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20,000 orders since launch

Date: 26/07/10

We have just taken our 20,000th order last Friday 23rd July.
Jobs boost after RNA expands further in the US

Date: 20/07/10

Chamber of Commerce UK Trade & Investment has helped RNA increase its USA sales by 50%.

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The full article has been published in 'Birmingham Post, 24 June 2010. To read this news release, please click here

MEDTEC Ireland

Date: 15/07/10

Start Time: Wednesday, 22 September 2010
End Time: Thursday, 23 September 2010
Location: Radisson SAS Hotel, Galway Ireland @ Booth 224

MEDTEC IRELAND is the only event dedicated to industry  professionals engaged in the design and manufacturing of medical devices in the country. Its unique networking format and content make it an unrivalled success.
You can find RNA at stand no. 224.

For your FREE visitor pass for the show please click here for registration.

Pack Expo 2010

Date: 15/07/10

Start Time: Sunday, 31 October 2010
End Time: Wednesday, 03 November 2010
Location: CHICAGO McCORMICK PLACE, Chicago, Illinois USA @ Booth # N-4604

We're teamed up with Palace Packaging to offer vibratory and linear feeders! A complete package for every feeding & unscrambling requriement.

For your complimentary registration:
1. Go to http://www.packexpo.com and click on “Register Now”.
2. Proceed with registration.
3. In “Registration Type” enter the code 26U66
4. And your registration fee will be waived prior to your checkout!

This code is only good for on-line registrations made prior to Oct 30th.

RNA corporate shooting day was a great success

Date: 24/06/10

The weather held for a great day of clay shooting to take place in the heart of shropshire on Wednesday. RNA would like to thank all participants of this event.

Photos taken on the day and your individual score card are posted onto RNA Facebook page.

Fruit Bars on the go

Date: 26/04/10

Product packaging is a critical item for any food processing company; it is used as a marketing tool and also serves its main function of sealing the product for transportation and shelf lif.

Traditionally food processing companies have utilised manually loaded wrapping and sealing machines, especially for flexible packets such as cereal or fruit bars. Manually loaded machines although flexible are labour intensive, slow and costly.

The recent demand and move towards flexible packaging helps towards material savings and the products carbon footprint but also complicates automated machinery. Flexible packaging in the main is non-uniform and difficult to handle due to its inconsistency... Read more >>

A new look homepage for RNA

Date: 25/04/10

RNA extends its international marketing with the launch of its updated and improved website.

The new RNA website has been designed to be more  user-friendly and informative, providing visitors with simple access to RNA’s complete product range. Featuring a clear navigation path starting at the home page the enhanced site is designed to offer an informative, fresh and fast reference for RNA products. Read more >>

Distributor Announcement

Date: 15/04/10

RNA AUTOMATION are pleased to announce PALACE PACKAGING MACHINES as principal agents for RNA Automation in North America.

Benefiting from over one hundred years experience in the parts handling industry, RNA AUTOMATION are renowned for supplying the most robust and reliable equipment in the market place today. RNA have earned a reputation for supplying custom solutions into a varied range of diverse industry sectors. Read more >>

A Clear Vision

Date: 25/01/10

Recent trends & requirements towards flexible manufacturing combined with quality control has pushed the use of vision system technology into process lines and component handling systems such as bowl feeders... Read more >>

Retirement News

Date: 24/01/10

A valued member of the RNA team for over 12 years, Carol Gauntlett retired at the end of 2009.

Carol who joined RNA in 1997 as a cleaner, went on to do many other things, but decided it was time to hang up her coat and retire when shereached her 61st birthday.

Relationship Matters

Date: 08/10/09

Online social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin have been growing enormously in popularity on the web recently. Now companies are exploring ways to work social networking as part of their marketing campaigns. RNA has also joined up with the most popular online networking sites.

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RNA website satisfaction survey prize draw winner!

Date: 04/08/09

Thank you for participating in the RNA website satisfaction survey! The RNA website survey was carried out at the end of May. The response and participation from customers was very encouraging – many thanks to all those who took the time to participate.

The survey came with an added incentive of a prize ,an iPod Nano. The winner of the prize was selected at random,we are pleased to announce and congratulate the Winner, Mr Anthony Denny of RG Luma.

RNA Website Satisfaction Survey

We are always trying to develop and improve our company website and as a visitor your views and comments are valuable to us. We would very much appreciate if you could spend a few minutes to complete this short survey and tell us what you think of the RNA site. You could be in with a chance of winning a FREE iPod Nano! – Just for giving us your views.

The survey is now closed. Thanks to everyone that participated.

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For queries regarding this survey, please contact us at 0121 7492566 ext.133

For general RNA product enquiries, click here

RNA set pace for Whizz-Kidz

Date: 07/07/09

Members of RNA entered a team for the 7th Great Midlands Fun Run on Sunday 31st May. The team consisting of Stuart Brettell Managing Director, Andy Carter Electrical Manager and Andy Perks Sales Manager volunteered to participate in the 8.5 mile event and raise money for Whizz-Kidz, a national charity that helps disabled children become more active and independent.
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Sachet Handler reaches UK market

Date: 20/04/09

RNA has introduced a high speed feeding system designed to eliminate the problems normally associated with handling sachets and pouches.

SpaceFeeder provides a long-needed solution to the handling of flexible packaged products, which are now growing in importance, especially in the food & snacks and process packaging sectors.

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RNA Contribute to Shrove Tuesday

Date: 09/02/09

In the UK Shrove Tuesday is known colloquially as Pancake Day or Pancake Tuesday. Pancakes are served immediately after cooking and are traditionally served with a sprinkling of sugar and a dash of fresh lemon juice this is where RNA formed an unlikely alliance with a customer.

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Website Based Project Management

Date: 17/09/08

RNA have recently launched an online management tool integrated with the current website to support RNA project management and client communications. This creates a client area on the RNA website and enables customers to login with a user name and password. Files can be shared that have been uploaded specifically for a client.

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Red lights spell danger......or do they?

Date: 22/05/08

Oil prices standing at record levels, stock market gyrations, the sub-prime and banking crisis, housing market headed south and that harbinger of uncertain times, the gold price at a new peak; hardly an indication of propitious times ahead. Nevertheless, the recession much forecasted, refuses to arrive and whilst a downturn in economic activity seems inevitable, let us hope that the worst case scenarios of the doom-mongers are avoided.

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Component Checking System

RNA Automation has developed a machine based on the Festo Checkbox vision Inspection system to verify the quality of small component parts. Read more >>

Quick Release Auto Clavable Bowl Feeder

RNA offer a new bowl feeder drive unit for use in clean rooms where equipment requires rapid change over for auto claving. Read more >>