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Even if it ain’t broke, you still oughta fix it

Even if it ain’t broke, you still oughta fix it

Patricia Torres, industry marketing manager for food and commodities solutions at OMRON Industrial Automation Europe, explores how to make FMCG manufacturing more sustainable through intelligent energy management. Some factory managers take the view that ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. This approach is understandable and, in many instances, valid – particularly if it relates […]

By March 8, 2024 Read More →
Interroll to showcase Light Conveyor Platform AMR

Interroll to showcase Light Conveyor Platform AMR

Interroll is set to showcase its Light Conveyor Platform (LCP) and LCP Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Top Module at the upcoming IntraLogisteX show. Both products have been developed to increase the productivity and efficiency of manufacturing processes. The LCP transports small conveyor goods weighing up to 50 kilograms. It can handle inclines or declines and […]

By February 28, 2024 Read More →
Flexible robot cell smooths the path to automation

Flexible robot cell smooths the path to automation

Perceived barriers inhibiting the adoption of automation include complexity, investment cost, training, and skills. The new ZiMo flexible robot cell from Zimmer Group addresses these perceived barriers by offering a cost-effective and straightforward process automation solution for small, medium-sized, and alternating batch sizes. Zimmer’s flexible robot cell enables both rapid deployment and intuitive operation, smoothing […]

By February 19, 2024 Read More →
Automation solutions for the pharmaceutical industry

Automation solutions for the pharmaceutical industry

A leading company in the pharmaceutical industry has opted for a transport solution from ek robotics to sustainably optimise intralogistics processes at a Swiss site. With the X MOVE transport platform, equipped with roller conveyors, the automated material transport of high-quality pharmaceuticals between different production buildings has been extensively modernised. At the pharmaceutical company, the […]

By January 23, 2024 Read More →
Robots versus conveyors in warehouse logistics

Robots versus conveyors in warehouse logistics

Thankfully, the days of manually handling parcels in warehouse sorting operations are coming to an end. Conveyors have allowed high volumes of items to be moved almost effortlessly around a facility – but they are no panacea. Often it’s robots from automation experts such as Prime Vision that excel. Sortation machines are still the go-to […]

By January 19, 2024 Read More →
ABB acquires Sevensense for AI-enabled AMRs

ABB acquires Sevensense for AI-enabled AMRs

ABB has acquired Swiss start-up Sevensense, a leading provider of AI-enabled 3D vision navigation technology for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Sevensense was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from Swiss technical University, ETH Zurich. “This marks a significant step towards our vision of a workplace where AI-enabled robots assist people, addressing our customers’ needs for […]

By January 15, 2024 Read More →
Robots pick scooter, moped and motorbike parts

Robots pick scooter, moped and motorbike parts

K-Parts, a leading online supplier of scooter, moped and motorbike parts, has chosen robots from automation expert Prime Vision to streamline its warehouse logistics operations at Harderwijk in the Netherlands. The robots will allow made-to-order boxes to be packed with items in a highly optimised manner, seamlessly collaborating with the Intellistore automatic storage and retrieval […]

By December 15, 2023 Read More →
Autonomous mobile robots for medium payloads

Autonomous mobile robots for medium payloads

OMRON has announced the launch of the MD-650 and MD-900 medium-payload (650 kg and 900 kg) autonomous mobile robots (AMR). Designed to provide greater efficiency in material transfer with medium-duty payloads and integrated control technology, the new series increases OMRON’s range of autonomous robots to meet the needs of a wide variety of part and […]

By December 7, 2023 Read More →
Storage and retrieval automated with robotics

Storage and retrieval automated with robotics

Automated storage and retrieval systems are becoming the backbone of modern warehouse logistics operations. However, there is still the challenge of efficiently moving orders through the sorting process. Until recently, the only options were manually or by conveyor – but both have clear limitations. Nowadays, a more flexible and future-proof solution is available: robots. Tijmen […]

By December 7, 2023 Read More →
OMRON enters partnership with Lowpad for AMRs

OMRON enters partnership with Lowpad for AMRs

OMRON Robotics and Safety Technologies and Lowpad have announced a strategic partnership to expand OMRON’s line of mobile robots with Lowpad’s low-profile product offering. OMRON is a leader in the Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) industry, serving a broad range of industrial customers with payload requirements from 60 kg to 1500 kg. In parallel, Lowpad has […]

By November 28, 2023 Read More →