Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 33.91
July 27, 2022
…flexible and the fastest in its class for reorientating packaged lightweight products such as cookies, chocolates, peppers, candies, small bottles, and parcels, the company said. Responding to the rise in e-commerce and growing demand for shelf ready packaged goods, the IRB 365 has been developed for applications including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods, where production line speed and adaptability are essential, according to the company. “The IRB 365 can pick, reorientate and place 1kg (2.2 lb.) products at 120 picks per minute,” said Roy Fraser, global product manager for ABB Robotics. “Our customers saw that the growth in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.31
July 21, 2022
…that could respond to the demand for more shelf-ready packaged products.” “As a result, we developed an innovative solution that combined speed, payload, and dexterity to help our customers make their lines more flexible and able to handle the growth of low-volume, high-mix, and higher-payload production,” he said. “With its clean, simple, and modern aesthetic, the IRB 390 was designed to inspire confidence in users.” Part of Zurich-based ABB Group, ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation provides robotics, machine automation, and digital services for industries ranging from automotive and electronics to logistics. The company said it has shipped more than 500,000…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.19
June 10, 2022
…OTTO Motors demonstrated its AMRs moving pallets of real goods, including packaged foods and heavy appliances. “They can compensate by up to 15 degrees in orientation, and one car company wants a robot to come every 45 seconds,” Judkowitz told Robotics 24/7. “This is no research project. We're also working with forklift dealers.” “A lot of integrators and users have stopped by, and they're very interested in seeing the KPIs,” he added. “Our Fleet Manager handles all OTTO systems in an environment. Our biggest implementation was for a food and beverage company, and we've also seen automotive, consumer packaged goods,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.50
May 18, 2022
…handling complex tasks in the logistics, e-commerce, healthcare, and consumer packaged goods industries. Using machine vision software, the depalletizer can quickly assess a wide variety of box types, said the company. Along with the RobotStudio digital twin software, this enables customers to efficiently process assorted loads with little engineering effort and setup time, said ABB. “Changes in consumer behavior are leading to a rise in new sales channels such as omnichannel, direct-to-consumer (D2C), and e-commerce,” said Marc Segura, president of ABB’s robotics division. “These, in turn, are driving the need for more flexible and efficient order-fulfilment and distribution infrastructures.” “With…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.66
May 12, 2022
…landfill, despite the demand for high-quality recycled content from consumer packaged goods companies and brand owners,” he said. AMP Robotics said it is applying machine learning and robots to increase recycling rates and economically recover recyclables reclaimed as raw materials for the global supply chain. With deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, the company helps recover recyclables from municipal collection, precious commodities from electronic scrap, and high-value materials from construction and demolition debris. AMP Cortex and Neuron learn at speed The AMP Cortex robots automate the high-speed identification and sorting of recyclables from mixed material streams. The company said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.89
May 03, 2022
…where more labor is required to ship directly to consumers,” said Lior Elazary, co-founder and CEO of inVia Robotics. “As consumer demands for next- or same-day delivery increase and labor supplies decrease, we’re able to help 3PLs keep up and meet their SLAs [service-level agreements].” The system will include: inVia PickerWall system including a fleet of inVia Picker AMRs inVia Logic, the AI-powered warehouse execution system (WES) software inVia’s Robotics Operation Center (ROC) for 24/7 monitoring and support inVia said its Picker robots will do all of the nonstop traveling to retrieve each day’s ordered SKUs and deliver them to…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 45.28
April 12, 2022
…multiple business segments like home care, personal care, beverages, packaged foods, refreshments and is a part of everyday life of millions of consumers across India. The company has a large distribution network covering millions of consumers across the rural & urban areas of the country. Company reaches the retailers through multiple sub points in between like wholesalers, distributors, stockists and company depots. It works on the vision of making people lives better by making them feel good, look good and get more out of life through their products. The Problem/Existing Situation The client used to operate through distribution model, where…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.01
March 23, 2022
…showcase artificial intelligence-powered robotic workcells in active handling of goods with human-level dexterity at line speeds. Its digital twins are built on NVIDIA's recently updated Omniverse. The demonstration task performed by the robots is an integral part of operations within distribution centers of all scale, said RIOS. RIOS will showcase active workcell deployments in supply chain and manufacturing environments. The company claimed that its end-to-end robotic workcells are currently deployed in the warehousing, fulfillment, food manufacturing and production, and end-of-line packaging sectors. RIOS workcells seamlessly integrate within existing workflows. Bernard Casse, RIOS Dr. Bernard Casse, founder and CEO of RIOS:…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.04
March 20, 2022
…regulated industries, such as food and beverage, healthcare, and consumer packaged goods (CPG). The company distributes food and CPG products at the pallet and case level to retail, club stores, and specialty stores on a regional basis. Its Dallas facility is dedicated to one customer. CJ Logistics needed to bridge islands The challenge of integrating disparate technologies often leads to “islands of automation,” whether intentional or not. What’s more, integration is often time-consuming and expensive, requiring a significant amount of custom coding. That can result in improved but suboptimal operations that never realize their full potential across all processes. Not…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.82
March 08, 2022
…and sorts green and clear polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from post-consumer bales of plastic soft drink bottles at speeds up to three times faster and at a higher accuracy than manual sorters can achieve. Evergreen then recycles the material into reusable flakes or pellets, which it sells to end markets as feedstock for new containers and packaging. Matanya Horowitz, founder and CEO of AMP Robotics “Evergreen is a leader in the transformation of recycling processes, and its application of AI-guided sortation is increasing plastic recycling rates and helping to close the loop on PET,” said Matanya Horowitz, founder and CEO of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.85
February 28, 2022
…workers in more valuable and rewarding tasks than manual goods transportation. Those advantages continue to push AMR deployments into increasingly challenging applications, from automotive and electronics manufacturing to third-party logistics (3PL) and consumer packaged goods (CPGs) providers. To address the challenges of these sophisticated new applications, AMR vendors are constantly innovating to improve their robots’ performance and ease of use, allowing more robots to move efficiently and safely through complex traffic situations. Five rapidly changing technologies are worth watching as they drive advancements and deployments of AMRs. 1. AI goes beyond the buzz to make AMRs smarter, safer “Artificial intelligence”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.00
February 23, 2022
…unfilled, manufacturers are unable to keep up with skyrocketing consumer demand – and they are in extreme pain.” “We have the cure to this trillion-dollar opportunity,” he added. “We’re re-industrializing America with best-in-class American technology, while upskilling our American workforce in the process and enabling them to access higher-level and better-paying jobs.” Founded by former Xerox PARC engineers, RIOS said its full-stack offering includes artificial intelligence and robotic workcells that can integrate with existing workflows in factories and warehouses. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company claimed that its software, tactile sensors, haptic intelligence platform, and end-of-arm tooling and food-grade grippers can…
