LATEST PROJECTS

This project is a testament to the rigorous and strict procedures we follow at Robotic Innovations. We call it "The Clock" - and it never fails! With 20 years of experience, hundreds of systems installed, and countless lessons learned, we completed this project ahead...

The video says it all - Only 5 easy steps to set-up a CoPal system by Robotic Innovations. Get in touch with us to discuss your automation...

There are many great reasons to automate, which often leads to companies over-automating a process. What is over-automation? It is the installation of equipment that does not increase through-put, increase quality or reduce stoppages. Robotic Innovations are focused...

As metalcasters contend with a shortage of skilled workers, the requirements for environmental protection and resource conservation, increased quality requirements, and greater emphasis on ergonomics, Atlantis Foundries is expanding its focus on complete automation....

Task Master Cobot system by Robotic Innovations is a single platform with multiple inter-changeable accessories. This system is capable of palletising, CNC machine tending, box erecting and sheet metal bending. The bottlenecks experienced within a manufacturing...

This project has been a top priorities for the management of Atlantis Foundries for a long time. With injuries caused due to massive access constraints having to make use of a large manual angle grinder, the operators tired very quickly. This led to a reduction in...

In a market where labour is not only expensive but also in very short supply, the company X Circle made the conscious decision to invest in equipment that focused on requiring as little human intervention as possible. As an international ICT infrastructure equipment...

This Robotic Innovations project has is all: Robotic 2D vision picking, auto tab removals, precision glue/PU application, 2D vision camera bracket application with force control. The mechanics are next level with multi tray parts loading, windshield location, sealer...

Praga Technical (Pty) Ltd., a leading automotive parts supplier, was looking for the latest in robotic spot welding technology. Robotic Innovations, amongst a number of robotic systems integrators, was approached and requested to present what we could offer. After a...

In striving to always be ahead of the competition, Robotic Innovations decided to design and build a compact, mobile, all-inclusive Cobot welding system. With Cobots being all the rage since their introduction into the marketplace, we have seen Cobots being used in...

Robotic Innovations was commissioned by the largest fruit juice producer in South Africa, Ceres Fruit Producers, to supply a robotic solution to detect, empty out and re-stack fruit crates. Being fed into the plant, 3 crates high by forklifts, makes positive location...

Having visited many automation suppliers and trade shows all over the world, the company Wire Products Poultry in Johannesburg was at a loss to find anyone willing to automatically weld their shopping trolleys together for them. They found their solution on home soil...

At 37kg’s per part and a cutting time of approximately 35 minutes, this project was born out of necessity for our client B&O Machining (Pty) Ltd. With an array of both large and small CNC Machining centers, B&O are well equipped to perform almost any machining...

Moving a heavy automotive chassis from one point to another is one thing. Flipping it 180° within the same movement is quite something else. This was the challenge given to Robotic Innovations recently. Made even more difficult by the fact that the chassis stillage...

Quite a feat of engineering when done correctly, robotic linear rails give an articulated 6-axis robot proverbial legs that greatly increases its working envelope. As in the case of this robotic chassis transfer solution provided by Robotic Innovations, a Fanuc...

Ultrasonic welding, for thermoplastic injection moulded components, is a process that uses mechanical vibrations above the audible range. The vibrations, produced by a welding sonotrode or horn, as it generally is known, are used to soften or melt the thermoplastic...

In 2019 Robotic Innovations was commissioned by Italian owned company ACO South Africa, to design and manufacture a robotic welding system for their world class grease traps. The project went off so well, that we were once again commissioned to design and manufacture...

One of the latest projects completed by Robotic Innovations, incorporated the use of the new Lincoln Electric Hyperfill welding technology. The Hyperfill technology is unique in that the system uses a single wire feeder and 700AMP power source, to weld two 1.2mm² (up...

Thermaspray leads the field in providing advanced thermal spray coating technology solutions based on a number of highly specialised processes, and have recently expanded their service offering to include laser cladding. Laser cladding is used to refurbish components...

Jambmax, a Cape Town based company specializing in the manufacturing of steel door- and window-frames, designing special and architectural frames, approached Robotic Innovations to integrate a Fanuc robot with their new CNC controlled bending press. The motivation for...

34 000 000 bags and 6 years later, Kwikbuild Cement’s first Fanuc M-410iB 140HS palletizing robot started to show signs of excessive wear. For over a year, the robot was carefully monitored and regularly checked. It became apparent that the reducers (gearboxes) had...

Bepicon is a leading, medium-sized steel manufacturing company situated in Pretoria, Gauteng. They supply manufacturing solutions to the telecommunications industry, construction, industrial and domestic markets, including but not limited to steel brackets, fences and...

AfriSam is a leading supplier of superior quality construction materials and technical solutions. Their cement, aggregate and readymix concrete construction materials have been contributing significantly to infrastructure development in Africa over the last 80 years....

ACO is a multinational specialist drainage systems business entity focused on the provision of drainage solutions both for interior and exterior purposes. Parts are manufactured from stainless steel to ensure acid corrosion and stain resistance. Every ACO product...

Robotic palletizers were introduced in the early 1980s and have an end of arm tool (end effector) to grab the product from a conveyor or layer table and position it onto a pallet. The end of arm tooling has evolved in recent years to accommodate a variation of pack...

The team at Robotic Innovations are proud to have installed many robotic systems for automotive supplier Shatterprufe, a division of the PG Group. Shatterprufe supply about 1.2 million windscreens and 2.5 million toughened glass per year of which 50% is for local and...

Atlantis Foundries, a company situated in the industrial suburb of Atlantis, specialises in casting engine blocks for commercial trucks and yellow equipment for export to engine manufacturers in the UK, USA, Brazil and China. Being part of a global supply chain and...

Atlantis foundries have embarked on a process that will pave the way to becoming a Smart Foundry by embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This project aims to combine various technologies available to gather and analyse process data, with the aim of improving...

MechTech talks to Altus Mostert, managing director of Robotic Innovations about the benefits of robot palletizing as a compromise between labour-intensive manual packing, and high-speed dedicated palletizing machines. Robotic Innovations was established in 2004 by...

With 2010 projects totalling more than R80 million, Robor Pipe Systems is poised for a year filled with great success. Contributing to that success is the company’s continuous investment in research and development, and its up-to-date knowledge of South Africa’s...

The use of welding robots is often limited to large production runs of identical items, not so much because of the cost of the robot or the programming effort, but because of the need for a suitably accurate jig for each new part. Altus Mostert of Robotic Innovations...

African Fusion recently witnessed a demonstration of robotic welding at the Irene premises of Robotic Innovations, the systems integration partner for Lincoln Electric. Nahanni Nagle of Lincoln Electric and Altus Mostert of Robotic Innovations have teamed up to...

African Fusion talks to Nahanni Nagle, regional manager of Lincoln Electric sub-Saharan Africa, about welding automation and how to go about making appropriate choices from a welding perspective. In welding automation, you often get a sense that the robot suppliers...

Robotic Innovations (Pty) Ltd – a turnkey robotics and industrial automation specialist based in Route 21 Corporate Park, Irene – describes itself as a provider of robotic solutions to non-OEM industries. MechTech visits the company and talks to Altus Mostert, its...

South African scada developers, Adroit Technologies, and integration partner Robotic Innovations, joined forces in February 2008 to implement a robotic investment casting solution for CSIR’s Material Science and Manufacturing division. The CSIR Materials Science and...

The economy may be off to a slow start in 2009, but that doesn’t mean you can’t play ahead for better times.  These are the “Top Ten” reasons why you should purchase an industrial robot today. Lowest cost / highest quality wins market share The economic pressures on...

Stainless Precision Engineering or SPE (Pty) Ltd manufactures hundreds of different components and sheet metal products in steel, stainless steel and aluminium. African Fusion visits the facility and speaks to Hannes Marlin and John Kingsbury about the use of welding...

SA Instrumentation & Control - The Official Journal of the SAIMC April 2007 Where others have tried and failed, a local automotive coil manufacturer in Nigel has succeeded in creating what it claims to be the world’s first server drive application (or ball and claw)...