Agile Planet Inc., a leading developer of intelligent software and hardware engineered to dramatically improve the performance of industrial robots, has changed its name to Yaskawa Innovation.
They are launching a new automated case packing product called the Ergobot, an automated version of Combi’s proven Ergopack ergonomic hand packing station.
When I was asked to write a blog about the upcoming PACK EXPO International scheduled for November in Chicago, I began to think about what the show has meant to me over the years.
As U.S. manufacturing recorded the greatest monthly increase so far in 2014, a recent survey involving members of the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) also points to an upswing in the automation industry.
Similar to vision technologies, technological advancements in robotics, reduced costs, and increased ease of use has enabled widespread robotic adoption in industrial automation, including packaging applications.
ESS has redesigned their popular Robotic Mini Pallet Cell to incorporate FANUC’s new compact robot controller, the Model R-30iB A-Cabinet, in place of the larger, stand-alone B-Cabinet.
Yaskawa Motoman introduces the new delta-style, low-profile Motoman® MPP3S “short” robot. The MPP3S provides superior performance for high-speed packaging, cartoning and kitting applications.
Schneider Packaging Equipment Company introduces the new high-speed top loading Robotic Vertical Carton/Case Loader equipped with FANUC Robotics delta robots for accumulating, top load carton and case loading, in high-speed pick and place applications.