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NEWS
COMMENT
Welcome to the Summer issue of UK Manufacturing.
Most robot installations in food production lines are for packaging, picking and placing tasks. However, there is a lot more that robots can do. FANUC believes the
adoption of robotics is set to change the face of food manufacturing for the better, both for primary and secondary processing and packaging tasks. Find out more on page 20 of this issue…
Victoria White, Editor
NEW LOGISTICS ROBOTICS
SPECIALIST AIMS TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY
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he launch has been announced of a new UK-based robotics and automation company which is focused on the design and build of sustainable robotic load
handing and parcel sortation solutions for logistics warehouses, parcel handling facilities, manufacturing sites and e-commerce fulfilment centres. With its headquarters in Chorley, Lancashire, Rainbow Dynamics offers a range of state- of-the-art supply chain robot technology including:
A mid-market autonomous mobile robot suitable for an almost limitless range of applications, from transporting a product during the manufacturing process between assembly-line workstations, to sorting foodstuffs into the most efficient shop-ready picking sequence before they leave a grocery DC.
A robotic pallet and roll-cage handling forklift with a 1,500 kg load capacity. Rainbow Dynamics’ robotic lift truck eliminates the need for a dedicated worker to transport roll cages and palletised loads around the loading bay – thereby freeing up personnel for other more profitable duties within the store.
A flexible automated storage and retrieval shuttle designed for picking and putting- away palletised loads within high density racking schemes. The pallet shuttle makes maximum use of the storage space available within a building and delivers ultra- efficient throughput speeds and picking accuracy. Its modular design makes it ideal for those warehouses that operate within B-2-B supply chains.
In addition, a brand-new product – a tote-handling goods-to-person order picking system based on Rainbow Dynamics’ pioneering ‘RackBot’ technology, will be introduced later this year. Rainbow Dynamics’ founder and CEO, Alfred Chen, has an ambitious vision and positive plans for the growth and development of the company. He commented: “We have an impressive product portfolio and are adding to it all the time. We are focused on the new generation of innovative and low CapEx autonomous mobile robot technology.”
www.rainbow-dynamics.com UKManufacturing Summer 2024
CAMPERVAN MANUFACTURER IN DRIVING SEAT WITH MERCEDES-BENZ PARTNERSHIP
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Made-Smarter backed campervan manufacturer has secured a ‘transformational’ partnership with Mercedes- Benz after investing in new technology. Crozier Campers, based in Lancashire, is now part of the automotive brand’s Bodybuilder programme. It means the Poulton-le-Fylde company can order pre-registered Sprinter vans directly from the factory in Germany to convert and sell. Mercedes-Benz agreed to the collaboration following Crozier’s £40k investment in leading edge design software and CNC machinery which was supported by a £20,000 grant
from Made Smarter’s North West adoption programme. Conor Crozier, founder and managing
director, said: “We are thrilled to have established a formal partnership with Mercedes-Benz. Accreditation to its Bodybuilder programme is a transformational boost for our small business and is a direct consequence of the support of Made Smarter. “For a small business, navigating the investment in new technology is very difficult. Made Smarter has backed us all the way, accelerated us years ahead, and changed our business forever.”
www.madesmarter.uk
CARTER BEARINGS PROMOTE ‘SPACE HERITAGE’ AT FARNBOROUGH
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he Farnborough Air Show, 22 to 26 July, provides precision bearing
specialist Carter
Manufacturing with the ideal opportunity to showcase its technical expertise in supplying
specialist aerospace bearings and aerospace bearing tool services on Stand 1031 in Hall 1. Carter benefits from the all-important status of ‘Space Heritage’ having had direct involvement in providing complete design and engineering support for prestigious ESA and NASA applications. From critical space to commercial aerospace applications Carter provides precision bearings which are AS9120B and EN ISO9001:2015 certified including; hybrid, thin section, spherical plain and miniature, which are LNG, LOX, CH4, LH2 and LN2 compatible. In addition to supplying specialist bearings Carter also offers the full range of UNASIS Aerospace Bearing Tools which are currently being specified by key customers in the space sector. These tools enable the correct installation of precision aerospace bearings which is critical to harness the full potential of a bearing’s performance and safety of operation. The repercussions of a poorly installed bearing can be far reaching, regardless of whether you are installing a bearing into an airframe assembly, a main shaft on a jet engine, or a suspension system.
www.carterbearings.co.uk 5
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