iction ▁between ▁the ▁co pper , ▁the ▁c ath ode ▁plate ▁and ▁the ▁w edge ▁during ▁the ▁down ward ▁motion ▁of ▁the ▁w edge ▁ ▁g ri ppers ▁that ▁cl amp ▁the ▁co pper ▁before ▁it ▁is ▁pulled ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁c ath ode ▁plate . ▁ ▁The ▁stri pping ▁wed ges ▁are ▁mounted ▁on ▁two ▁robot ic ▁arms , ▁one ▁for ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁c ath ode ▁plate . ▁These ▁arms ▁strip ▁the ▁co pper ▁from ▁the ▁plate ▁and ▁lay ▁the ▁sheets ▁of ▁c ath ode ▁co pper ▁onto ▁convey ors ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁away ▁for ▁bund ling . ▁ ▁Adv antages ▁of ▁the ▁Isa K idd ▁Technology ▁ ▁Adv antages ▁c ited ▁for ▁the ▁Isa K idd ▁technology ▁include : ▁ ▁long ▁life ▁– ▁the ▁oper ational ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁permanent ▁c ath odes ▁without ▁repair ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁over ▁seven ▁years ▁under ▁correct ▁operating ▁conditions ▁for ▁elect row in ning ▁applications ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁for ▁elect r ore f ining ▁applications ▁▁ ▁reduced ▁labour ▁costs ▁– ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁the ▁st arter - sheet ▁production ▁process ▁and ▁the ▁autom ation ▁of ▁c ath ode ▁stri pping . ▁The ▁average ▁labour ▁requirement ▁for ▁ref iner ies ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Isa K idd ▁technology ▁is ▁ 0 . 9 ▁man - h ours ▁per ▁t onne ▁of ▁c ath ode , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 2 . 4 ▁man - h ours / t ▁for ▁tank ▁houses ▁using ▁st arter ▁sheets . ▁Atlantic