EST. MANCHESTERUK design & manufacture

Design, Manufacture and Integrate Conveyors, Robotics and Automated Handling Systems

We build the equipment that moves product through UK factories — from a single transfer conveyor to a complete robotic palletising line, engineered around your process and installed by the people who designed it.

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In-house: Design, build & install
Coverage: Nationwide, UK‑wide service
Support: Planned maintenance & spares

Pallet handling conveyor system running through a WM Automation installation

Six-axis robot arm working within an automated handling cell

Stainless steel food grade conveyors on a production line

01Welcome to WM Automation

Advanced automation, engineered in the United Kingdom.

More about the company

WM Automation is a leading provider of advanced automation solutions in the United Kingdom, specializing in the design, manufacturing, and integration of automated handling systems, conveyor solutions, and robotics. With a strong reputation for innovation and reliability, WM Automation serves a diverse range of industries, helping businesses optimize efficiency, reduce operational costs, and enhance productivity.

Our team of skilled engineers and automation specialists works closely with clients to develop tailored solutions that meet their specific needs. From initial consultation and design to installation and ongoing support, we ensure a seamless integration of automation technologies into existing workflows. Whether it’s streamlining material handling processes, enhancing production lines, or implementing robotic automation, we deliver solutions that drive business success.

Tailored to your product and throughput
Manufactured in our own workshop
Installed and commissioned by our engineers
Supported long after handover

02Solutions

Five disciplines. One integrated system.

All solutions

01
Conveyor Systems
Standard and bespoke conveyors engineered to move your product accurately, quietly and at the rate your line demands.
Conveyor Systems detail
02
Pallet Handling
Pallet conveyors, stackers and lifts that take the manual handling out of moving loaded pallets around your site.
Pallet Handling detail
03
Robotic Handling & Palletising
Custom robot cells for picking, packing and palletising — designed, built, programmed and proven before they reach your floor.
Robotic Handling & Palletising detail
04
Strapping & Wrapping Systems
Automatic strapping, stretch wrapping and load containment, integrated into the end of your line as one continuous flow.
Strapping & Wrapping Systems detail
05
Bespoke Handling Equipment
When nothing off the shelf fits, we engineer it: special-purpose machinery designed for one job, on one site.
Bespoke Handling Equipment detail
06
Not sure which you need?
Most projects combine two or three. Describe the problem and we will specify the system around it.
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03Sectors

Industries where getting it wrong is expensive.

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WM Automation service engineer maintaining installed handling equipment

LOLER inspection being carried out on lifting equipment

LOLER and statutory inspection carried out alongside planned maintenance visits.

04Service & Maintenance

From the first site walk to the thousandth shift.

Consultation, design, installation and ongoing support — one team, accountable the whole way through.

01
Consultation
We start on your floor. Our engineers walk the process, measure the constraints and agree what the system has to achieve — throughput, product range, footprint and budget — before a single drawing is produced.
02
Design
Concept layouts and 3D models are developed and reviewed with you, covering mechanical design, controls philosophy, guarding and safety. You sign off a system you have already seen working on screen.
03
Installation
Equipment is manufactured and pre-assembled in our Manchester workshop, then installed and commissioned on site — planned around your shutdowns to keep disruption to a minimum.
04
Ongoing Support
Planned preventative maintenance, LOLER and statutory inspections, spares, breakdown response and operator training keep the system performing long after handover.