Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.83
…meet manufacturer needs across industries, including warehouse/logistics, life sciences consumer packaged goods and more. According to Schneider Electric, some potential benefits of the Lexium cobot line and other motion offerings from the company include: Fast deployment: Built on open automation standards and protocols, cobots offer flexibility, scalability and third-party equipment integration. They can be applied to existing or new production lines in a variety of different industries. Streamlined integration: Enhanced computing power, open software and networking technologies facilitate quicker assembly, installation and robotic maintenance. A centralized architecture with a unified programming platform using open standards promotes interoperability among automation systems,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.31
…specialized workflows and functions designed for the pharmaceuticals and consumer packaged goods industries, respectively. FactoryTalk Twin Studio: This software is intended to allow users to move quickly between platforms, accelerating a project through the design process with built-in change tracking and versioning. FactoryTalk Vault Software: Rockwell said it provides a cloud-based central storage location with modern version and access control, with greater insights into designs through in-depth analysis of controller projects. FactoryTalk View Software Version 14: Users can get a clear, consistent story from the standalone machine-level HMI to distributed visualizations covering the entire enterprise. Plex Flexible Production Strategies: This…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.81
…are ideal solutions for the medical device, electronics and consumer packaged goods markets. Epson VT6L is a 6-axis robot used in manufacturing. Source: Epson An Epson expert will also present a technical session on the company’s advancements in parts feeding with a review of current industry practice: High-Performance Parts-Feeding Solution – Parts feeding is simplified with an integrated solution powered by Epson GX SCARA robots, IntelliFlex software, and Vision Guide. Featuring a single IntelliFlex 530 feeder, this demo will showcase effortless pick and place operation and ultimate flexibility of the system. The IntelliFlex lineup has four feeder sizes and can…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.52
…the largest and only event for industry leaders, innovators, and investors attracting startups, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), forwarders, retailers, consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs), distributors, manufacturers, and ports and rails. The event is intended to uncover the newest technologies, innovations and partnerships that are transforming the way goods move globally. Manifest 2024 will be held from February 5 to 7 at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. Manifest is powered by Connectiv, the premiere events studio that produces Blueprint and Medicarians.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.70
…plant managers in industries as diverse as automotive and consumer packaged goods,” he added. “With Clearpath, Rockwell is uniquely positioned to make that dream a reality across virtually all discrete and hybrid verticals, optimizing planning, operations, and the workforce.” Rockwell said it expects the Clearpath acquisition to contribute a percentage point to its fiscal 2024 revenue growth. Clearpath Robotics, OTTO Motors recognized for innovation Founded in 2009, Clearpath Robotics got its start offering technology to global research and development markets. In 2015, the Kitchener, Ontario-based company launched its OTTO Motors industrial division. “Industrial customers are under ever-increasing pressure to do…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.31
…working with some very large organizations in retail, CPG [consumer packaged goods], e-commerce, and 3PL [third-party logistics]. We are also partnering with some of the largest robotics and material handling integrator partners in the U.S. At this time, we are not at liberty to disclose our customers or partnerships. New products to get traction Mujin showed its TruckBot at ProMat and its Bin-Picking Workcell at Automate—how has the reception been to those products in the U.S.? Cloer: Both TruckBot and our Bin-Picking products are doing very well. TruckBot is being adopted in the appropriate industries, and our Bin-Picking product has…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.37
…handling and pick-and-place systems for the food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries. As part of ProMach's End-of-Line business, Brenton said it “helps packaging customers protect their reputation and grow the trust of their consumers. Covington, Ky.-based ProMach has 46 brands and facilities worldwide. XCP designed with customer feedback Brenton Engineering said it designed the XCP Series with the customer in mind. The company added that its engineering team focused its XCP design on ease of operation, troubleshooting, and access – three attributes that it said are key to long-term success. “The XCP Series embodies a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.79
…Corp. claimed that it has “reimagined” how to move packaged goods, starting with the middle mile between distribution centers and warehouses. The Seattle-based company said its cloud-based network can optimize shipping operations through its partnerships with carriers and warehouses to sort cargo and increase its density, as well as more efficiently use warehouse space. Founded in 2019, CloudSort said it challenges the conventional “hub and spoke” transportation model, which is expensive to build and maintain and closed to third-party innovations. “When we started the company, we wanted to redefine how we move packaged goods to the final station where that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.66
…packaging processes. Mitsubish Electric Automation will exhibit automation for consumer packaged goods and life sciences customers as well as OEMs at Booth N-10011 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. The company said its Factory Automation Wall will showcase Mitsubishi’s complete line of robots for manufacturing. “While I always look forward to presenting our robots to existing and potential customers at trade shows, I’m especially excited about PACK EXPO,” said Patrick Varley, product marketing manager for mechatronics at Mitsubishi Electric Automation. Vernon Hills, Ill.-based Mitsubishi Electric Automation is a U.S. affiliate of Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Its product portfolio includes controllers,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.12
…yet in the form of chronic labor shortages, changing consumer preferences, and demands for more variety and faster production. “Both food and beverage, from a distribution and wholesale standpoint, are very low-margin contributors to overall profitability, so the slightest strain—whether that be labor costs, input costs, raw materials costs, transportation costs—all heavily affect the margins and the profitability of producers, wholesalers, and distributors,” noted Mark Koffarnus, director of major accounts at Yale Lift Truck Technologies. To combat these strains on operations and profits, the industry is turning to technology. Advances in industrial automation, automated forklifts, and robotics that once seemed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.45
…said it has developed systems for the automotive, construction, consumer goods, electronics, food and beverage, furniture, logistics, electronics, and medical device industries. SightWorks to serve e-commerce needs OSARO and Mission Design said their partnership will combine OSARO’s SightWorks vision and control software for robotics with Mission’s expertise in designing and deploying specialized systems. Mission said it has provided robots across a broad array of applications in warehouses and fulfillment centers, such as depalletizing, kitting, and bagging. “E-commerce businesses and third-party logistics [3PL] service providers can now automate even the most challenging tasks that couple robot flexibility with the ability to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.62
…during the pandemic, as well as high demand from consumers. Home delivery had become critical, and then there were shortages on the worker side. You'd think that supply chains and warehousing would already be automated, but at least 50% in the U.S. is largely manual. Coupled with e-commerce demand and worker shortages, you'll have serious problems. Our team saw during COVID that a lot of these companies have been investing heavily in automation. Now we have haptic sensors and companies like FANUC, Honeywell, Omron, and Yaskawa rolling out robotics. And there's more autonomous technology coupled with 5G, whose low latency…