# OAL to build £2.1M robotics factory in Peterborough

OAL announced the building of a new advanced facility in Peterborough to support its APRIL robotics platform for food manufacturing. The factory is expected to open in January 2018 and create over 50 engineering jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-06-06
- Where: Peterborough, United Kingdom
- Value: $2.70M (2.10M GBP)
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: 18 Jan 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: APRIL robotics weighing and logistics systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [OAL](https://endata.com/companies/17239.md)

## Sources

- [themanufacturer.com](https://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/2-1m-robotics-factory-to-be-built-in-peterborough/), 2017-06-06: "The Peterborough factory is expected to open in January 2018, with the company intending to recruit upwards of 50 engineers to further support the roll out and development of its APRIL Robotics Systems."
- [fdbusiness.com](https://www.fdbusiness.com/oal-to-build-new-april-robotics-production-facility/), 2017-06-08: "We’re committed to eliminating manual handling in the front end of food processing, and the new APRIL facility gives our team a great space to develop and demonstrate what that means for food manufacturers."
- [foodanddrinktechnology.com](https://www.foodanddrinktechnology.com/news/17371/oal-build-new-robotics-production-facility/), 2017-06-08: "We’re committed to eliminating manual handling in the front end of food processing, and the new April facility gives our team a great space to develop and demonstrate what that means for food manufacturers."
- [confectioneryproduction.com](https://www.confectioneryproduction.com/news/17774/oal-build-new-robotics-production-facility/), 2017-06-09: "We’re committed to eliminating manual handling in the front end of food processing, and the new April facility gives our team a great space to develop and demonstrate what that means for food manufacturers."

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