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Gantry handling for sustainable wine bottles

Gantry handling for sustainable wine bottles

A collaboration between Festo and PCE Automation has helped recyclable packaging expert Frugalpac achieve the high throughputs and precision assembly necessary to meet increased demand for its innovative paperboard Frugal Bottle. Frugal Bottle is the world’s first paper wine and spirits bottle. Its innovative design comprises an outer made from 94% recycled paperboard with an […]

By March 22, 2022 Read More →
Developing a robotic liquid gasket process

Developing a robotic liquid gasket process

Liquid gaskets are an established way of sealing electronic devices, ensuring they are fully protected – even at the join – from water, pressure, vibration or contaminants. They can overcome many of the assembly challenges associated with other gasket options, and the application process is easy to automate, reduces inventory requirements and eliminates tooling costs. […]

By December 10, 2021 Read More →
Universal Robots launches expert dispensing conference

Universal Robots launches expert dispensing conference

Universal Robots is pleased to announce the launch of a brand-new online conference focused on achieving consistency and quality for dispensing applications within manufacturing. The event takes place on 3 March 2021 at 11am GMT. A task such as gluing can present significant health and safety issues for employees. It can also prove difficult for […]

By February 19, 2021 Read More →
Universal Robots offers guide to cobot applications

Universal Robots offers guide to cobot applications

In its latest white paper, ‘An Introduction to Common Collaborative Robot (cobot) Applications’, Universal Robots provides an overview of how the technology can be easily integrated into common industrial applications to improve manufacturing processes. The six featured in this publication are pick and place; machine tending; packaging and palletizing; processing tasks – gluing, dispensing or […]

By January 30, 2018 0 Comments Read More →
Gluing robot speeds up lawn mower production

Gluing robot speeds up lawn mower production

Automation is no longer just the mainstay of manufacturing as more and more of our daily routines and tasks are assisted by computers or automation in some form or other. For example, the once tedious task of mowing the lawn can now be performed automatically using the Husqvarna Automower robotic lawn mowers. However, even robotic […]

By June 5, 2015 Read More →
Gantry style production oriented robot from Intertronics

Gantry style production oriented robot from Intertronics

Low cost versatile robots are becoming increasingly popular in the manufacturing environment and this latest Fisnar F5200N gantry model from Intertronics offers huge flexibility for dispensing operations. It joins the largest range of dispensing robots for a tremendous range of applications, including form-in-place gaskets, adhesives, potting, coating and filling. The strength of the UNITOP F5200N […]

By January 9, 2012 0 Comments Read More →