Welding Automation Rules

The Welding Automation Rules carries 3 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 40 to 100 percent, read 28 October 2026.

40 to 100 % Range of the published figures 3 published figures, not one market: read the rows
3 Published figures from 2 source pages, read 29 Oct 2026
3 of 9 Sources read that publish one 33% publish a figure at all
  1. HMRC: full expensing policy paper100 %
  2. HMRC: full expensing policy paper50 %
  3. gov.uk: capital allowances overview40 %
Every published figure, highest first.
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HMRC: full expensing policy paper100 %
HMRC: full expensing policy paper50 %
gov.uk: capital allowances overview40 %

3 of the 9 named sources read in full publish a figure; 6 publish none, read 28 October 2026.

By rule

BreakdownMedianRangeSources
rule40% first-year allowance40%40 to 40%1
ruleannual investment allowance1,000,000GBP1,000,000 to 1,000,000GBP1
rulefull expensing (main rate plant)100%100 to 100%1
rulefirst-year allowance, special rate plant50%50 to 50%1
ruleMade Smarter SME turnover limit44,000,000GBP44,000,000 to 44,000,000GBP1
ruleMade Smarter SME balance sheet limit38,000,000GBP38,000,000 to 38,000,000GBP1

Every figure, with its source

One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.

SourceFigureBreakdownRead
Surrey CC: Made Smarter South East eligibility44,000,000GBPMade Smarter SME turnover limit2026-10-28
Surrey CC: Made Smarter South East eligibility38,000,000GBPMade Smarter SME balance sheet limit2026-10-28
gov.uk: capital allowances overview1,000,000GBPannual investment allowance2026-10-28
HMRC: full expensing policy paper100%full expensing (main rate plant)2026-10-28
HMRC: full expensing policy paper50%first-year allowance, special rate plant2026-10-28
gov.uk: capital allowances overview40%40% first-year allowance2026-10-28
The sentence each figure was read from (6)

Read in full, publishes no figure

6 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.

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

42 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.

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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.

Cite as: "weldingrobotcost.co.uk Welding Automation Rules", updated 2026-10-29, https://weldingrobotcost.co.uk/datasets/welding-automation-rules/.

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40 to 100 percent

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

Source: weldingrobotcost.co.uk Welding Automation Rules

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