THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · Awarded contract
Awarded

Supply of Industrial Robots and Ancillary Equipment to AMRC Wales

Awarded 20 Nov 2019

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Awarded20 Nov 2019
Value£268,513.24
RegionWales
CategoryManufacturing & Industrial
Ended 4y 12mo ago2y term
Awarded 20 Nov 2019Expired 20 Nov 2021

The University of Sheffield awarded a contract to KUKA Robotics UK Ltd for the purchase of industrial robots, end effectors, and ancillary equipment to support manufacturing research activities at the new AMRC Wales facility in Broughton, Flintshire.

The contract, valued at £268,513.24, covers five lots: serial arm robots with payloads exceeding 200kg and 700kg, a serial arm robot training cell, a serial arm robot with over 7kg payload for high-care food manufacturing, and a 4-axis SCARA robot for high-care food manufacturing.

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