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Robotic Machining Center
Potato Depositor
PAST PROJECTS
 Robotic Machining CenterTDI designed a robotic machining center with an electric spindle motor and automatic tool change for Bode. This cell is used to process structural insulated panels into modular homes. |  DepositorTDI designed a depositor capable of depositing mash potato. This machine is used in the production of potato top pies. This depositor is also able to deposit various other products. |  Edible Cup PressTDI developed a press to produce edible coffee cups for TWICE |
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 Mold Pattern DesignTDI designed four different mold patterns, each containing multiple components. The design process involved selecting a pattern layout, designing molding features such as runner, gates and risers, and developing the cope and drag patterns. |  Band Tillage MachineTDI completed the design of two Band Tillage machines for Palmerston North company Precision Cultivation. The machines perform cutting, ripping, tilling, flattening and sowing operations in banded soil rows. TDI developed two machine variants – one with six cultivating rows at a 500mm pitch, and one with four cultivating rows at a 750mm pitch. |  Washing Cabinet Production LineTDI was contracted to design four stations of a large washing machine cabinet production line. Two of these stations were clinching stations with double axis servo control of the tooling, one was an indexing and clinching station, and the fourth was a pick and place servo motor transfer station. The work involved concept generation, detailed design, FEA simulation and producing manufacturing drawings. |
 Hamilton Jet Machining FixtureTDI developed two work-holding fixtures for Hamilton Jet as part of upgrades to their production facilities. Each fixture accommodates multiple parts in several configurations for NC machining operations. |  Shou Shugi Ban (Timber Charring)TDI designed, manufactured & commissioned a prototype machine for automating the ancient Japanese technique of Shou Shugi Ban (charring timber) for architectural cladding and facades. |  Fabrication FixtureIn this project for Hamilton Jet, TDI designed and manufactured a fixture to position jet unit components prior to fabrication. |
 Rangiora Bakery Paper Cup DenesterTDI has completed the development of a machine retrofit to improve the performance of a muffin cup denester. |  Hamilton Jet Machining FixtureTDI developed two work-holding fixtures for Hamilton Jet as part of upgrades to their production facilities. Each fixture accommodates multiple parts in several configurations for NC machining operations. |  Electric Gellato CartTDI developed a design to strengthen an ice-cream stall and allow it to to raise and lower automatically on electric linear actuators. Our customer now has the coolest stall in town! |
 Fridge Production Line UpgradeTDI completed the design of a large upgrade to an existing automated fridge cabinet production line in North America. This upgrade allowed size changeability between product models and included the design of complex, high-speed transfer systems as well as manually actuated mechanism. Full working drawings were completed for manufacture. |  Bakery AutomationTDI completed the design of an automated front end of a bread line (for an Australian bakery). This automatically unloads stacks of empty bread crates from a dolly platform into the machine, then singulates and conveys into a washer. Full working drawings were completed for manufacture |  Render with coffee beans and shop front.As part of an internal project TDI is working on the design of an automated batch and dispatch system. ​This system will work with powder product - e.g. malt, coffee - and will automatically dispense product from a number of different hoppers according to customer orders - e.g. different malt combinations for home brewing. ​ ​The machine will meter the product, mix it together, dispense the correct quantity, bag it and even order the courier for final delivery! |
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