19 May 2010

Cutting Edge

 

In a step to further optimize the production process, ICT has successfully secured funding from TechNZ to design and build a robotic programming and printing system. The project will be implemented by a ME postgraduate from the University of Auckland, in conjunction with the business investment programme at the Foundation for Research Science and Technology, and will result in a fully automated machine for high volume programming, laser etching and packaging of access control consumable products.

Our robotics expert James Jia gained his experience in the medical and energy generation fields, and brings with him a wealth of knowledge and previous research. Replacing the current labour-intensive manual process, the automated programming system will be capable of running error-free in an unsupervised state 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, potentially producing 10 times the current volume of programmed, printed products. This means that instead of keeping up with the competition, ICT will be light years ahead.