PA were approached by a worldwide car component manufacturer, with an opportunity to tender for the design and construction of a large heavy-duty processing line with integral palletising, within one of its UK manufacturing sites.
The URS was to automatically unwind rolls of heavy carpet, measure and cut to size then stack the pre-set quantity onto a pallet or steel stillage which was placed on a scissor lift.
The solution required complete mechanical and electrical design, sourcing key HD assemblies from third-party suppliers, weekly project management and full construction and test on the end customer’s site.
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