Industrial robots

Tender description

The design, manufacture, delivery, installation and commissioning of ESS remote handling system. The requirement includes design, manufacture, delivery, installation and commissioning (including all required testing, verification and documentation) of the following: Remotely operated Dexterous Manipulator(s) that can undertake a series of manipulation tasks. 1 or more remotely operated Hoist(s). The equipment necessary to deploy the dexterous manipulation and hoist(s) at various locations around the active cells. Aspects of the electrical and control systems required for the above equipment. The European Spallation Source (ESS) is a new build scientific research facility that is currently under construction to the North East of Lund, Sweden. This facility includes the active cells, for which the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority are undertaking delivery of an integrated, remotely operated handling and processing capability — part of which is the robotic handling system. Delivery of the robotic handling system is the basis for the requirement of this procurement. The scope of works is to provide a robotic handling system to carry out manipulation and lifting tasks within the ESS active cells. This system may consist of multiple interacting machines and can be deployed from crane rails and through wall penetrations as required. There is discretionary scope to provide additional supporting tooling and machinery. The requirement includes design, manufacture, delivery, installation and commissioning (including all required testing, verification and documentation) of the following: Remotely operated Dexterous Manipulator(s) that can undertake a series of manipulation tasks, such as maintenance of other equipment inside the active cells, cleaning actives and attaching lifting adaptors. 1 or more remotely operated Hoist(s). Depending on the location within the active cells, the required hoist safe working load requirements vary between 2 t and 25 t. The equipment necessary to deploy the dexterous manipulation and hoist(s) at various locations around the active cells. Aspects of the electrical and control systems required for the above equipment.