Using zenon, Sacmi built a combined machine that handles PET bottle blowing, filling and capping operations in record time. Use of vector graphics and wizards to create and modify objects has enabled …
Success Stories
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Food and BeverageSuccess Stories
Beckhoff: Fully automated carbonation system enhances beer quality
by adminby adminThe United States has experienced a craft brewing renaissance in recent years. An ever increasing number of Americans attach importance to unique and special types of beer, resulting in an …
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RoboticSuccess Stories
FANUC: Accuracy and flexibility drives robot investment at Certwood
by adminby adminInvestment in two new six axes robots has helped Certwood Limited to become a competitive option to offshore trade moulders. Increased accuracy, flexibility and the innovative application of two FANUC …
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Chinese port operator HIT uses rail-mounted gantry cranes to move containers. These highly automated cranes are integrated in a terminal management network to optimize the turnaround of incoming and outgoing …
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Motion & Motors & DrivesSuccess Stories
Paper Mill Chooses Control Techniques for Upgrade
by adminby adminTwo lines at one of the UK’s biggest paper mills have recently been updated with new AC drives from Control Techniques. SCA’s Trafford Park paper mill in Manchester produces a …
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MachinerySuccess Stories
Systematic Modernization: Increase in effi ciency of up to 20 percent
by adminby adminLapp GmbH Kabelwerke is a leading provider of cables, leads, and cable accessories. By implementing state-of-the-art system technology in a retrofi t, the company achieved a considerable increase in cable production effi …
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MachinerySuccess Stories
Mespic’s all-in-one solution… Versatile and flexible by Omron
by adminby adminMespic, with headquarters in northeast Italy, has worked with Omron to develop innovative all-in-one packaging solutions that end-users now demand, and that successful machine makers strive to provide. A recent …
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RoboticSuccess Stories
Yaskawa Innovative robotic welding system for wide range of parts
by adminby adminScheppach, the renowned German based manufacturer of woodworking machines already had been using welding robots over the past 20 years. When the company was looking to invest in additional robotic …
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RoboticSuccess Stories
Furniture maker IKEA boosts production capacity with industrial robots
by adminby adminOffice and kitchen furniture manufacturer Spartan, a branch of Swedwood (part of the IKEA Industry Group) in Slovakia, have installed two robotized paint lines to help achieve their goals of …
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High up in the Black Forest in southwest Germany sits the 221-year-old Rothaus (red house) brewery. The beer brewed here has long since achieved a cult status among German beer …
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PanasonicRoboticSuccess Stories
Panasonic Robotics: Case Study of Witte Stromberg GmbH
by adminby adminMr. Martin Rothmann from the WITTE Stromberg GmbH knows very well that weld spatters in the large scale production are a significant cost factor. Why that’s no longer a problem …
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MachinerySuccess Stories
GKS Packaging ‘rewrites’ the rule books and steps ahead of the competition with help from Rockwell Automation
by adminby adminGKS Packaging is an innovative machine builder, with engineering, production, assembly and service in a factory in Son, The Netherlands. In its early days it examined the market for packaging …
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HMI & SCADASuccess Stories
COPA-DATA: Consistent and safe – zenon in the Pharmaceutical Industry
by adminby adminThe HMI/SCADA software zenon is an integrated and safe platform for consistent process and information management. The established special machine builder Bausch + Ströbel is now using the solution from …
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RoboticSuccess Stories
KUKA Robot at Magna Spiegelsystem, everything revolves around mirrors
by adminby adminAt the automotive supplier Magna Spiegelsysteme GmbH, everything revolves around mirrors. Located in Assamstadt in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, the company produces interior and exterior mirrors for the premium …
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MachineryPLC, PAC & ControllerSuccess Stories
Beckoff: Baader-Johnson optimizes production and reduces costs in food processing
by adminby adminIt’s no secret that processed meats, fish and other food products have to come from somewhere; they don’t just magically appearin our meals, refrigerators or freezers pre-packaged, labeled and ready …
