Case studies

Conveyor and robotic solution for insect farm

Conveyor and robotic solution for insect farm

L-A-C Logistics Automation has designed and installed a bespoke conveyor and robotic solution at Entocycle’s London Bridge base, providing them with a fully automated, modular system to showcase their unique offering in the world of insect farming. Entocycle is the UK’s leading insect technology company, rearing insects in the heart of London. Supported by UK […]

By July 29, 2024 Read More →
FANUC helps automate airframe drilling

FANUC helps automate airframe drilling

An automated drilling solution comprising a FANUC cobot is using pre-qualified tools and process parameters to speed up aircraft production in response to booming order books and a record backlog within aerospace manufacturing. The ADUbot has been developed in conjunction with aerospace automation specialist Electroimpact and Luebbering, leading manufacturer of high precision fastening and drilling […]

By July 25, 2024 Read More →
Anybus enables new Smart Flex Effector

Anybus enables new Smart Flex Effector

Bosch Rexroth combined the Anybus Communicator from HMS Networks with its Smart Flex Effector to bring industrial automation’s most versatile compensation module to the world. Bosch Rexroth specialises in advanced drive and control technologies. At its Customer and Innovation Centre in Ulm, Germany, it develops innovative solutions for the future of automation, such as the […]

By July 25, 2024 Read More →
FANUC boosts aerospace manufacturing output

FANUC boosts aerospace manufacturing output

In the face of unprecedented demand for new aircraft, robotics specialist FANUC is helping the aerospace industry to increase production efficiency and boost output. Over the past five years, FANUC has supported Airbus with its in-house robotics strategy, culminating in Airbus developing a robotic drilling system which employs a FANUC M-800iA/60 six-axis robot. The system […]

By July 23, 2024 Read More →
Robotic vision system key to destacker success

Robotic vision system key to destacker success

RODE, the acronym for RObotic DEpalletiser, is a pioneering product from AWL in the intralogistics market. The robotic solution is able to efficiently process packages randomly arranged on a pallet, setting it apart from conventional systems. It relies on cameras from IDS Imaging Development Systems. According to the German Parcel and Express Logistics Association, 4.15 […]

By July 11, 2024 Read More →
ABB PixelPaint selected by Indian SUV maker

ABB PixelPaint selected by Indian SUV maker

ABB’s PixelPaint technology has been selected by Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), India’s leading SUV manufacturer, for its new electric vehicle paint facility. The technology, which uses an award-winning paint head similar to an inkjet printer, will begin serial production in 2025. “Our revolutionary PixelPaint technology can apply large areas of uniform colour as well as […]

By July 4, 2024 Read More →
Cobots transform traffic crossing assembly

Cobots transform traffic crossing assembly

MiniTec UK has recently partnered with AGD Systems to automate their assembly process of traffic light button casings and indicators for pedestrian crossings, used throughout the world. The introduction of automation will ensure the accurate positioning of castings on their product, and by leveraging cutting-edge technology, MiniTec has utilised the Techman Robot TM12S collaborative robot […]

By July 2, 2024 Read More →
Robot eases bottleneck for salad dressing producer

Robot eases bottleneck for salad dressing producer

By employing a 6-axis industrial FANUC robot to automate the palletising of its bottled salad dressing line, Swiss condiment producer Brunos has alleviated production inefficiencies, allowing the company to keep pace with its growing order book. Founded in 2001, Brunos produces cooled salad dressings and gourmet butters. Since its inception, sales have risen steadily, prompting […]

By June 14, 2024 Read More →
Robot safety enables machine tending on wheels

Robot safety enables machine tending on wheels

ALM Engineering near Newton Aycliffe in County Durham has uprooted machine tending robots, set them on wheels and turned them into freely-accessible and adaptable mobile units that can be quickly and easily repositioned wherever they are needed. Safety is assured thanks to a collaboration with SICK. The idea was sparked by the need for a […]

By May 28, 2024 Read More →
CKF installs Standard Robot Palletising cell

CKF installs Standard Robot Palletising cell

CKF‘s latest standard robotic palletising system is now operational at Vandemoortele – a leading European food group that manufactures and sells high quality food products. The new standard palletiser is one in a range of Standard Palletising cells offered by CKF and has been installed in the company’s Worcester plant. CKF’s range of Standard Palletising […]

By May 21, 2024 Read More →