Industrial robots

Tender description

TWI Ltd seeks to develop new inspection procedures and analysis techniques aimed at reducing the time and cost burden of quality assurance of components with challenging geometries. To help attain the reduction in inspection time, automated, robotic large area scanning and manipulation to cover complex geometries is to be implemented as part of the solution. The tendered solution should comprise an inspection cell incorporating 2 robot manipulators positioned opposite each other and mounted on independent track systems. In addition provision should be made for a removable turntable system capable of encoded rotation about the vertical axis of a 3.5 m diameter x2 m high cylindrical component weighing 800 kg. Components will be loaded onto the turntable by overhead crane. TWI will be holding a site visit at TWI Wales in relation to this tender on Tuesday the 7.3.2017 at 10:00 which is expected to last approximately 2 hours. If you would like to attend please send full attendee names and a copy of photographic ID such as a passport or driving licence no later than 15:00 on Monday the 6.3.2017 through the in-tend correspondence facility. You will also be required to bring photographic ID on the day of the site visit. TWI is 1 of the world's foremost independent research and technology organisations, with expertise in solving problems in all aspects of manufacturing, fabrication and whole-life integrity management technologies. Established in Cambridge, UK in 1946 and with facilities across the globe, the company has a first class reputation for service through its teams of internationally respected consultants, scientists, engineers and support staff, whose knowledge and expertise is available to its Industrial Members as and when they require. This specification has been produced as part of an initiative known as AEMRI (Advanced Engineering Materials Research Institute), which is funded by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) using European Regional Development Funds (ERDF). AEMRI seeks to create a unique facility housing a critical mass of equipment, expertise and resources. AEMRI provides an environment to test and prove the limits of performance of advanced materials. Through the use of advanced modelling and simulation methods, full, large-scale mechanical test structures will be designed and built upon finite element analysis (FEA) calculations. Advanced, automated non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques will be developed with the aim of saving the industry time and production costs as well as minimising the risk of catastrophic structural failures. AEMRI will deliver the objectives of the project through the following four technical strands: — Modelling and Simulation of High Performance Materials and Structures. — Advanced Robotic Inspection of Complex Geometry Structures. — Inspection Systems for Very Large Structures for the Green Energy Sector. — Nuclear Fabrication Research Centre. Please ensure that any queries are submitted through the in-tend correspondence facility.