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Robotics
Ease-of-Use, Programming are Table Stakes for Palletizing Robots
Seventy-five percent of CPGs are now using robotics for end-of-line packaging operations.. A new palletizer from Iris Factory Automation using a Kawasaki robot meets the growing need for robotics that are flexible and simple to operate.
August 10, 2022
The RPZ-MAX, equipped with Kawasaki Robotics R series general-purpose robots, is a small-footprint, point-of-use palletizer with one or two pallet stations.
Robotics
Case-Packing Robots Boast Flexibility, Efficiency, and Speed
Nearly half of CPGs in a new study report using robots for secondary packaging processes. New robot technology for club-store packaging and for case packing of containers and lids gives them new options.
August 8, 2022
Muller Technology’s solution pairs a six-axis case-packing robot equipped with vacuum EOAT with molding or thermoform machines.
Secondary/end-of-line
Small Potato Producer Gets a Grip on Growth via Robotics
Using robotics to fuel growth while staying competitive, a leading North American grower, shipper, and packer of bite-sized potatoes is keeping costs down and employment and production up.
August 3, 2022
Potatoes robot gripper
Robotics
Robots’ Hygienic Features, Precision Spur Pharmaceutical Applications
A number of new robotic technologies meet the pharma industry’s need for greater automation, offering solutions for capping, pick-and-place, and other processes.
August 3, 2022
Epson Robots new GX Series of SCARA robots have been designed for tasks such as assembly, pick-and-place, and intricate small-parts handling processes.
Robotics
Robots Reduce Labor, Enhance Product Safety in Primary Food Packaging
OEMs introduce new delta robots engineered to meet IP69K ratings and with enhanced vision systems and end-of-arm tools to handle pick-and-place functions in food packaging applications.
August 1, 2022
The Harrier Bacon Draft Loading System from JLS Automation loads drafts of bacon into thermoform packaging.
E-commerce
DHL on E-Commerce Growth: Don’t Ship Air by Air
As a courier, 3PL, and “in-Distribution Center (in-DC)” contract packager, DHL, especially DHL Supply Chain, occupies a unique space in e-comm and packaging.
June 28, 2022
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Robotics
D2C Zenni Optical Eyes Robotic Order Fulfillment Automation
Three robotic bagging systems are to be deployed at Zenni’s Northern California customer fulfillment center. The job description calls for visual acuity, precision, dexterity, and tireless work ethic. Robots have that market practically cornered.
June 27, 2022
Zenni Director of Distribution and Facilities Simon Goh (right), talks about the deployment now underway with OSARO’s Bryan Yong, a Senior Solutions Engineer at the AI robotics company's San Francisco Robot Lab.
Robotics
Universal Robots Unveils New 20kg Payload Cobot
Universal Robots redesigned its collaborative robot technology to create the UR20—its longest reach and heaviest payload cobot. Target applications include palletizing and packaging.
June 21, 2022
Ur Cobot Family Photo
Robotics
Delphon Puts Robots-as-a-Service to Work
Delphon hires the Rapid Machine Operator from Rapid Robotics to improve production in its TouchMark and Gel-Pak operations.
May 25, 2022
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Secondary/end-of-line
Cartoning and Coding Line Delivers COVID-19 Vaccine Vials
Equipment for cartoning, serializing, and case packing vials was designed and delivered in just a few short months.
March 23, 2022
Videojet and ESS worked together to ensure the carton arrived at the coder in the right orientation. (Image credit: ESS Technologies, Inc.)
Robotics
Report: Innovative New Robotics at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
PMMI 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.
January 16, 2022
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Controls & automation
Linear Servo Track System Allows Production-on-Demand for Liquid Filling
With 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.
December 20, 2021
Unilogo Robotics’ Cleanline packaging system targets liquid product CPGs in industries like cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and household cleaners and chemicals.
Robotics
Omron Highlights IIoT and 3D Bin-Picking Technologies
From 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.
September 28, 2021
Omron demonstrates its advanced product pick-and-place robotic system that incorporates a collaborative mobile and fixed robot with 3D vision technology.
Robotics
Picking, Packing, Fulfillment, and Palletizing Robots
FANUC to feature robot and cobot solutions for picking, packing, fulfillment, and palletizing at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.
September 27, 2021
Robotics
Universal Robots Increases Payload Capacity of its Longest-Reach Cobot
Increased payload capabilities, coupled with it longer reach, position the UR10e for increased packaging and machine tending applications, while the UR5e provides automated box erecting capabilities.
September 27, 2021
Universal Robots’ new UR10e (with a 12.5kg payload) powers Robotiq’s palletizing sysem.
Robotics
ABB Showcases New, Higher Payload Collaborative Robot
The new 6-axis GoFa CRB 15000 cobot is designed for picking, pack-and-place, kitting, and product handling applications.
September 27, 2021
ABB’s GoFa CRB 15000 collaborative robot features a 950mm reach and speeds up to 2.2 meters per second.
Robotics
Robotics in the Digital Age of Secondary Packaging: Future Trends
Robots and cobots are expected to expand to 95% of all secondary packaging lines within ten years, according to a report by PMMI Business Intelligence.
September 15, 2021
85% of participants are looking to expand their current portfolio of automation solutions in secondary packaging
Primary packaging
Mastering Complex Production Sequences
This middle-tier German beer producer offers some 25 varieties of beer in returnable glass bottles, so it needed a highly versatile and automated controls architecture.
September 3, 2021
The Varioline packaging system works with ten robots, distributed among four modules, which enables the machine to handle a total of 18 different packaging variants.
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