productFourteen secondary students from two schools in Colchester got the chance to showcase their robotic skills during an open day at Pacepacker Services. During a tour of the Essex-based factory, the students were encouraged to investigate the exciting range of career opportunities that STEM study opens up to them.
productAt this year’s PPMA Show ABB will be sharing a stand with packaging systems specialist RM Group, a member of ABB’s Authorised Value Provider (AVP) network.
productInterroll will use this year’s PPMA show to present its new modular conveyor platform in the UK for the first time. Providing a flexible plug-and-play solution, Interroll’s new generation conveyor modules are versatile and durable, offering energy efficiency, with low operating and maintenance costs.
productAltec Engineering, part of the Altec Engineering Group of Companies, has become an official system partner of KUKA Robotics UK.
productSince R. A. Rodriguez established its automation operating division, Universal Robots have proved popular products in its range and have allowed the company to engineer cost-effective production solutions that allow humans and robots to work collaboratively without the need for safety guarding.
productVisitors to the recent Kawasaki Robotics UK open day were presented with an insight into the capabilities of its new robots. More than100 manufacturing engineers from food, automotive and aerospace sectors attended the event at Kawasaki’s Warrington facilities.
productThe Nantybwch water treatment works (WTW) in South Wales has had its control system completely upgraded, without disruption of supply to the population of around 70,000 people it serves.
productAUTOMATICAtakes place in Munich from 21st to 24th June, 2016 and will present the latest developments at the interface between industrial and professional service robotics.
productWhen automation OEM, Newtech in Bedford looked to design a new ultrasonic cutting machine for the bakery industry, it turned to Mitsubishi Electric for a fast, flexible and clean robotic solution. The result is a machine design that can cut cakes to the highest levels of precision, working flexibly for different portion sizes and quantities, and eliminating problems of damaged product.
productA miniature robot fitted with five cameras is being used to crawl in the air gap between the stator and rotor of large motors or generators to visually inspect their status, thereby reducing downtime, inspection costs and the need to withdraw the rotor.
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