AUTOMATION & PAINT ROBOTS
Riley
Riley Surface World
recently completed the
successful disposal
of a large number
of ABB robots and
ancillary equipment
from GKN Land
Systems in Telford, UK.
The robots were
formerly used for mig,
spot and projection
welding of commercial
vehicle chassis.
recycles former GKN robots
for the benefit of Midlands
skip manufacturer
One of the beneficiaries of the robot sale was
Dtec Manufacturing Ltd., a recent start-up
company in Walsall. The directors all have
backgrounds in materials handling and have
now started their own manufacturing facility,
specialising in the production of tipping skips,
both light and heavy duty, and forklift
attachments such as snow ploughs, scoops,
cranes and other forms of lifting gear.
One of Dtec’s exclusive products is the TeleSkip. This can be locked to a forklift remotely
from the driver’s cab, with no need for manual
handling or retaining chains. This product has
many health & safety and efficiency benefits.
Dtec directors (l to r) Tim Goodwin,
Neil Anson and Tony Leaver
Dtec Manufacturing supplies the construction
industry and other sectors such as recycling,
warehousing, aerospace,
general engineering and
metal refining. Their
products can be customised
to a customer’s own
requirements, including
corporate colours and logos,
colour coding for ease of
identification in the recycling
process, specially made
buckets, lights and other
The acquisition of the robots will enable Dtec
attachments.
to switch from manual to robotic welding
DTec is using CAD technology to
design its new robotic cells
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According to co-director
Tony Leaver, the acquisition
of the robots, at a small
fraction of their market
value, will enable Dtec
Manufacturing to double its
output from 10 to 20 skips
per day. This will help the
company to satisfy the
demand from its existing
customers and win new
business. Tony also
complimented Riley Surface
One of the robots from
the GKN site clearance
World for their helpful and professional attitude
displayed during the course of the GKN sale.
For further information visit:
www.tippingskips.com
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