Robots recycled
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.
One of the beneficiaries of the robot sale was Dtec Manufacturing, a recent start-up company in Walsall. The directors have backgrounds in materials handling and have started their own manufacturing facility, specialising in the production of tipping skips and forklift attachments.
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.
