RMGroup becomes the UK’s first certified robot integrator
By February 11, 2021 Read More →

RMGroup becomes the UK’s first certified robot integrator

RMGroup UK (Rees Machinery Group) has become the first integrator in the UK to be accredited under the RIA/BARA Robot Integrators’ Certification Scheme. The leading automated packaging machinery and service company was awarded (26 January 2021) certified status following a successful audit at their headquarters in Newtown (‘Y Drenewydd’), Wales. It required the integrator to […]

Fast and safe transport on the factory floor
By February 10, 2021 Read More →

Fast and safe transport on the factory floor

Three autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have been helping Philips Austria with the internal transport of materials for the past two years. To increase the acceptance of these new robot colleagues, the employees at the plant gave them names: Jaqueline, Chiara and Sepp. The LD mobile robots from Omron are used in combination with solutions from […]

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Pick and place solution ends labour-intensive process
By February 10, 2021 Read More →

Pick and place solution ends labour-intensive process

RARUK Automation has supplied Plymouth-based Oakmount Control Systems with a new FlexiBowl parts feeder and Shibaura Machine SCARA robot. The two automated systems are now working in unison at a customer of Oakmount, where they are feeding, picking and placing a medical product into individual plastic packaging trays. Previously performed by a human operative, the […]

Cable management system keeps robots alive
By February 9, 2021 Read More →

Cable management system keeps robots alive

A leading industrial robotics supplier is continuing to breathe new life into old robots thanks to a newly designed product from Igus. Robotics company Aragon turned to Igus for control panel cable management system Iryna Geike, manager at Aragon, explained: “Innovative solutions and our customers’ safety are at the heart of all we do, but […]

Omron exhibits new technologies in a virtual interactive platform
By February 9, 2021 Read More →

Omron exhibits new technologies in a virtual interactive platform

Omron has launched a virtual exhibition that enables visitors to walk through a 360 degree virtual tour, guiding them around ‘the factory of the future’ – one in which different innovations have been introduced to increase flexibility, enhance efficiency and boost productivity. The virtual exhibition highlights, in particular, six new technologies that can be used […]

Reeco expands to meet demand for cobot technology
By February 9, 2021 Read More →

Reeco expands to meet demand for cobot technology

Collaborative robot specialist Reeco is expanding to meet the growing demand of its customers in the UK and internationally. The company is doubling the size of its premises in Newtown, Mid-Wales, from 5,500 sq. ft. to more than 11,000 sq. ft. The enlarged space will enable Reeco to have dedicated factory areas for assembly and […]

TM Robotics wins global electronics assembly plant contract
By February 8, 2021 Read More →

TM Robotics wins global electronics assembly plant contract

Shibaura Machine partner TM Robotics has won a large contract to supply a substantial number of THE600 SCARA robots to a global electronics assembly plant. The contract was given to TM Robotics’ Mexican distributor, Global Manufacturing Incorporated (GMI), which beat competitors both on price and specification. The arrangement includes the supply of the new THE600 […]

Neil Sandhu appointed new chairman of UKIVA
By February 8, 2021 Read More →

Neil Sandhu appointed new chairman of UKIVA

Neil Sandhu, product manager for imaging, measurement, ranging and systems at Sick UK has formally been appointed chairman of UKIVA during the vision association’s online AGM. Sandhu takes over from Allan Anderson, managing director at ClearView Imaging, who had completed a two-year cycle as chairman. Anderson was elected at the same meeting to once again […]

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Robotic packer at the ‘core’ of apple producer’s automation
By February 4, 2021 Read More →

Robotic packer at the ‘core’ of apple producer’s automation

Kent apple producer Adrian Scripps is leading the sector in terms of automation – and Brillopak’s award-winning UniPAKer robotic crate packing cell is the cornerstone of its intrepid approach. Adrian Scripps’ unwaning commitment to automation has been key to building and maintaining its market-leading position as Tesco’s largest apple supplier. Few apple packing facilities have […]

By February 3, 2021 Read More →

Ballet dancer chooses a cobot as new dance partner

Universal Robots (UR) is pleased to announce a new partnership with award-winning quantum physicist and ballet dancer, Dr Merritt Moore. In her examination of how the arts can take technology beyond the laboratory, Dr Moore has developed ground-breaking dance performances alongside a UR collaborative robot (cobot). The cobot has been named “Baryshnibot” by her Instagram […]