Congratulations to GMIT, hosts of the 2020 Surf Intervarsity’s event, which was shortlisted by Student Sport Ireland for ‘Event of the year 2020’. Ward Automation were proud to be a main sponsor of the event which also incorporated the 20×20 Women in Sport campaign entitled ‘If she can’t see it, she can’t be it’. The […]
Watch this video to see one of the longest intelligent track systems in Europe in action. It is an exciting time at our Sligo facility! Our team of engineers have begun testing our Rockwell Automation iTRAK at full speed. It is one of the longest intelligent track systems in Europe at 20 metres in […]
Our Sligo team are currently completing a syringe processing machine that utilise 5 high resolution cameras using Cognex VisionPro software running on a dedicated Industrial PC. Inspections include Syringe flange integrity test – inspecting for chips, cracks & defects in glass pre-filled syringes and OCR on label batch data, along with GS1 Datamatrix […]
We are proud of our team who are producing 3D printed face shields and surgical mask ear guards, to donate to hospitals and nursing homes to aid in the fight against COVID 19. The headbands are produced on 3D printers at the Ward Automation Sligo facility. A transparent plastic visor, cut from acetate, is added […]
A team at our Sligo site are currently building a fully automated syringe inspection packaging machine for one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. A critical process step is to separate and place the lids on the tubs. Our bespoke lid separation unit with integrated vision presents a single lid to a Staubli TX2-60 robot […]
We are delighted to be a main sponsor of the 2020 Surf Intervarsity’s to take place in Mayo from March 6th to 8th. The contest will be hosted by Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) on Achill Island. Up to 200 surfers are expected to participate in the annual event which aims to empower students in […]