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  "card_url": "https://itha.ai/c/rnaautomation.com/card.json",
  "status": "unclaimed",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-04",
  "revision": 1,
  "provenance_url": "https://itha.ai/c/rnaautomation.com/provenance.json",
  "card": {
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        "europe",
        "north_america",
        "apac",
        "middle_east_africa"
      ],
      "use_cases": [
        "component feeding and orientation",
        "robotic assembly and material handling",
        "injection moulding automation",
        "bowl feeder refurbishment and servicing"
      ],
      "industries": [
        "pharmaceutical",
        "medical device",
        "automotive",
        "electronics",
        "plastics",
        "aerospace and defence",
        "food and beverage",
        "packaging",
        "fasteners"
      ]
    },
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          "status": "self_declared"
        },
        {
          "id": "ctuvus",
          "status": "self_declared",
          "evidence_url": "https://www.rnaautomation.com/about-us/our-company/"
        },
        {
          "id": "safecontractor",
          "status": "self_declared"
        }
      ]
    },
    "company": {
      "hq": {
        "city": "Birmingham",
        "region": "West Midlands",
        "country": "GB"
      },
      "url": "https://www.rnaautomation.com/",
      "name": "RNA Automation",
      "domain": "rnaautomation.com",
      "founded": 1986,
      "same_as": [
        "https://www.linkedin.com/company/rna-automation-ltd_2",
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA_Automation",
        "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7277165"
      ],
      "employees": {
        "max": 50,
        "min": 11
      },
      "legal_name": "RNA Automation Ltd",
      "description": "Designs and manufactures vibratory bowl feeders, flexible and linear feeding systems, and robotic handling, assembly, and injection-moulding automation for component manufacturers, operating from Birmingham, UK since 1986 as part of the Rhein-Nadel Automation Group, founded 1898 in Aachen, Germany."
    },
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            "pharmaceutical",
            "automotive",
            "electronics",
            "food and beverage"
          ]
        },
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        "name": "Vibratory Bowl Feeders",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Vibratory bowl feeders from 69 mm to 1200 mm diameter in stainless steel, aluminium, or polyamide that sort, orient, and present components for downstream assembly and packaging processes.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ],
        "certifications": [
          {
            "id": "ce",
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          },
          {
            "id": "csa",
            "issuer": "CSA",
            "status": "self_declared"
          }
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        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Flexible Feeders",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Modular flexible feeding systems (FlexType P, FlexCube, FlexType R/VT) combining vibratory feeders, vision guidance, and robots to handle varying part shapes with software-based changeover.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "linear-feeders",
        "url": "https://www.rnaautomation.com/products/feeding-and-handling/linear-feeders/",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Linear Feeders",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Multi-lane linear feeder systems up to 3 metres long, driven by multi-magnet units, that convey and buffer oriented components from bowl feeders to downstream assembly or inspection stations.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "centrifugal-feeders",
        "url": "https://www.rnaautomation.com/products/feeding-and-handling/centrifugal-feeders/",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Centrifugal Feeders",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Centrifugal feeders, including the VariFeed option, that orient and feed components at rates from 20 to 3000 parts per minute for food, pharmaceutical, and FMCG production lines.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "robotic-handling-systems",
        "url": "https://www.rnaautomation.com/products/bespoke-automation/robotic-systems/",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Robotic Handling Systems",
        "role": "integrator",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Robotic handling cells for assembly, material handling, palletizing, vision inspection, welding, and machine tending, integrating 6/7-axis, SCARA, and collaborative robots.",
        "channels": [
          "direct"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "integration_service",
            "applications": [
              "assembly",
              "material_handling",
              "palletizing",
              "inspection",
              "welding",
              "machine_tending"
            ],
            "robot_brands": [
              "universal_robots"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "integration_required": "none"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "injection-moulding-automation",
        "url": "https://www.rnaautomation.com/products/bespoke-automation/injection-moulding-automation/",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Injection Moulding Automation",
        "role": "integrator",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Robotic automation for injection moulding covering part removal, insert moulding, two-shot overmoulding, and post-processing such as deburring, inspection, and laser marking.",
        "channels": [
          "direct"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "integration_service",
            "applications": [
              "material_handling",
              "assembly",
              "inspection"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.1"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "component-assembly-machines",
        "url": "https://www.rnaautomation.com/products/bespoke-automation/component-assembly-machines/",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Component Assembly Machines",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Manual, semi-automatic, fully automatic, and custom assembly machines combining feeding, pressing, screwing, welding, or bonding stations with quality inspection and PLC/HMI control.",
        "channels": [
          "direct"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "lifecycle-services",
        "url": "https://www.rnaautomation.com/services",
        "kind": "service",
        "name": "Lifecycle Services & Spares",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Bowl feeder relining and refurbishment, OEM spare parts, on-site servicing, and CAD-based digital solutions delivered by factory-trained engineers with UK-based support and turnaround.",
        "channels": [
          "direct"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "support_service",
            "spec_version": "0.1"
          }
        }
      }
    ],
    "engagement": {
      "url": "https://www.rnaautomation.com/contact/",
      "phone": "+44 (0)121 749 2566",
      "methods": [
        "quote_request",
        "consultation"
      ]
    },
    "extensions": {
      "robotics": {
        "roles": [
          "component_manufacturer",
          "systems_integrator"
        ],
        "service_area": [
          "europe",
          "north_america",
          "apac",
          "middle_east_africa"
        ],
        "spec_version": "0.1"
      }
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-04"
  }
}