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Machine tending: From manual labour to collaborative automation

Machine tending: From manual labour to collaborative automation

The number of potential uses for collaborative robots (cobots) in production processes continues to grow. A recent example comes from Finland, where OMRON cobots are being used to speed up and improve the production capacity of the laser marking machines at Laser Quality Markings, a specialist company based in Halikko, near Salo.

New trends in robotic automation

New trends in robotic automation

Steve Sands, Technical Consultant at Festo GB, explores how robotic automation is responding to new application challenges.

How AI is boosting the power of robotic solutions

How AI is boosting the power of robotic solutions

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to industrial robots is creating a new breed of solutions offering new levels of flexibility and productivity, whilst also answering industry challenges, especially labour shortages. Julian Ware, UK & Ireland Sales Manager for ABB Robotics, explains.

The three pillars of automation: What lies ahead in 2024

The three pillars of automation: What lies ahead in 2024

Welcome to 2024! Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? Are you planning on dusting off those running shoes or finally getting around to reading Tolstoy’s War and Peace? Or perhaps you’ve opted to dispense with resolutions all together, as you defiantly tuck into a leftover mince pie.

Robots show healthy growth in the pharmaceutical industry

Robots show healthy growth in the pharmaceutical industry

Robots are bringing the same flexibility and efficiency improvements to the pharmaceutical industry as they have to more established automated production lines, such as automotive. Julian Ware, UK & Ireland Sales Manager of ABB Robotics, explains some of the benefits that are already well proven, as well as considering what the future might hold.

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