
ABB has officially opened a new facility, ABB Robotics Machine-Tending Limited (RMT) in Rayong province, to produce machine-tending robotics.
The opening yesterday, was attended by Staffan Herrstrom, Sweden’s ambassador to Thailand, and Sirichote Singsa, who oversees ABB’s Robotics and Motion division in Thailand.
Under the Thailand 4.0 initiative, the robotics industry is a key element in raising productivity in other areas.
Machine tending will play a key role in supporting robotics in a variety of industries, including mould, die casting, machinery and automobiles.
The project encourages business owners to adapt and adjust to new technologies and innovations over the next five years.
RMT will provide support for production processes that call for automated machine tending, such as using robots to feed components to lathes and mills.
ABB combines its portfolio of more than 800 machine-tending cell systems with dedicated machine-tending software, which can reduce engineering costs, the most significant expense associated with installing a new machine.