# OAL to build new APRIL Robotics production facility in Peterborough, UK

Olympus Automation (OAL) is building a new factory in Peterborough, UK, dedicated to building APRIL Robotics systems for food manufacturing. The factory is expected to open in January 2018, and OAL plans to recruit up to 55 engineers.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-06-09
- Where: Peterborough, United Kingdom
- Jobs: 55
- Starts operating: Jan 2018
- Status: under construction
- Products: APRIL Robotics systems, automated ingredient loading robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Olympus Automation (OAL)](https://endata.com/companies/17250.md)

## Sources

- [foodmanufacture.co.uk](https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2017/06/09/Food-manufacturing-robot-factory-to-be-built/), 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."

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