Iraq opens robot-operated construction factory, hopes to boost production

Record ID: 1725825

  • Title: Iraq opens robot-operated construction factory, hopes to boost production
  • Date: 21st May 2023
  • Summary: BASRA, IRAQ (MAY 15, 2023) (REUTERS) DRONE SHOT SHOWING EXTERIOR OF THE FACTORY (MUTE) VARIOUS OF ROBOT MOVING PACKAGED ADHESIVES VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWING ROBOT-OPERATED FACTORY (MUTE) HEAD OF THE BASRA INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, ALAA ABDUL HUSSEIN, CHECKING ON PRODUCTION (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HEAD OF THE BASRA INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, ALAA ABDUL HUSSEIN, SAYING: “Today is the experimental operation launch day of a factory that produces chemical adhesives included in construction, as well as liquid materials included in construction. What distinguishes this factory from other factories is the fact that it uses modern technologies and fifth-generation robots produced in Germany. This factory produces with high efficiency and modern technology.” VARIOUS OF ROBOT-OPERATED FACTORY PRODUCTION LINES PEOPLE SUPERVISING PRODUCTION BASRA, IRAQ (MAY 17, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) FACTORY DIRECTOR, MOHAMMAD AL-MOUSSAWI, SAYING: “Robots help save a lot of things, for example time is definitely less with a robot than with manpower, in addition to saving effort. With manpower we would need at least 100-150 workers, while now, the factory is operated by 25 employees only, just to supervise but not to interfere with production or anything else.”
  • Embargoed: 4th June 2023 12:21
  • Keywords: FACTORY IRAQ ROBOT
  • Location: BASRA, IRAQ
  • City: BASRA, IRAQ
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Middle East,Science
  • Reuters ID: LVA001405921052023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A robot-operated factory for construction materials opened for experimental operation in the Iraqi city of Basra, in a bid to produce high-quality products for local consumption and exports.
    The factory, using fifth generation robots, will produce some 16 kinds of adhesive chemicals with an annual production capacity of about 400,000 tonnes, according to the owners.
    By depending on these robots, the factory director hopes it can save time and limit mistakes in production.
    “The robots' work is to mix materials and add chemicals at certain points (of production) where errors cannot be made,” Director of the factory, Mohammad al-Moussawi, said.
    “Robots operate the correct settings when mixing, and that allows for the material to have a guarantee of 25 to 30 years because of the robots' (accurate) production,” he added.
    The factory is situated near the Iraq-Kuwait border as well as near the port of Umm Qasr for a future plan of both meeting local demand and exporting to neighbouring countries.
    (Production: Mohammed Aty, Maher Nazeh, Mariam Rizk)
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