HomeMachineryRoboticshcp -> aw cross-post test 5 updatedhcp -> aw cross-post test 5Dec 29th, 2016hcp -> aw cross-post test 5hcp -> aw cross-post test 5RoboticsReport: Innovative New Robotics at PACK EXPO Las VegasPMMI Media Group editors fanned out across the many booths at PACK EXPO Las Vegas to bring you this Innovations Report. Here’s what they saw in the robotics category.Controls & automationLinear Servo Track System Allows Production-on-Demand for Liquid FillingWith the help of a track system from B&R, this Polish OEM is building machines that make it practical for liquid products CPGs, like cosmetics or pharma companies, to plan for short and specialized product runs.RoboticsPalletizing RobotYaskawa’s compact five-axis PL80 robot features an 80-kg payload capacity and is designed for a variety of palletizing applications including case and bag palletizing, de-palletizing, layer picking, and layer forming.Supplier NewsMotion Controls Robotics Joins Mobile Industrial Robots’ Certified System Integrator ProgramMotion Controls Robotics, Inc. (MCRI) forms partnership with Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) as certified integrator for MiR's autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).RoboticsRobot for Warehousing/Logistics ApplicationsFanuc America introduces the LR-10iA/10 robot designed for machine tending and a variety of picking applications found in the warehousing and logistics markets.Take FivePackaging World Presents: Automating Flexible Omnichannel FulfillmentOn today's Take Five with Packaging World video, omnichannel fulfillment drives ABB acquisition of ASTI Mobile Robotics Group.Supplier NewsUniversal Robots’ Cobots Educational Training Programs Endorsed by ARM, Ohio Dept. of EducationThese endorsements of Universal Robots’ products and educational curriculum emphasize the importance of UR’s collaborative robots (cobots) in today’s manufacturing processes and in classrooms.Supplier NewsAAA20 Group Offers Subscription-based Robotic SolutionsAAA20 Group, LLC's RaaS (Robotics as a Service) is designed to help integrate collaborative robotic automation in small to mid-size companies.HomeunPACKed Podcast: Revisit Cobots, Cannabis and More from PACK EXPO Las VegasPMMI Media Group Editors discuss the trends and innovations that drove PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO.PELV 2021Fast-Changeover RRP Case PackerA live, timed changeover demo illustrates the speed at which Delkor's LSP Series case packers can changeover between individually sized pouches in corrugated RRP cabrio cases, and larger club-store pouches in club-store corrugated trays.HomeCart-based Automated Storage and Retrieval Boosts SpeedSignode debuted its newly enhanced cart-based Storfast system at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, operating at twice the speed of previous systems with improved acceleration and deceleration control of robotic carts.HomeModular and Mobile Compact PalletizerAllied Technology's PicPac Palletizer is a complete turn-key robotic palletizer for end-of-line packaging and is easily programmable for multi-picks and complex patterns.HomeABB's and Covariant's Intelligent Pick-and-Place SystemAt PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, ABB and Covariant showcased their new pick-and-place system combining ABB's IRB 1300 robot and Covariant's artificial intelligence technology.RoboticsCobot miniPAL 2.0 has 25% Greater Payload, Added Safety FeaturesColumbia/Okura upgraded its miniPAL® with the enhanced UR10e cobot arm by Universal Robots, increasing the payload to 12.5 kg (27.55 lbs) as well as replacing pressure sensitive safety mats with area safety scanners.Secondary/end-of-lineSmall-Footprint Robotic Case Packer has 1-Day ComissionSchubert Group’s compact lightline robotic case packer is a preconfigured machine that can erect, fill, and close cartons and cases in a range of formats.Secondary/end-of-lineEasy-to-Use, Compact Robotic PalletizerIn partnership with Nova Automation, Kawasaki debuts its robotic palletizer that is both compact and modular and doesn’t require robotic programming knowledge to deploy.HomeOmron Highlights IIoT and 3D Bin-Picking TechnologiesFrom tactical packing operations to data transfer for better decision-making, Omron shows how its technologies can be used for a variety of CPG processing and packaging applications.Secondary/end-of-lineRobotic Case Packer Brings Sequential Operations into MonoblockBrenton, a ProMach product brand, demonstrates its RT1000 robotic top-load case packer, equipped with two Fanuc robots for case erecting and loading and a Dekka tape head for sealing.HomeKUKA's New SCARA and Delta RobotsAt PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, KUKA highlighted its KR 6 R500 SCARA robot and KR 3 Delta robot for material handling and packaging applications.RoboticsRobotic Handling SystemAgr International’s Gawis AF robotic handling system, in conjunction with the Gawis 4D measurement system, provides a solution for meeting both the need for comprehensive testing/measurement of bottles as well as a means to address throughput demands.
