Universal Robots (UR) has launched its new cobot leasing programme in collaboration with DLL, a global vendor finance company.

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Universal Robots launches financial services leasing programme
The partnership enables all manufacturers, regardless of size or capital equipment budgets, to reap the benefits of automation without worrying about cash flow and seasonal fluctuations.
UR CFO Klaus Vestergaard said: “We’re levelling the playing field by enabling all manufacturers to immediately put cobots to work without an upfront capital investment. UR Financial Services offers end-users a fast, low-risk and financially friendly model to accelerate automation in their factories. The partnership makes it easy to upgrade existing cobots, add additional units or test cobots for the first time – and equips end-users to maximise productivity, quality and profitability, without increasing costs or cash outlay.”
DLL offers UR’s customers tailormade financing and leasing programmes designed to meet the needs of the modern manufacturing business, while enabling growth. At the end of the finance term, customers will have the option to buy the equipment for a fraction of the original cost, upgrade to newer technology, extend the finance term or simply return the equipment.
Neal Garnett, President of Construction, Transportation & Industrial at DLL added: “Through this partnership we can now offer financial solutions for a wide variety of automation equipment. Cobots are transforming the industry and UR is clearly the market leader. Our tailored financial solutions give UR’s end-users an easy way to reduce the risk of deploying cobots by shifting from ownership to flexible, usage-based financing. Manufacturers can build the operations they need to compete and thrive, while people work on strategic tasks.”
UR’s distributor network will work directly with DLL’s dedicated finance experts in each country to provide new payment and leasing options for interested customers.