RMT Robotics Announces Tire Palletizing System Sale in China

Part of a larger project, the sale is RMT's first in China

Grimsby, Ontario, Canada (August 28, 2012) - RMT Robotics® (www.rmtrobotics.com), a Cimcorp Oy company, is pleased to to announce a new tire palletizing system sale in China as part of a larger project with Hanwha TechM, RMT's Korean automation partner. The robotic palletizing system will be part of an automated cured tire storage and retrieval system. Installation is scheduled for the first quarter of 2013.


RMT's solution represents the most ergonomically effective approach to tire handling and provides a level of accuracy for traceability in palletizing and storage that cannot be surpassed by previous methods. The system also optimizes the use of facility floor space.

"RMT Robotics is pleased to be working with our partner Hanwha TechM to provide this sophisticated automation solution," said Don Heelis, global sales manager of tire systems, RMT Robotics. "The installation is representative of the current state-of-the-art technology in this area of the tire factory."

For more information, please contact Lori Vaughan, marketing coordinator, RMT Robotics, at lorivaughan@rmtrobotics.com.

For media information, please contact Kim Zdanowicz, public relations, Koroberi, Inc. (www.koroberi.com), by phone at +1 919-945-0548 or by email at kim@koroberi.com.

About RMT Robotics
RMT Robotics (www.rmtrobotics.com), a Cimcorp Oy Company, is a global company that manufactures and integrates turnkey robotic gantry-based order fulfillment and tire handling solutions designed to reduce operating costs and streamline operations.

To extend the flexibility of robotics beyond a fixed workspace, RMT Robotics also manufactures and integrates ADAM™, the category-defining autonomous mobile robot. The ADAM system redefines the purpose and function of industrial AGVs by performing intelligent robotic transport of materials in complex, random origin to random destination industrial environments.

Since 1981, RMT Robotics has been recognized around the globe as an innovator in robotics materials handling. RMT helps our customers compete in an increasingly aggressive and price-sensitive global marketplace by providing best-in-class robotic handling solutions.

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