Automation

Digitalization is revolutionizing the manufacturing space, and as computing power increases while costs come down, manufacturers are able to buy “more-capable machines for less money that are easier to use,” said Michael Jacobs, President and CEO...

Part of the Advanced Design & Manufacturing (ADM) Expo in Toronto, the trade show and conference details the technologies that are reshaping the manufacturing landscape.

Sepro (La Roche-sur-Yon, France) will integrate its Visual control system with cobots developed by Universal Robots (Odense, Denmark) to provide plastics processors with a seamless automation architecture.

Few manufacturing environments take full advantage of relevant data, which leaves much room for improvement.

The new pick-and-place robotic equipment is engineered to deliver high-volume production of an enclosed blade cutter for a large international retailer.

An integrated automation system from CBW Automation (Fort Collins, CO) increased Huhtamaki's output by 50% and added flexibility.

Tessy Plastics Corp. (Skaneateles, NY) announced today the acquisitions of NuTec Tooling Systems Inc. (Meadville, PA) and Custom Tool & Design (Erie, PA).

Over-molding hypodermic needles and automating the production process reduced cost and improved productivity.

Robots were shipped to North American companies in record numbers last year, with almost half going to non-automotive companies.

Rowa Technologies (Kelberg, Germany) relied on plastic motion components from igus (Providence, RI) to develop a safe, reliable and quiet automated system to package prescription pills.