Automated Potted Plant Loader
Automated machine for loading potted plants into trays of various sizes and configurations.
Projects
Livestock Improvement Corporation NZ (LIC) - Customer Story
"This year we will probably sample about 11.5 million samples. Each sample needs to be individually processed - mixed, sub sampled and tested. A lot of that process we have automated with the help of Motion Design.
They were a logic partner to work with, when we looked at this entirely manual process. How do we go about moving from a manual state to an automated state? Work with an organisation that has the specialist skills in equipment design, software design, artificial intelligence, machine vision; skills we don't have internally.
I don't believe we could have delivered the volume of milk sample testing we are doing now if we had not automated, so it has had a very large and positive impact on our operation." - Brent Wollaston, National Herd Testing Manager, LIC
Our Projects
Here’s a selection of automation and software projects we’ve delivered over the past 29 years, demonstrating our expertise in custom machine design, robotics, control systems, and software integration.
Custom Filter Paper Folder
Custom machine to automatically fold a range of different diameter filter papers for use in their laboratory to free up valuable resources, reduce contamination, and ensure consistent filtration between samples.
Online Shed Builder Software
Franchisees can design large or small commercial/domestic sheds in 3D with external engineering rules and generate an accurate BOM and price LIVE direct to customers.
Angle Cut Roofing Software
Control system and associated optimisation software used to create pre-cut (angle cut) roofing sheets to simplify the work of roofers.
Custom Filter Paper Folder Machine
A machine to automatically fold, into a cone, 110mm diameter filter papers for use in a NZ soil laboratory to free up valuable resources, reduce contamination, and ensure consistent filtration between samples.
Custom Mapper Weigher and Sub-Sampling Robot (SSR)
Custom automation to prepare milk samples and subsample them into smaller containers for testing. Includes weighing, mixing, measuring and identification processes and quality control.
ILAS3000 Waterbath Robot
A Motion Design milk sample preparation product that warms, mixes, decaps, identifies and presents to an analyser to gather milk component data.
Online Ordering Portal
A cloud portal for a customer to design their own flashings and order them online. The sales order and the designs are automatically delivered to the production system for manufacture.
Beef Cutting Robots
Research project involving a bespoke washdown robot for physically demanding beef brisket cutting and belly ripping processes.
Straw Counting Machine
Custom machine built for LIC’s Artificial Breeding division that counts out fresh semen straws into boxes for each order while inserting a coupons.
‘Factory Assist’ Production Software
Factory software to give visibility and help track the progress and location of parts. Also integrates with an ERP system as well as design software.
Sheep Y-Cutting Robots
Washdown robot designed to perform the tricky task of automated sheep Y-cutting, a world’s first in the late 1990s.
Bodyboard Profile Cutting Machine
Bespoke robotic equipment to profile cut foam laminates into high-end body-boards.
Ice Cream Control System
Servo-based control system for high-speed cutting of extruded ice cream into ice-blocks with stick insertion.
Christmas Cracker Control System & Software
Software and control system for a machine that produced high-end Christmas crackers.
Press Feeding Control Machine
Servo control systems for press feeding and roofing tile coating systems.
Red Bull Flugtag Flying Machine
Fun side project where some of the team created a flying machine based on a gannet, a famous local bird.
ILAS2000 Pairing Robot
Bespoke SCARA robot system for matching up cow milk samples for mixing, pipetting and combining into a single proportional sample.
Bottle Loading Robot
Custom designed system using a collaborative robot to pick-n-place various sized containers into boxes including cardboard inter-layers.
Animal Health LIMS Software
A custom built LIM system for LIC’s Animal Health division, with more features and the ability to handle higher volumes of samples than Labware was able to cope with.
Herd Testing LIMS Software
A custom-built LIM server that holds and maintains all samples being processed through the laboratory. Modern web apps are provided for editing and reporting on herd data, machines and user performance.
Wire Hanking Robot
Robotic automation cell for hanking of wire looms, including a bespoke automated rubber banding machine.
Transformer Varnishing Machine
A machine to automatically handle the multiple stages of dipping transformer coils into a varnish bath and baking them in an oven.
Honey Testing Machine
Robotic mixing and subsampling machine for honey analysis.
Advanced Purlin Mill controller
Complex control system for an advanced purlin mill. It manages servo controlled punch heads and automated raft settings.
Friction Bolt Controller
Control System for high-speed machine making friction bolts for the mining industry
Plastic Wrapping Control System
Control system for plastic wrapping for accurate tension and pitch control for carbon fibre sailing products.
Rollformer Control System
Intelligent control system for running roll-forming equipment while managing workflows, material usage, operator logins, and managing and recording of waste.
Sheep Wash Robot
Research project to develop a robotic system to wash sheep on a slaughter line.
Micro Dispensing Machine
Machine to automatically dispense multiple liquids at pre-defined micro amounts into MARS Microwave digestion system turntables and vessels.
Automated Face Mask Strap Machine
Development of a machine which feeds, cuts, presents and ultrasonically welds elastic straps to face masks.
Nose Wire Machine
Machine to feed, punch and place wire strips onto a running mask manufacturing line for moulding of the users nose to aid with sealing.
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What Our Clients Say About Us
"We have worked with Motion Design on a number of projects over many years, encompassing both software development and automation. Most recently, we engaged Motion Design to help us transition to a paperless system. Their engagement with us ensured that every design feature was tailored to our specific needs. Communication was seamless, and they were exceptionally responsive to any changes or adjustments required throughout the process. Motion Design's commitment to understanding our challenges and delivering tailored solutions has solidified them as a trusted provider in our digital transformation journey."
Shona Pryor, Animal Health Manager
LIC - Livestock Improvement Corporation "We have long-standing partnership with Motion Design. I am impressed with their flexibility and willingness to collaborate in a way that works for both of us. Their level of support and reliability distinguishes them from other providers. As part of manufacturing industry our processes are complex, but Motion Design’s technical expertise and project management has been excellent, and they have done well with a complex website and lots of requirements. I would highly recommend them to anyone needing state of the art business automation software solution."
Lubna Malik, Technology Project Manager
BlueScope "We have undertaken several projects with the team at Motion Design and have had a great customer experience in each case. They have proven themselves to be highly capable and professional, developing novel solutions and building final products to a high standard. The equipment that they have installed for us has reduced manual input and increased efficiency in the laboratory. I wouldn't hesitate to give Motion Design my highest recommendation."
Stephen Haylett-Petty, Project Manager
Hill Labs "We have several automation solutions supplied by the team at Motion Design which have made our jobs so much easier! They are up to date with the latest technology, the build quality of the machines are superb with use of off-the-shelf components which require little maintenance that is simple enough for us to look after. The team are always a pleasure to work, quick to respond and offer help when required."
Thomas Harvey, Project Analyst
Ravensdown 
"During the design and implementation of our robotics project, I found that the Motion Design team has been excellent to deal with. Their team was dynamic and open to our inputs throughout the design and testing process as such the final delivery had changed significantly from the initial design but was a perfect fit for what we needed. Feedback was constantly given regards costs keeping the total commitment as expected with no surprises. During implementation, the project amazingly ran within hours following install. I appreciated the lightweight scoping and costing framework, that had us working as a team with Motion Design and getting on to the project challenger rather than getting bogged down in scoping – that indivisibly changes throughout the project."
Aaron Skidmore, General Manager
Healthpak 
