Go with the FLOW: manufacturer unveils new mobile robots fleet management software
OMRON has introduced Fleet Operations Workspace (FLOW) Core 2.1 software, described as enabling short-term introduction of mobile robots.
The manufacturer explained that this is achieved...
Pandemic accelerates automation plans in injection moulding
Nigel Flowers, MD of Sumitomo Demag UK, explores the impact of the pandemic on automation trends within the injection moulding sector
THE pandemic has amplified...
‘Advanced’ X-ray tech launched for ‘hard to find’ contaminants
METTLER-Toledo Product Inspection has launched what the manufacturer describes as its ‘most advanced’ X-ray inspection technology to date, boosting the ability to detect low...
5 ways that digitalisation of product inspection helps food safety compliance
Food safety and regulatory compliance are hot topics for food manufacturers. Here, Ian Scott-Mance, technology manager of Mettler-Toledo ProdX considers how digitalised product inspection...
Automation investment is child’s play for toy retailer
SMYTHS Toys has implemented Sparck Technologies’ right-size auto-boxing systems to boost throughput for its e-commerce business.
The retailer has installed three Sparck CVP machines at...
Work experience event gives youngsters a taste of robotics and automation careers
SEVEN youngsters aged between 14 and 16 recently spent a week with FANUC UK, gaining hands-on robotics experience as they learnt what it takes...
Efficient pallet flow without the need for manual lifting of pallets
Sponsored content: The PALOMAT® pallet magazine automates pallet handling, increases efficiency when stacking and destacking pallets, and protects employees from the unsuitable work of manually lifting heavy pallets.
LineView Solutions unlocks £5.4m in capacity increase for Britvic
LineView Solutions, a provider of manufacturing optimisation solutions, has revealed it has unlocked £5.4 million in capacity increase at Britvic’s factory in Rugby, UK...
Handle with care: Ishida solution boosts production of fragile salted snacks
HUNGARIAN bakery Csipet Land has installed an Ishida weighing, packing and quality control line to achieve an annual production increase of 4-5 million packs...
Meat manufacturer is not down in the dumps with new weigher
THE investment in a new Ishida multihead weigher at Wierzejki, a Polish meat manufacturer, is said to have 'considerably' improved line throughputs and resulted...
