Over the last number of decades much effort has been put into automation of different departments of the Investments Casting Industry, especially in wax and dipping. One area that is still in the “dark ages” in regards to automation is the cut off process. Cut off is an OH&S nightmare for companies due to the risk of injury that it presents for the employees. A W Bell Machinery has devoted a lot of time and effort researching how to completely automate the process thus removing the human involvement. Removing the operator from the process completely however does present a new range of issues and this paper is designed to highlight these issues so that there can be better understanding of what is required to be able to facilitate automation.