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Frictionless Shuttles Collate and Buffer for Custom Mix Packages

B&R's Acopos 6D uses wear-free, magnetically levitating shuttles to unlock and enable custom, batch-size of one packaging applications.

October 31, 2022

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Robotic Item Picker Takes Aim at E-comm, Electronics, and Pharma Segments

Debuting in November and previewed at PACK EXPO International, the ABB Robotic Item Picker is designed to pick smaller items that are variable in size, shape, and substrate.

October 31, 2022

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Independent Linear Motor-Driven Pick & Place Movers Pack Trays

The new Intelligent Direct Handling (IDH) System from Syntegon gently handles biscuits at 800 biscuits/min, 30 cycles/min, to complement delta robot offerings.

October 31, 2022

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Easy-to-Use Interface for Cobot-Based Palletizer

ONExia, a robotics system integrator, has created PalletizHD as a drag-and-drop palletizing software integrated with a collaborative robot as an easy drop-in replacement for end-of-line workers.

October 30, 2022

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Robotic Pick & Place Fills Autobagger in E-comm-Ready System

Designed with the needs of fulfillment centers in mind, this robotic e-comm bagging system automates previously manual process for variable, unsorted pick and place operations.

October 26, 2022

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Parallel Trends Overlap, Intertwine at PACK EXPO

After a four-year, pandemic-induced hiatus, PACK EXPO International was back in Chicago in late October, 2022, and the top trends weren’t hard to spot.

October 26, 2022

Robotics

Formic Launches Pay-for-Productivity Palletizer

The SL20 robotic palletizer is the first of many robot systems that can be deployed quickly with no capital investment.

October 25, 2022

Robotics

Video: Palletizing Software Shines for Norwegian Meat Producer

Through Pally’s digital twin simulation, Rocketfarm was able to make an upfront verification that Nortura Sogndal could improve performance by 30%.

October 24, 2022

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Automation Add-ons by the OEM

Starview meets customer needs by providing blister sealing systems that include things like robotic product loading, laser coding.

October 24, 2022

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Top-load Case Packer

At PACK EXPO Booth S-2501 was the compact and highly versatile Matrix TL case packer from MGS, a Coesia Company.

October 24, 2022

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Carton Erecting and Closing Technology

VC series cartoner uses Fanuc robotics and runs at 30 cartons/min and is available with automatic loading.

October 24, 2022

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New Control Software Package to Manage Robots

New PickControl system by KUKA can manage one or more robots and communicate with the vision application.

October 23, 2022

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Formic to Debut Palletizer at PACK EXPO International

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See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth N-4585! Formic will debut the SL20 palletizer—an off-the-shelf, robotics-as-a-service solution available at a low cost per hour.

October 20, 2022