Caterpillar cakes are one of the UK’s best-loved treats, and for one producer they had become a production headache. Cornwall-based Western Mechanical Handling UK Ltd (WMH) worked with Mitsubishi Electric’s …
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Robots With Machine Vision Automate Wire Harness Assembly: Cellios and MVTec MERLIC
by adminby adminWhy wire harness assembly has resisted automation Wire harnesses for the automotive industry have always been assembled by hand. Stuttgart-based Cellios GmbH has now built a modular robot system that …
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AGVSuccess Stories
Smart Automation: How KUKA Mobile Robots Revolutionize TV Production
by adminby adminThe daily workflow on the production floor of a leading European TV manufacturer has evolved. Where employees once maneuvered manual electric carts through warehouse halls, today self-driving transport robots from …
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Artificial IntelligenceSuccess StoriesVision SensorWood
AI-based defect detection for wood manufacturing
by adminby adminRaute has integrated AI-driven defect detection into live manufacturing setups, refining how veneer, plywood, and LVL lines evaluate and process raw wood. This technology allows facilities to make faster, more …
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Food and BeverageRoboticSuccess Stories
A FANUC robot leads the kitchen at the Hotel Hella in Lippstadt.
by adminby adminRecruiting qualified staff has become a persistent challenge for many hospitality businesses. Signs in bars and restaurants highlight the scale of the problem. According to a recent report by Hotrec, …
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Chemical and PharmaRoboticSuccess Stories
Robotronic and Mitsubishi Electric develop a small-scale automated palletizing cell for the pharmaceutical industry
by adminby adminThe new low-footprint automated palletising cell developed by Robotronic in partnership with Mitsubishi Electric is designed to help the pharmaceutical industry overcome record-high shortages across Europe.. A long-standing automation partnership …
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Chemical and PharmaSuccess StoriesVision Sensor
Dynamic OCR inspection with MVTec HALCON
by adminby adminBecause of stringent compliance requirements, medical product packaging must be accurately labeled prior to being sent to customers. To achieve this, the Chinese firm Shenzhen Jiangrun Xuneng Technology has created …
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PackagingRoboticSuccess Stories
MULTIVAC RX 4.0 packaging line with 6-axis Yaskawa robots
by adminby adminWith the RX 4.0 thermoformer packaging machine that meets GMP standards, MULTIVAC is establishing new benchmarks in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors. A Yaskawa six-axis robot, compliant with GMP standards, …
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Food and BeverageRoboticSuccess Stories
Burger Bots – Collaborative robots for cooking hamburgers
by adminby adminABB Robotics is unveiling the future of quick-service dining with BurgerBots – an innovative restaurant idea introduced in Los Gatos, California. Engineered to produce flawlessly cooked, custom-made burgers consistently, the …
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Additive ManufacturingRoboticSuccess Stories
ABB Robot Builds German Red Cross Headquarters as a 3D Printer
by adminby admin3D printing is no longer limited to industrial manufacturing. An innovative initiative spearheaded by German 3D printing pioneer Georgios Staikos demonstrates that the technology can significantly advantage the construction sector …
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Cobot optimizes maintenance of semiconductor manufacturing equipment
by adminby adminLam Research Corp unveiled Dextro™, the semiconductor sector’s inaugural collaborative robot (cobot) aimed at enhancing essential maintenance activities on wafer fabrication machinery. Currently utilized in various cutting-edge wafer fabrication facilities …
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Cable & Wiring SystemsSuccess Stories
Robotic system for automatic grape harvesting
by adminby adminWhether you’re exploring the Christmas market with friends or sharing Christmas dinner with family, a tasty mulled or unique wine is essential. To provide individuals this presumed normality even amid …
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The specialized facility dedicated to the fully automated processing of wood fiber insulation boards spans approximately 400 square meters and has necessitated extensive research and development efforts. EBAWE Anlagentechnik GmbH, …
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Food and BeverageMaintenanceMechanical ComponentsSuccess Stories
Maintenance-free Igus bearings in a bottling plant
by adminby adminChimay, the famous Belgian brewery known for its traditional Trappist beers, uses maintenance-free spherical plain bearings from igus in its bottling plant. By replacing rusty and stuck ball bearings with …
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Glass ManufacturingSuccess Stories
Schneider Electric – Automation for smarter and safer glass production
by adminby adminSchneider Electric and Saint-Gobain have partnered to deploy a first-of-its-kind software-defined automation system for glass manufacturing. The project, announced at Glasstec 2024, the world’s leading glass industry trade fair, addresses …
