Linatex, a Danish supplier of technical plastics and rubber for industrial applications, bought a UR5 robot arm from Universal Robots to automate CNC machine tending in December 2008. However, instead of installing the robot behind safety caging, fenced off from people as was the norm, they deployed it right alongside their employees.
The ringing of the closing bell on October 17th at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was performed not by a human, but by a robot arm. The bell ringer, Universal Robots’ UR5e is a collaborative robot.
How many businesses require a stationary packaging robot that repeats a single process for its entire usable life? Not many in today’s market, where high-mix/low-volume has become the norm.
When it comes to end of line capabilities, palletizing equipment is often looked at to be fast, efficient and rugged, handling the biggest of tasks, and handling them well.
New user-friendly collaborative robots (“cobots”) help food and beverage processing and packaging companies dramatically boost production output, reduce waste, and cut downtime in line changeovers.
Staubli Automotive Technology Day (open house) will be held at Suburban Showplace in Novi MI, April 20th. The event showcases the latest in robotics, vision, motion control and related technologies.