Collaborative robots

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 →
Omron brings cobot to Food Manufacturing Live

Omron brings cobot to Food Manufacturing Live

Embark on a journey of automation excellence with OMRON at Food Manufacturing Live this year. On the stand will be OMRON’s market leading collaborative robot, which has helped revolutionise the food manufacturing industry with its precision, agility, and safety features. You can witness how it seamlessly integrates into production lines, enhancing efficiency while ensuring utmost […]

By March 7, 2024 Read More →
SciYbotic Labs accelerates pharma market entry

SciYbotic Labs accelerates pharma market entry

Optimal Industrial Automation and Optimal Industrial Technologies have jointly developed SciYbotic Labs, a new suite of laboratory automation solutions. These solutions are tailored to boost profitability in pharmaceutical R&D and analytical quality testing. By enhancing efficiency, standardisation, and accuracy in laboratory analysis, SciYbotic Labs enables customers to expedite their market entry. The SciYbotic Labs solution […]

By February 29, 2024 Read More →
LG Motion highlights Techman cobot capabilities

LG Motion highlights Techman cobot capabilities

At MachineBuilding.Live, LG Motion will be highlighting world-recognised component partners as well as its Techman cobot capabilities. Simply put, LG Motion makes things that go in and out, up and down, round and round. The company designs, engineers and supplies a wide range of electro-mechanical motion control systems. The portfolio includes precise, reliable, multi-axis motion control […]

By February 28, 2024 Read More →
Introducing Universal Robots’ heavy payload cobots

Introducing Universal Robots’ heavy payload cobots

Since its first product launch in 2008, Universal Robots has remained dedicated to innovation, and the recent years stand as clear evidence of its commitment. It will be highlighting its heavy payload capabilities at MachineBuilding.Live. The UR20 that came out in 2022 is the company’s top-end model with the longest reach and robust payload capabilities, […]

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 →
Innovative lab automation systems built using cobots

Innovative lab automation systems built using cobots

RARUK Automation has recently supplied a series of collaborative robots (cobots) to Labman Automation. The UK-based company specialises in creating world-leading custom laboratory automation solutions. Labman is the only UK certified systems integrator (CSI) for Universal Robots in the lab automation space. Two of Labman’s recent innovations feature the UR3e and UR5e Universal Robots cobots […]

By February 19, 2024 Read More →
ABB Robotics partners with XtalPi in China

ABB Robotics partners with XtalPi in China

ABB Robotics and XtalPi have entered a strategic partnership to produce a range of automated laboratory work-stations in China. The new, automated laboratories will boost the productivity of R&D processes in biopharmaceuticals, chemical engineering and chemistry, and new energy materials. “Our collaboration with XtalPi marks another milestone for ABB’s collaborative robots in the life sciences […]

By January 17, 2024 Read More →
Cobots automate palletising at Sanofi

Cobots automate palletising at Sanofi

Sanofi, one of the world’s leading vaccine manufacturers, Sanofi, has implemented an OMRON palletising solution with robotics to enhance efficiency and relieve workers from strenuous tasks. At Sanofi’s Marcy-l’Étoile site, where one billion doses of vaccine are produced and distributed annually to 150 countries, the focus is on continuous improvement and streamlining processes. One area […]

By December 21, 2023 Read More →
Durable linear rail actuator extends cobot reach

Durable linear rail actuator extends cobot reach

If you need to extend the reach of a cobot with an additional axis, look no further than the TRS range of twin profile rail linear stage actuators. Tolomatic has extended the range of these actuators with the introduction of the TRS 225, which doubles the maximum stroke length, now up to 2,200 mm, and […]

By December 15, 2023 Read More →