Automation & Robotics

At snack and biscuit company Arnott's, Robotic Automation has installed its compact Motopal palletising cells, which are intelligently serviced by AGVs with empty pallet in-feed and full pallet exchange.

Bobst Group has acquired 70% of the equity of Dücker Robotics, which specialises in the use of both loading and palletising robots in the corrugated board sector.

Your Mates craft brewery has installed Fibre King's Little Depal, a depalletising solution designed to automatically unload cans from pallets and feed them smoothly into the production line.

Foodmach’s Technology Products (FMTP) division has unveiled its latest product, the Instant Palletiser, catering to lower-speed and lighter-duty palletising applications in the Australian market.

Diverseco is growing its presence in Northern Territory, opening new premises in Darwin and collaborating on training programmes to give local manufacturers access to automation technology.

RML Machinery partnered with SMC Corporation New Zealand on the design and build of a fully integrated packing line for the Tip Top brand of ice creams.

Schneider Electric has partnered with Universal Robots to automate its manual and repetitive processes with UR5 cobots, freeing up staff’s time and enabling them to instead focus more on value-adding tasks.

With many operations running 24/7, the need for energy efficiency cannot be underestimated. According to Universal Robots, with cobot automation, energy consumption will be one less thing to worry about.

In an increasingly competitive global market, the Australian manufacturing sector is embracing new technology in order to thrive.

Ed Husic, Minister for Industry and Science, has appointed a National Robotics Strategy Advisory Committee to help guide Australia’s strategy for emerging automation technologies.

Bonfiglioli Australia's Eric Fourie shares his top tips for selecting the best gearmotor for your application and three key maintenance indicators to avoid costly downtime.

The global hunger for microchips is rising at breakneck speed, and to meet the high demand, producers must further automate their factories. Enter the KMR iiwa CR from Kuka Robotics.

Andrew Donald Design Engineering's Zero Footprint Palletiser, which uses the automation of a Universal Robots’ UR10 cobot, has now expanded to include the ZFP+.

Danish cobot company Universal Robots has reported Q2 revenue of US$83 million, with strong growth in global welding demand billed as being key to its success in the first half of the year.

Melbourne-based sustainable packaging leader Pact Group is leveraging SnapLogic’s out-of-the-box no-code platform to help it accelerate and scale automated data workflows.

Described by Universal Robots as the "most innovative" collaborative robot it has produced to date, the all-new 20kg UR20 cobot has joined the company's expanding product portfolio.