Furniture Manufacture

ABB provides robots for high-tech kitchen factory

ABB provides robots for high-tech kitchen factory

ABB Robotics has been selected by Nobia – a leading kitchen specialist in Europe – to supply robotic automation solutions for their new factory in Jönköping, Sweden. “ABB’s contribution to Nobia’s new state-of-the-art factory clearly illustrates how we are helping companies unlock flexible automation to transform their business, supporting with unique global industry expertise and […]

By April 14, 2023 Read More →
Zimmer Group automates custom kitchen manufacture

Zimmer Group automates custom kitchen manufacture

The concept of personalisation of products continues to expand, and whether you wish to specify the materials and colour of the interior if your new car, or have your name printed on to a Coke bottle the choice is yours. This trend is also growing within the home as more and more individuals decide that […]

By March 14, 2022 Read More →
Metal LS turns to Delta for machine vision robotic solution

Metal LS turns to Delta for machine vision robotic solution

Metal LS, the Bulgarian manufacturer of door locking systems, door and window handles and building hardware, started planning a new automated assembly of door locks in 2019. The robotic systems that the company already used for other applications were too large for the planned production site, so the new solutions needed to be as compact […]

By December 7, 2021 Read More →
Furniture maker reaps benefits of robotic drilling

Furniture maker reaps benefits of robotic drilling

A family-run furniture maker has become an industry leader with the help of digital manufacturing experts at the University of Sheffield AMRC who proved that robotics and automation technologies could increase capacity and improve productivity in its production process. “It is something no one else in our industry has ever done and has given us […]

By March 30, 2021 Read More →
OnRobot launches out-of-the-box robotic sanding tool

OnRobot launches out-of-the-box robotic sanding tool

OnRobot has launched OnRobot Sander, an all-electric random orbital sander for automated finishing applications, including sanding and polishing. Traditional sanding automation solutions often require a background in robotics to implement and maintain. With the launch of OnRobot Sander, manufacturers now have access to a complete out-of-the-box sanding tool that’s easy to use with all major […]

By September 17, 2020 0 Comments Read More →
Furniture maker chooses KUKA robot for machining tasks

Furniture maker chooses KUKA robot for machining tasks

A KUKA robot is helping one of the UK’s leading bespoke furniture makers to expand its end-to-end manufacturing capabilities by undertaking a variety of finishing operations. The 100kg payload 7-axis KR100 model has been installed in an automated production cell at Jali’s factory in Kent to streamline a series of machining tasks on a number […]

By April 1, 2010 Read More →
Robots save space at furniture components manufacturer

Robots save space at furniture components manufacturer

A furniture component manufacturer has successfully integrated two robots onto an existing processing system at its busy Huddersfield facility. Using compact articulated design robots has saved over 50% of the space that would be taken up by conventional wood industry gantry or portal type handling systems. The Decorative Panels Group (DPG) is Britain’s largest paper […]

By March 9, 2010 Read More →