 published figures, Welding Automation Rules, across 2 sources, read 28 October 2026

Source: weldingrobotcost.co.uk Welding Automation Rules
" }