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RTA to exhibit a robot welding cell at NMW 2019

2019-06-13T16:14:59+09:30 24th April 2019|

The team at Robot Technologies-Systems Australia (RTA) are excited about the prospect of exhibiting at National Manufacturing Week (NMW) 2019. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, NMW is Australia’s largest gathering of manufacturing decision-makers under one roof. It is the one place for the manufacturing community to come together to be inspired, innovate and connect with one another over the three days. This year’s theme at NMW is ‘Industrial Evolution’ to represent the transform… Read More

Burnside City Council installs TruckWeigh on its HGV fleet

2019-06-23T11:59:50+09:30 18th April 2019|

Burnside City Council recently installed AccuOnboard’s industry-leading TruckWeigh system on ten of its heavy goods vehicles. The council, which employs the most thorough WHS system, wanted to do everything in its power to: reduce/eliminate the risks that overloaded heavy goods vehicles present to drivers and the general public; and to meet its Chain of Responsibility mass management compliance requirements. To ensure that the overload warning and payload control systems were fully utilis… Read More

‘Big Bag King’ industrial metal detector demonstration

2019-06-13T16:14:59+09:30 17th April 2019|

The ‘Big Bag King’ from Fortress sets an unrivalled industry standard for industrial metal detector sensitivity levels being able to detect 2.0 mm stainless steel in 25-50Kg bags of dry product. While the applications of a metal detector are often thought of as locating a potential contaminant inside of small, packaged or unpackaged goods; less so is its application for scanning larger format packaged goods. And in terms of industry necessity this is certainly not the case; as bulk g… Read More

Kawasaki showcases robotic materials handling applications at Automate 2019

2019-06-13T16:14:59+09:30 15th April 2019|

The team from Kawasaki TV (KTV) showcase some awe-inspiring materials handling applications at Automate 2019. These include: high-speed palletising and using the Kawasaki’s state-of-the-art CP180L palletiser robot that boasting cycle times of up to 2050 cycles per hour; a RS007L pick and place robot equipped with a vision system and overdrive feature that enables it to perform processes at lightning speed; and a duAro II cobot. To discover more about how materials handling robots can tra… Read More

AccuWeigh builds 26m weighbridge station for Brisbane quarry

2019-10-07T17:03:51+10:30 11th April 2019|

AccuWeigh recently manufactured, supplied and installed a new 26m weighbridge at a Brisbane quarry on behalf of an international consulting agency. AccuWeigh is a company that works well with engineering companies and consulting agencies that are charged with managing their clients’ projects. This is because AccuWeigh works to best practice project management methodologies that establish, support and promote quality needs analysis, efficient and effective communication and the delivery of… Read More

Are you using your wheel weigh pads correctly?

2019-06-13T16:14:59+09:30 15th February 2019|

Wheel weigh pads are a reliable and accurate means of measuring heavy goods vehicles axle loads. However, as with any other equipment, users need to know how to use vehicle weigh pads (or axle pads as they are also known) properly in order to obtain the best results.   In order to get optimum results from your vehicle weighing equipment, you need a clear understanding of the procedures that need to be followed and you need to be aware of the advantages and the shortcomings of the technology. O… Read More

Toyota Ends Australian Operations

2019-06-13T16:15:01+09:30 2nd October 2017|

It was saddening to witness the last Australian-made Camry roll off the Toyota’s production line this week. For the past three decades, the team at Robot Technologies-Systems Australia has been fortunate to work with an exceptional group of people at one the best performing Toyota plants. As sole supplier of Kawasaki robotics systems for applications that included welding, cutting, painting and materials handling, we were privileged to have played such an integral role in Toyota’s operations… Read More

Doug Smith from RTA speaks at Future Unpacked: Industry Game Changers event

2019-06-13T16:15:02+09:30 22nd August 2017|

RTA founder, Doug Smith was a speaker on a panel at Future Unpacked: Industry Game Changers event, powered by PKN Packaging News and Food & Drink Business Magazine. The event, which attracted an audience of over 200 industry leaders, tackled subject matter about the tsunami of innovation and technology that’s heading our way, and how these powerful forces can be harnessed to propel the food and beverage industry into the future. The panel session explored how a connected infrastructure of… Read More

BOC Opens Applications Technology Centre that showcases RTA’s world leading robotics technology

2019-06-13T16:15:07+09:30 1st December 2016|

A new-concept welding facility opened by BOC at its Rocklea site in Brisbane is set to be an exciting new hub for product applications and testing, research and development, and training. The facility will primarily be used to demonstrate the latest in welding, cutting and heating technology and a robotics automation system supplied by BOC’s automation partner Robot Technologies-Systems Australia. Officially opened during a three day onsite event in November, the Applications Technology Centre… Read More

A Buyer’s Guide To Load Cells

2019-06-13T16:15:09+09:30 4th June 2016|

Load cells are highly sensitive transducers which are the essential heart of every weighing system. They are designed to sense force or weight under a wide range of conditions and there are different types and models to suit the various applications and requirements. Some types of load cell include: weighbridge load cells, on-board truck load cells, double-ended beam load cells, low profile load cells, tank and silo load cells, single point load cells and shear beam low cells. It’s always best… Read More

Smart Axle Weighing in a Remote Location

2019-06-13T16:15:10+09:30 13th May 2016|

AccuWeigh Queensland has recently commissioned one of its LPAX low-profile axle weighing platforms to a quarry in Kenilworth, Queensland. The LPAX is able to weigh vehicle axle groups, one at a time. The digital weight indicator is fitted with purpose-specific software designed to capture and accumulate axle group loads to determine a gross vehicle weight. Because of the remoteness of this quarry, the equipment is powered by a solar panel and, when sunlight is not available, by a high-quality ge… Read More

AccuWeigh Celebrates Valentine’s Day by Donating to Heartkids

2019-06-13T16:15:12+09:30 15th February 2016|

AccuWeigh has just donated $500 to HeartKids, a South Australian and Northern Territory charity dedicated to providing support, encouragement and hope to families of children with heart disease, while raising awareness and vital funding into the causes of this chronic disease. There is very little sadder in life than knowing a child born with or struck down by heart disease and their chance to realise their great potential, which every human being has, jeopardised through no fault of their own.… Read More

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