Topic: Pharmaceutical

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B&R to Feature Adaptive Automation for Packaging at PACK EXPO

September 1, 2023 · B&R will show at PACK EXPO Codian open mechanics, which are integrated with its robot controls for precise pick-and-place tasks such as food handling.

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North American Robot Orders Drop for a Second Quarter, Reports A3

August 31, 2023 · North American robot orders declined for the second quarter in a row, as non-automotive and automotive purchases evened out and unemployment remained low.

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Beckhoff to Share New Vision Portfolio for Packaging Automation at PACK EXPO 2023

August 25, 2023 · Beckhoff will debut its new Vision line of cameras and software that are tightly integrated into the controls architecture, as well as motion systems to advance packaging automation.

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POLA ORBIS Partners With ForwardX Robotics to Streamline Warehouse Operations

August 22, 2023 · POLA ORBIS, a leading Japanese cosmetic producer, needed to streamline its picking processes, so it turned to mobile robots with onboard scales from ForwardX.

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DHL Supply Chain and Locus Robotics Expand Partnership to Australia

August 10, 2023 · DHL Supply Chain is deploying LocusBots in a multi-customer environment in Australia, supporting Cardinal Health and Terumo as its offers robots and data support worldwide.

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Italy Has the Most Robotics and Automation Companies in Europe, Finds Report

May 31, 2023 · Italy is home to more robotics and automation companies than France or Germany, according to HowToRobot and the Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association.

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North American Robot Orders Slow After Record 2022, Reports A3

May 16, 2023 · North American robot sales softened in Q1 2023, according to the Association for Advancing Automation, which cited a slowing U.S. economy as a likely cause. Automotive orders rebounded.

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Elite Robots to Launch New Cobot CS620 at EASTEC Trade Show

May 3, 2023 · Elite Robots plans to release its latest cobot, the CS620, featuring a 20 kg payload, a 5A output source, and a 1,800 mm radius, at the 2023 editions of EASTEC and Automate.

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Piab Group Acquires COVAL, IB to Extend Materials Handling Reach

March 30, 2023 · Piab, which provides robotic grippers, is adding COVAL's vacuum automation systems and IB Verfahrens- und Anlagentechnik's bulk materials conveyance to its offerings.

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Swisslog Works With Cardinal Health at-Home to Deploy Fulfillment Robots at New Distribution Center

March 21, 2023 · Swisslog said its SynQ software manages an AutoStore robotic storage system at Cardinal Health's new warehouse, as well as integration with other enterprise software.

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FANUC to Demonstrate Multiple Warehouse Robot Applications at ProMat 2023

March 15, 2023 · FANUC plans to demonstrate at ProMat 2023 its growing line of collaborative robots, industrial automation, and software that it said make it easy for supply chains to automate.

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Clean Room Robots Can Safely Perform Demanding Manufacturing Tasks

March 12, 2023 · Clean room robots can remove humans from certain environments in aerospace, electronics, and pharmaceuticals manufacturing, but developers and users must address risks.

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Brightpick Autopicker Is a New Mobile Robot Designed to Both Pick and Consolidate Orders

February 14, 2023 · Brightpick Autopicker combines a mobile platform, a robot arm, machine vision, and totes for picking and consolidating e-commerce orders while traveling in warehouse aisles.

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RightHand Robotics Picks Up Partners and Recognition, Expects Maturing Demand in 2023

January 30, 2023 · RightHand Robotics announced key partnerships last year and expects robotic picking to work alongside automated storage and human workers across industries this year.

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Element Logic to Add Addverb Mobile Robots, Fleet Management Software to Warehouse Portfolio

November 10, 2022 · Element Logic, which integrates AutoStore systems, is adding Addverb Technologies' robots to its warehouse optimization offerings.

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Agilent and Mytide Therapeutics to Collaborate on Automated Drug Manufacturing

September 2, 2022 · Agilent Technologies and Mytide Therapeutics said they share a focus on using automation and analytics to address reliability and data-quality issues across the peptide industry.

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Picking Robots Gain Speed and Accuracy

September 1, 2022 · MHS, which provides materials handling systems including goods-to-robot and singulation robots, describes how technology has increased throughput.

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ABB IRB 390 FlexPacker Delta Robot for Fast Picking Wins Red Dot Award

July 21, 2022 · ABB said the FlexPacker’s compact design quality, innovation, and concept of focused productivity helped it become the the first industrial Delta robot to win the Red Dot award

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HAI Robotics Partners With Systems Integrator Popcapacity to Reach More Warehouse Customers

July 18, 2022 · Popcapacity has added HAI Robotics to its list of robotic manufacturers and has started selling its autonomous case-handling robotic systems.

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COMAU Unveils New Six-Axis Robot Arm for Sensitive Environments  

July 15, 2022 · Comau is the latest robot maker to design a robot arm to be used in cleanrooms and other areas outside of typical manufacturing facilities.

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