UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · Awarded contract
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Supply of Two Industrial Robots and Controllers to University of Sheffield

Awarded 04 Sep 2022

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Awarded04 Sep 2022
Value£72,370.00
RegionYorkshire and The Humber
CategoryManufacturing & Industrial
Ended 2y 2mo ago2y term
Awarded 4 Sept 2022Expired 3 Sept 2024

The University of Sheffield awarded a contract to Kuka Robotics UK Ltd for the supply of two industrial robots and controllers, including training, on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Castings Group at Catcliffe, South Yorkshire.

The contract, valued at £72,370, covers a high payload six-axis robotic arm with a 250 ± 10 kg payload and a small payload six-axis robotic arm with a 20 ± 2 kg payload, each with latest version controllers and offline programming software.

The robots are intended for research cells at the AMRC Factory 2050 facility in Sheffield.

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