AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS
Dematec works closely with its customers to get the best solutions to their process and production challenges, combining advanced systems technology and innovative design with practical and cost-effective applications. The company is committed to engineering transformation through utilisation of its broad spectrum of skills in electrical design and installation, control software integration, product sensing and identification, motion control applications, and data reporting and telemetry. Dematec will tailor automation solutions to mutually-determined specifications, timeline and budget. The client is paramount and an essential member of the One Team Methodology. Globally, Dematec has designed and installed systems for Australian companies in the UK, China, South Africa, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. 
Defence
Reference Projects
Bulk gas facility and integrated gas detection at the Techport Common User Facility
Dematec Automation has recently finished the successful commissioning of a new BOC bulk gas facility with an integrated gas detection system at Defence SA’s Techport Australia’s Common User Facility (CUF). The gas delivery system at the CUF will be predominantly used to supply industrial gases to ASC in the construction of the new Air Warfare Destroyers.
Defence SA commissioned Dematec to upgrade the existing gas detection system to enable remote monitoring and control of the gas delivery system throughout the facility. BOC commissioned Dematec at the same time to design and install a monitoring and control system for the bulk gas facility at the CUF site.
Shiplift leading light at Techport Common User Facility
Dematec Automation designed, installed, and commissioned a Vega Leading Light arrangement for guiding vessels into the Common User Facility Shiplift (the largest shiplift in the southern hemisphere). The Leading Light tower is located on Torrens Island, directly across the Port River from the Common User Facility Shiplift. A solar powered control system with radio telemetry link is used to control and monitor the Leading Light from the Common User Facility SCADA system.
Food & Beverage
Reference Projects
Bakery line controls # 1
- Design and installation of a centralised control system for a production line with existing stand-alone machines and equipment.
- SCADA interface for improved diagnostics and reliability, reduced wastage from 18% of production to less than 1%.
- Installation and commissioning completed within 9 days of scheduled downtime.
Bakery line controls # 2
- Upgrade of electrical, control, and safety system for an existing baking line.
- Centralised control system with SCADA interface for improved diagnostics and reliability with common plant ‘look & feel’ for operators.
- Cutover & commissioning completed within 5 days of scheduled downtime.
Flour silo hazardous area upgrade
- Upgrade of electrical and control system for an existing flour silo system to bring it up to required standards.
- Replacement of existing hardwired control logic with PLC and HMI for improved control and diagnostics.
Manufacturing
Applications
- Process monitoring and control;
- Rollforming, metal slitting, and cut to length;
- Control and safety on industrial machines;
- Production line control and sequencing;
Reference Projects
Automated Cell for Manufacturing UHF Antenna's
- Automation of a previously manual process.
- Forms individual elements for each boom.
- Forms the boom at the same time as it is forming elements.
- Feeds the elements and fixes them to the boom.
- Provides the operator with a nearly complete part for final assembly and packaging.
- Production line exported to the UK in 2008.
- Configurable servo-controlled line with 50 product variants with different widths and patterns.
- Line able to run foam-filled dual skin sectional doors or single skin doors.
- Remote connection facility to enable support from Australia.
- Production line installed in Brisbane in 2011.
- Configurable servo-controlled line with 50 product variants with different widths and patterns.
- Line able to run foam-filled dual skin sectional doors or single skin doors.
- Remote connection facility to enable support from Adelaide.
- Product assembly, picking, sorting and packing;
- Fruit, nut and vegetable cleaning, trimming and processing;
- Concrete spraying;
- Automated welding and seam finding.
- Product assembly;
- Product selection and sorting;
- Automated welding;
- Product loading and packing;
- Concrete spraying;
- Operator training;
- Robot servicing.
- Automation of a previously manual process.
- 900 product variants in 7 housing sizes, stored as configurable ‘recipes’ by the control system.
- Small batch runs, 10 minute cell changeover between products by unskilled operators.
- Uses four robots with five industrial cameras to identify, locate, and pick the component parts.
- A fifth robot completes the assembly and dispenses the finished part down an exit chute.
- Four cells currently in production.
- Automation of a previously manual process.
- Removes the stalk and roots from vegetables prior to brushing process.
- Mobile and self-contained production cell designed to be transported to packing sheds on a semi-trailer.
- Uses three robots with three industrial cameras to identify, locate, and pick the product from a continuous conveyor belt.
- Product is guided through rotating saws to pre-process and placed into segmented outfeed conveyors depending on size.
- Automation of a entirely new process.
- Cleans the barrel of wine soaked timber.
- Rejuvinates the barrel to be re-used rather than discarded.
- Economic and green.
- Use of SCADA systems for total factory automation and data collection;
- Development of customized reports from production data for process analysis and optimisation;
- Telemetry for remote processes;
- Remote connectivity and access to networks and controls for external support services.
- Servicing and maintenance of industrial equipment;
- 24 hour support;
- Remote access capability;
- Site audits and recommendations for service program.
Automation of foam-filled sectional door line
Automation of laminated sectional door line
Robotic Systems
Dematec has a solid track record in Australia for the design and installation of robotic and sensing systems for the manufacturing and agricultural industries. Isaac Asimov coined the phrase “robotics” in 1941 and the short history of robots has been an exciting one at Dematec. Its expertise in software design, intelligent mechanics, sensing and electronics are aligned to provide industrial robots used to perform jobs safer, more accurately and reliably than humans and at lower long-term cost. Dematec’s systems are widely used in assembly, processing, packing, and mass production of industrial and agricultural goods. Dematec also provides operator training and an around-the-clock maintenance and servicing program.
Recently Developed Robotic Systems
Applications
Reference Projects
Assembly of irrigation fittings
Pre-processing of vegetables
Wine barrel rejuvenation
Factory Networking & Production Monitoring
Scheduled Maintenance Programs
Automation & Robotics Project Summaries