How do you really feel about cobots in packaging?

April 12, 2016

Source: Packaging Digest The anonymous nature of our packaging poll about collaborative robots elicited some interesting feedback such as the news that more than 25% of respondents were either using cobots or would in 2016. Given the on-going politicking surrounding the presidential race in the U.S. these past months, Packaging Digest held a primary of sorts when we released the preliminary results of the first question in our short online …Read More

Robots and humans can work together with new ISO guidance

March 29, 2016

Source: ISO Organization Human and robot system interaction in industrial settings is now possible thanks to ISO/TS 15066, a new ISO technical specification for collaborative robot system safety. Collaborative robotics is when automatically operated robot systems share the same workspace with humans. It therefore refers to a system or application rather than a particular type or brand of robot. Industrial robots do not include an “end effector”, that is, the device …Read More

Collaborative Robots Working in Manufacturing

March 17, 2016

Source: Manufacturing Tomorrow Because cobots are affordable, highly adaptable, and almost plug-and-play, small and medium-sized manufacturers are eager to take on this technology, and some analysts expect that this segment of robotics will see substantial growth. The Boston Consulting Group predicts that investment in industrial robots will grow 10% each year for the next ten years in the world’s 25 biggest export nations, when the robots will take over 23% …Read More

5 Robotic Essentials for SME manufacturers

March 1, 2016

Source: Hannover Messe For small to mid-sized manufacturers, any gain in productivity can have a huge impact. Automation offers significant advantages, but many small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) believe that robotics is out of their reach. These organizations can’t afford large, complex robots that don’t fit within their limited floor space, that require specialized personnel to program and maintain them, and that are simply too expensive, with a payback period …Read More

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