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Welcome to the home page of BARA "The Voice of Automation". BARA (formerly known as the British Robot Association) provides a voice for the Robotics and Automation Industries, when dealing with government, industry, financial and academic institutions. The aim of the BARA is to promote the use of, and assist in the development of Automation in British industry.

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BARA has announced two Machine Safety Conferences for 2008. The first was held in Manchester on the 17th June, the second will be taking place in the Midlands on 30th September.

The conferences are run in association with Drives & Controls and sponsored by the IET, HSE, IMechE and MachineBuilding.net. The conferences will provide a comprehensive overview of machinery safety standards, covering current and emerging standards, applicable technology examining practical application through case studies. Sessions will include safety-related networking and emerging robotic safety standards.

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Mike Wilson (President of BARA) recently visited a manufacturing company who had obtained a £50,000 loan to assist the purchase of a robot machine loading system from the Carbon Trust. This organisation has been set up by the government to promote improved energy usage.

Loans of up to £100,000 can be obtained dependant on the savings which are projected and are basically to fund the replacement of existing facilities with more energy efficient equipment. The loans are unsecured, interest free and repayable over a period up to 4 years. With careful analysis, to demonstrate energy savings, this can be used to assist the purchase of robot and automation systems.

Further details can be found at www.carbontrust.co.uk - look at the Small and Medium Sized Business Toolkit.

In order to help users of automation to keep up to date with automation technology we are running a seminar series and also building up a database of educational documents which may be of interest. If you have any requests for informaiton you would like to be included, or any information we could use, please email us.

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