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Digital Solutions

Bridging the gap between CAD and physical reality | Digital engineering services to reduce risk, improve manufacturability, and deliver reproducible feeding solutions.

Digital Solutions: What Is It?


Digital Solutions is RNA’s specialised consultancy and simulation service. We have moved beyond traditional trial-and-error manufacturing to a “Digital-First” methodology.

By leveraging 3D Geometric Deep Learning and Multiphysics Simulation, we provide virtual validation of your entire automation process. We don’t just build equipment; we deliver a verified digital blueprint—a Digital Twin—that guarantees your parts will feed, orient, and move exactly as required before a single component is manufactured.

Key focus

• Simulating the entire feeding solution
• Analysing if a workpiece can be fed reliably
• Determining optimal sorting track/tooling geometry
• Using AI + 3D Deep Learning to find suitable design solutions
• Enables pre-production testing and repeatability
• Helps eliminate production site trial-and-error loops before build


RNA’s Digital Solutions apply digital simulation, analysis, and engineering expertise to help customers:

• Validate feeding concepts before build
• Design for manufacturability
• Reduce trial-and-error
• Improve reproducibility and long-term performance


At the core of this service are two complementary simulation tools:

  • Digital Feeder™ – system-level simulation
  • Digital Motion™ – drive and vibration behaviour simulation

Together, these tools allow feeding challenges to be addressed digitally first, before time and cost are committed on the shop floor.



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Digital Solutions: Who Is It For?

Our digital services are designed for manufacturers and integrators who value certainty in high-stakes production environments:

Systems Integrators & OEMs
De-risk complex projects and ensure seamless integration into larger lines.
R&D Teams
Optimize complex, fragile, or “impossible” part geometries.
Manufacturers
launching new components or variants
Projects
where commissioning time, risk, or repeatability are critical
Companies
aiming to standardise feeding systems across lines or sites

Digital Solutions can be applied whether you are:

  • Developing a new feeding concept
  • Modifying an existing system
  • Scaling production
  • Planning future upgrades or standardisation
Digital Solutions

How does it work? (The Digital Workflow)

We use our proprietary simulation tools to act as your expert consultant through the critical stages of the automation lifecycle, ensuring a seamless transition from concept to build.

Consultation with RNA Digital Solutions
Concept • Feasibility • Digital Validation • Design for Manufacturing

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Project Inputs & Analysis
Digital Solution & Feasibility
Mechanical Design & Optimisation
Digital Solution & Validation

» Part CAD & requirements

» Orientation & output

» Constraints & environment

» Feeder type selection


» Sorting concept

» System-level simulation

» Feasibility validation


» Final bowl & track design

» Tooling definition

» Layout finalised


» Track & tooling geometry

» Validation & Commissioning

» Feed rate validation


RNA Role:

» Capture and interpret customer requirements

» Apply application knowledge to define realistic engineering inputs

» Identify early constraints and risks

RNA & Digital Solutions Role:

» Engineering consultation led by RNA specialists

» Use of Digital Feeder™ simulation to assess feasibility

» Reduce risk before detailed mechanical design begins


Outputs & reports

» Feedback on component design

» Concept feasibility assessment

» Recommended feeding approach

» Layout & concept summary


RNA Role:

» Translate validated concepts into practical mechanical designs

» Ensure designs are manufacturable and serviceable

» Apply proven RNA feeding expertise


RNA & Digital Solutions Role:

» Digital Feeder™ simulation combined with RNA engineering expertise

» Validate “can this be fed reliably?”

» Approve design before manufacturing


Outputs & reports

» Digital Feeder™ simulation results

» Feeding concept validation report


System Delivery
Motion Tuning • Build • Commissioning

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Digital Motion
Build & Commission
Operation & Lifecycle

» Drive & vibration simulation

» Spring & frequency tuning

» Optimise running parameters

» CNC or 3D-print the bowl selection & tooling

» Physical system build

» Reduced on-site tuning

» Predictable behaviour

» Reproducible systems

» Service & relining

» Change tooling

» Digital documentation reuse


Digital Solutions complement RNA engineering focus on early-stage engineering, helping customers validate feeding concepts digitally before committing to manufacture.

Advantage of Use

Reduced Risk Early in the Project
Feeding concepts can be evaluated digitally before physical manufacture, helping identify risks and constraints at an early stage.
Design for Manufacturability
Digital simulation supports better engineering decisions, ensuring that tooling, geometry, and system layouts are manufacturable and scalable.
Reproducible Outcomes
Digitally defined systems are easier to reproduce, document, and transfer across projects, teams, and locations.
Faster Development & Commissioning
By reducing physical trial-and-error, Digital Solutions help shorten development cycles and reduce on-site tuning effort.

Expert Consultation
We act as your extended engineering team, providing data-driven advice to optimise your part design for automated handling.

 

Why RNA?

  • World’s leading feeding system specialist
  • Decades of feeding expertise
  • Proven across multiple industries
  • Engineering-led, production-focused solutions
If you are looking to reduce risk, shorten commissioning time, or standardise feeding solutions across your production lines, speak to RNA Automation about Digital Solutions.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.rnaautomation.com

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