RNA AUTOMATION LTD

Automation and robotics have revolutionised production at Armitage Shanks, a leading UK manufacturer of bathroom fixtures and plumbing supplies. Looking to improve productivity and solve an employee health and safety challenge, Armitage Shanks deployed an automated tank punching system. This has increased output, improved workplace safety, and at the same time relieved employees from repetitive tasks.

3D printing and additive manufacturing are a subject on everyone’s lips. And as the largest manufacturer and supplier of vibratory bowl feeding equipment in Europe, RNA have been breaking new ground in this innovative technology for more than five years. Cost savings, rapid production, flexible material selection and, of course, 100% repeatable production are the main advantages of adopting this technology.

The world’s leading power management company approached RNA to design and develop a fully automated printing machine to perform pad printing of two variants of switch body. The system was manufactured in a compact design, equipped with a switch body feeding system, a 4-station rotary indexing table, a high-speed colour pad printer, main controller and operating panel.

A standardised feeding system for the furniture industry that stands out due to low costs and a reduced delivery time: that’s the new “screw automat” we’re launching as an RNA standard. RNA has developed a standardised sorting and feeding system for screws for the furniture industry that stands out as a cost effective solution which shortens the delivery time to the customer.