AUTOMATION
Strategic – Applied Integration CEO Garry Lofthouse says the DTA deal is another highcalibre partnership added to the firm ’ s portfolio . PICTURE : TOM BANKS
Heavy load – Applied Integration ’ s exclusive UK partnership with DTA enables the firm to offer smart move solutions for payloads of all types up to and beyond 120 tonnes . smart factory digital transformation , while ensuring minimal adoption disruption , optimised ROI , future-proofed investments and development of world class logistics and manufacturing processes through effective technology adoption .
Peter Moore , Applied Integration ’ s robotics and automation business and strategy manager , explained : “ As an autonomous vehicle solution supplier , we experienced a large increase in demand for autonomous and remote control transports for very heavy , very large payloads for applications such as steel mills , shipbuilding , aerospace , trains , press shops and so on .
“ Our exclusive UK partnership with DTA extends our range and enables us to offer smart move solutions for payloads of all types up to , and beyond , a very impressive 120 tonnes for both indoor and outdoor applications .
“ These heavy payload smart movers can also be used in collaborative mode for tandem , quad vehicle transport of very large structures such as aircraft , trains , boats etcetera .
“ The use of autonomous transports in manufacturing production and warehouse logistics is growing rapidly due to the operational benefits they deliver . In many industries it is the only way to deliver operation KPIs and / or move payloads efficiently .
“ Our partnership with DTA simply opens the door to the same benefits for customers with heavy or large payloads .”
Within the shipbuilding , nuclear , train , wind turbine and steel industry , there is huge demand to move heavy payloads cost effectively and efficiently .
DTA offers a solution to this with its AGVs . Applied Integration works with major blue-chip clients and to offer them reliable solutions , they need to work with partners that provide smart solutions to these problems .
Applied Integration ’ s clients are often transporting payloads that are of extremely high value and so choose DTA as it has vast experience in both consistent indoor and outdoor transports . DTA vehicles eradicate the risk of dropping high-value heavy payloads , therefore saving their clients time and money .
Peter said : “ When we ’ re partnered with well-known partners who have been in the game for a long time , it makes our clients feel confident . They know that when they put their 50-tonne item on top of a vehicle , it will move it effectively and will do for many years .”
He explained that the vehicles will be either existing “ standard builds ” – remote-controlled or fully autonomous – which can be modified in the UK if necessary , or brand new , bespoke vehicles .
Applied Integration CEO Garry Lofthouse said : “ This is another highcalibre , strategic partnership added to our portfolio , ensuring we have the necessary components to deliver a suite of class-leading , autonomous vehicles to UK industry – some would say a very ‘ Smart Move ’!”
The partnership has been welcomed in Spain , too . DTA sales director Gonzalo de Sebastian said : “ We are very excited about our partnership with Applied Integration .
“ DTA was actively looking for a UK partner to work with , and we selected Applied Integration based on their high level expertise in autonomous vehicle technologies and system integration .
“ We believe their skills , combined with our class-leading heavy-duty transporters , will provide the ideal solution for efficient heavy payload transports for the UK market .”
All DTA transporters are easy to handle , require low maintenance , have different steering modes and robust , sturdy frames , and feature safety and security systems to avoid possible accidents .
Applied Integration is a leading systems integrator , specialising in delivering the latest industry technologies with a focus on Industry 4.0 , digitalisation , Internet of Things ( IoT ), analytics , big data / cloud technologies , safety safety-critical ( SIL1 , SIL2 , SIL3 ) and robotics and collaborative robots ( cobots ).
Founded in 2005 , AI has a dynamic , 60-plus strong engineering team with many years of combined experience .
For more information , visit appliedintegration . co . uk and dtglobalservice . com .
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