Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 15, 2024

Image: Atlas Copco Specialty Rental Australia Large food & beverage manufacturer conducts full-scale upgrade operation without any impact on production. No matter what the application, in the food & beverage industry quality and safety begin with hygiene and cleanliness.

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i4.0 today

APRIL 11, 2023

ABB’s Robotics and Discrete Automation business is expanding its presence in Ireland with the opening of a new office in Dundalk, Co Louth. According to a 2021 reported by Fortune Business Insights , the Irish market for industrial automation is set to grow at a rate of 10 percent between 2021 and 2028, from USD 1.33 billion to USD 2.9

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The IFR considers service robots to include this automated guided vehicle (AGV), which can move up to 20 tons in a warehouse. Source: Stäubli Sales of professional service robots have increased by 30% worldwide, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. It described humanoids as a potential disruptor.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2024

Source: Universal Robots The artificial intelligence market is projected to reach $407 billion by 2027, with an annual growth rate of 37.3%, according to Forbes. They came from various industries, primarily manufacturing, healthcare, food and beverage, and automotive.

Manufacturing 121

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 23, 2024

New offerings include the igusGO AI-driven app and more low-cost automation. Source: igus At its annual press conference last week, igus GmbH previewed numerous new products in advance of the Hannover Messe trade show. He touted the company’s low-cost automation approach. The company , whose U.S.

Robotics 124

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 16, 2024

LRS plans to use RecycleOS to automate sortation at The Exchange. Source: EverestLabs Companies are coming together to prove that robotics and artificial intelligence can help make recycling more economically viable. kg) of recycled aluminum each month, equivalent to about 12 million aluminum beverage cans.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 7, 2024

Symbotic builds hardware and software for flexible warehouse automation. Source: Symbotic Symbotic Inc. ” The company said it applies high-density storage and machine learning to help retail, wholesale, and food and beverage companies. The company reported $424 million in revenue and suffered a net loss of $41 million.

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Beverage Supply Chain Robotics Robotics 118

Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

this week announced its latest kitchen automation, BIRYANIMAN. Nala Robotics said its range of artificial intelligence-driven automation is designed to improve kitchen efficiency while maintaining high culinary standards. Nala Robotics Inc. The Arlington Heights, Ill.-based

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Robotics Robotics Artificial Intelligence Automation 108

Robotics Business Review

MAY 17, 2024

Source: Yaskawa CHICAGO — Yaskawa Motoman last week showed several offerings bundling its robots with vision and controls to help manufacturers adopt automation. Source: Yaskawa Smart Pendant v3.0 Yaskawa’s AR1440 robot in a demonstration welding workcell. These six-axis robots can handle payloads of 8 to 25 kg (17.6

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Robotics Robotics Automation Sourcing 120

Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

“The AI capabilities of our PUDU MT1 deliver the intelligence and automation essential for keeping extensive areas meticulously clean, meeting the high expectations for hygiene and operational efficiency in large environments.” The MT1’s 45Ah battery can run for six hours and recharge autonomously in three hours.

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Robotics Robotics Artificial Intelligence Beverage 122

Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2024

” Doosan said its robots can work in several industries, including manufacturing, logistics, food and beverage, architecture, filmmaking, service sectors, and medicine. Founded in 2020, AiV said it aims to drive industrial transformation with intelligent automation systems. How Doosan’s Dart Suite ecosystem works.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

-based company said its engineers have simplified the user experience, focusing on human-centered design and semi-automated features. Source: Flexiv Flexiv redesigns Motion Bar As part of the newly released Elements hardware, the Motion Bar has also been redesigned.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Georg Stieler, head of robotics and automation and managing director for Asia at STM Stieler Verwaltungs-GmbH , shared his impressions from this year’s China International Industry Fair, or CIIF, in Shanghai. Credit: Georg Stieler Over the past three years, more than half of the world’s robots were sold in China.

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Robotics Robotics Automotive Warehousing 116

Robotics Business Review

MAY 7, 2024

Source: Doosan Robotics Doosan Robotics Inc. ” The South Korean-based cobot manufacturer said its robots can work in several industries, including manufacturing, logistics, food and beverage, architecture, filmmaking, service sectors, and medicine.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 20, 2024

In addition, one of IO-Link’s great advantages is the automated data backup of the sensor data that takes place in the background. IO-Link has already been widely used in several industries in Australia as below: Food and beverage: Monitoring product temperature, pressure, and fill levels for precise control and improved quality.

Beverage 93

Beverage Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Sourcing 93

Robotics Business Review

JUNE 20, 2024

Source: Zebra Technologies Only 1 in 6 manufacturers has a clear understanding of its own processes, according to a new study from Zebra Technologies Corp. Zebra helps manufacturers work with technology in new ways to automate and augment workflows to achieve a well-connected plant floor where people and technology collaborate at scale.”

Manufacturing 106

Manufacturing Supply Chain Robotics Robotics 106

Robotics Business Review

MARCH 8, 2024

Source: RIOS Intelligent Machines RIOS Intelligent Machines Inc. The company focuses on three industrial segments: wood products, beverage distribution, and packaged food products. Investors express confidence in automation approach Yamaha has been an investor in RIOS Intelligent Machines since 2020. and IAG Capital Partners.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Learning Objectives Explore the process of scaling up from an R&D environment to an automated food-grade production facility. The Gray Solutions team was solicited for process and automation integration services to support the effort. Discover how open architecture can be used to ease future scaling efforts.

Automation 52

Automation Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Process control 52

Control Engineering

MARCH 11, 2023

The EcoStruxure open industrial automation platform by Schneider Electric has been proven in the Chinese market for two years and is now successfully used in OEM equipment in the food and beverage, logistics, water and environmental protection industries. Technology iteration will helps enable of this process.

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Automation Prototype  Function Manufacturing 52

Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Source: FANUC FANUC America plans to showcase its latest packaging and processing innovations in Booth N-5332 next week at Pack Expo in Chicago. FANUC said its advanced automation provides high-quality solutions to common industry problems, including production, supply chain, and labor shortages. The Rochester Hills, Mich.-based

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Robotics Robotics Food Production Sourcing 103

Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Source: igus igus GmbH has supplied its E2.10 Service robots like JEEVES are an increasingly in-demand type of automation. Hotel guests can request a beverage or snack by calling from the room telephone or sending a message via the app to activate JEEVES. Designed for dynamic applications, Robotise Technologies says the igus E2.10

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Robotics Robotics 3D printing Beverage 115

Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

ports over automation and pay. Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. SOURCE: Vimi Fasteners NEFCO announced the official opening of their new 75,000 sf distribution center in Austin, TX. Pac-West will host two beverages per person along with complimentary appetizers!

Aerospace 52

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Source: PickNik Robotics PickNik Inc. based company is also active in the open-source Robot Operating System ( ROS ) community. “We’re enabling our clients to automate processes that were previously not possible, from adaptive manufacturing to agriculture and beyond. The Boulder, Colo.-based

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Source: Flexiv The result of increasingly adaptive robots may soon be no farther than your next meal. The fully automated system also includes a self-cleaning feature to ensure hygiene and operational effectiveness, it added. A new fish fillet shaping application uses a Rizon 4 adaptive robot to create uniform portions and shapes.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 2, 2023

Leveraging MQTT, industrial edge devices in automation projects. As water/wastewater municipalities are struggling to replace retiring technical personnel and support increasingly sophisticated automation technologies, they are finding well-staffed system integrators can provide the electrical, instrumentation and controls support they need.

Beverage 52

Beverage Supply Chain Composites Automation 52

AU Manufacturing

MAY 1, 2023

It will also support Bedford to maintain and foster its existing manufacturing contracts and provide opportunities for new partnerships, particularly with food and beverage producers north of Adelaide and across the state.

Advanced manufacturing 52

Advanced manufacturing Manufacturing Beverage Sourcing 52

Robotics Business Review

APRIL 3, 2024

Source: Adobe Stock Over the past year, I’ve spent a lot of time speaking with manufacturers about their digital transformation projects. But whether it’s a food manufacturer, a beverage producer, an automaker or a machine builder, they all have one thing in common: The need for community. She is based in Scituate, Mass.

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Robotics Robotics Beverage Automation 76

Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 25, 2023

Adelaide-based power transmission specialist, Motion Control , has invested in a Bonfiglioli assembly machine, sourced from the company’s headquarters in Italy. Previously we had to source products from Sydney and this meant clients waited for a week at least,” Masiero said.

Discrete manufacturing 79

Discrete manufacturing Beverage Sourcing Automotive 79

Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

This has affected sales of industrial automation components to machine builders and OEMs, including motion control products, said Interact Analysis. Source: Interact Analysis Beyond this, Interact Analysis has also conducted research with companies planning to launch new smart conveyance technology products within the next few years.

Robotics 59

Robotics Robotics Automation Pharmaceutical 59

Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2024

Nala provides automation for food bowls and other meals. Source: Nala Robotics Since the public debut of generative artificial intelligence and large language models in late 2022, robotics developers have been working to take advantage of the latest AI capabilities. What’s the best mix of automation and human oversight?

Robotics 145

Robotics Robotics Artificial Intelligence Automation 145

Robotics Business Review

APRIL 26, 2024

Source: Ubiros Reliable and delicate robotic grasping has long been a challenge, but Ubiros Inc. Source: Ubiros The genesis of Ubiros Ubiros has largely focused on food handling. Automating the handling of fruit and baked goods is not easy, because such delicate food items are easily damaged, Ondemir noted.

Robotics 122

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Factory Worx

APRIL 13, 2022

s four cornerstones – vertical networking of intelligent manufacturing systems, horizontal integration through production and transportation coordination, virtualisation and integration across the entire supply chain, and exponential technologies – reveal new pathways to the future of the food and beverage industry manufacturing plant.

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Ignition Firebrand Award Implementations I attended the annual Inductive Automation conference in Folsom, California with an inquiring mind regarding HMI/SCADA. Inductive Automation sponsors a competition among users culminating in the annual Firebrand Awards. Why after 20 years are customers still lining up to use the platform?

Pharmaceutical 147

Pharmaceutical Function Automation Beverage 147

Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In just 4 years, Automation Engineers Australia (AEA) has earned a reputation as a one-stop bespoke electrical engineer business, with inhouse manufacturing capability and a licence to use the Australian Made and Owned logo on two products. The post Steady growth the key to success appeared first on Manufacturers' Monthly.

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Pharmaceutical Beverage Automation Manufacturing 102

Fastener News Desk

MAY 1, 2024

The seven industries reporting contraction in April — in the following order — are: Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Machinery; Furniture & Related Products; Wood Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Fabricated Metal Products; and Paper Products. ” [Chemical Products] “Sales continue to exceed expectations in 2024.

Manufacturing 64

Manufacturing Supply Chain Beverage Composites 64

Automation Mag

JULY 8, 2024

This enables factories to start becoming more flexible, explains Thomas Kuckhoff, product manager of core technologies at Omron Automation, in a non-intrusive manner, “by integrating into existing architectures.” Additionally, it’s enabling the controller to run programs from many sources,” Burke points out.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2024

Source: Takeoff Technologies Woolworths Group Ltd., Founded in 2016, the company offered systems ranging from manual fulfillment technology to highly automated micro-fulfillment centers (MFCs). Its grocery automation partners included Knapp, Hussmann, and Google. Woolworths will also pay up to $700,000 in closing costs.

Supply Chain 72

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