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…can collaborate to develop and deliver cohesive systems at PACK EXPO next month in Las Vegas. Texwrap, Quest, and Serpa will show an integrated line featuring filled canisters being tray packed, shrink-wrapped, and palletized in a common application in the nutraceutical and food industries. “ProMach is a solutions-based company; it first analyzes the problem or challenge, and then designs a solution that best meets the customers’ production goals,” said the company. “ProMach and its 46 brands are grouped into distinct business lines that span the entire packaging line.” Based near Cincinnati in Covington, Ky., ProMach said its cohesive offerings serve…
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…a first look at its 3D bin-picking robot at PACK EXPO 2023, which will be in Las Vegas from Sept. 11 to 13. The company said the new system is suitable for automating 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…
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…operational issues: easing labor shortages and enhancing productivity at PACK EXPO 2022. Kyoto, Japan-based Omron said its booth will feature a flexible system that combines pick-and-place, materials transport, and end-of-line systems — including mobile robots, high-speed Quattro robots, and collaborative robots. “We understand operational excellence is critical to business success, and that’s exactly what you will experience demoing our integrated solution at Omron Booth S-3832 at PACK EXPO this year, said Laura Studwell, Omron’s industry marketing manager for packaging. What to see at the Omron booth Omron Automation said it will offer the following experiences: Interactions with collaborative robots for…
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…Intelligence is showcasing two recently announced products at the PACK EXPO International trade show and conference in Chicago this week – the safeVisonary2 and Roller Sensor Bar. The safeVisionary2 is a 3D time-of-flight camera designed to be used for autonomous mobile robots, cobots, and other industrial automation. The camera has 2m (6.5 ft.) safety range and up to four field switching cases. It is based on the time-of-flight system used on SICK’s Visionary-T Mini. It has Performance Level c (PL c). First in new safety line of products It is the first product in the Waldkirch, Germany-based company’s 3D safety…
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…displaying its mGripAI system in multiple booths at the PACK EXPO International Exposition in Chicago this week. mGripAI is designed to enable the automation of production processes in the food and consumer packaged goods industries. “We're excited to show the flexibility of mGripAI to handle products with our soft grasping technology as well as suction,” said Paul Kling, vice president of global sales and marketing at Soft Robotics. “This opens the door to handle a wider variety of products and applications using the same robotic machine platform.” Bedford, Mass.-based Soft Robotics designs and builds automated high-speed picking systems using proprietary…
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…cobots can piece-pick close at hand to humans during PACK EXPO International Oct. 23-26 in Chicago. The CRX-10iA/L FANUC cobot will be handing out mints and business cards to visitors in a bin-picking exercise as part of the demo at the trade show hosted by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI). Cobots, or collaborative robots, are typically smaller than industrial robots and can operate alongside humans without safety fencing, which keeps installation costs down and reduces their footprint on the factory or warehouse floor. Typically, they perform simple pick-and-place tasks and assist with precision operations such as welding. OSARO said…
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…at the right time Vecna Robotics to exhibit at Pack Expo Vecna Robotics offers more information about how Vecna AFL can help warehouse operators maximize throughput at www.vecnarobotics.com/AFL. The company will be exhibiting at Pack Expo in Chicago next week at Booth N-6366 in McCormick Place's North Building. With systems engineered for seamless work between autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and labor, equipment, and facilities, Vecna Robotics claimed it provides flexible, intelligent materials handling automation. The company's portfolio includes self-driving forklifts, pallet trucks, pallet jacks and tuggers—powered by its Pivotal orchestration software and 24/7/365 Command Center. It said they can help…
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…up and running quickly.” The company plans to showcase the new robot and operating system later this month at Pack Expo in Chicago and The Assembly Show in Rosemont, Ill.
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…Hanover Park, Ill.-based BHS Robotics will come together at Pack Expo International in Chicago to showcase their mixed-case palletizing system. Specifically, BHS Robotics will take advantage of CMES Robotics’ vision sensor and AI software to be the brains behind its palletizing design and integration platform. “Customer requirements are changing when it comes to mixed packages and the ability to properly palletize and de-palletize skids of products with varying sizes,” said Christopher Clark, president of BHS Robotics. “Robotic automation needs to be technically advanced using robots, vision, software, and hardware together to make a smart and flexible system to handle this…
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…as well as high-end automation for end-of-line applications, at PACK EXPO International. With over 50 years of experience, Kawasaki is a leading supplier of industrial automation and robots. The Japanese company, whose U.S. robotics division is based in Wixom, Mich., said it has with expertise in a wide range of applications and industries. Kawasaki also said it provides “unmatched customer support and after sales service.” Kawasaki Robotics will be at Booth N-5946 at PACK EXPO International, which will be in Chicago from Oct. 23 to 26, 2022. Kawasaki partners with IRIS for palletizing In addition to the need for adequate…
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…the first time at the International Production & Processing Expo next week in Atlanta. CHL Systems, a processing automation and design engineering leader, will also feature mGripAI in its booth. “The protein industry has been hit the hardest by labor shortages, and the pandemic has made it even more difficult for food processors to keep up with demand,” said Mark Chiappetta, chief operating officer at Soft Robotics. “mGripAI enables robots to handle difficult bulk protein-handling applications, and we're excited to demonstrate this revolutionary technology for the first time to the largest protein processors in the world.” Soft Robotics designs and…
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At Pack Expo in Las Vegas last month, Honeywell International Inc. announced its Smart Flexible Depalletizer. The system is designed to automate the process of unloading pallets, reduce the risk of injury, and mitigate the effects of labor shortages. Thomas Evans, chief technology officer at Honeywell, spoke with Robotics 24/7 about the Charlotte, N.C.-based company's latest technologies and its approach to developing for warehouses and distribution centers. How was Pack Expo 2021? Evans: It was busier than I expected. It was the first time I've given an in-person interview or had a live presentation rollout since the pandemic began. It…