Automation & Robotics

When CeMAT Australia opens its doors in Sydney on 22 July, visitors looking for the next leap in materials handling automation will find it on stand N14 with HMPS Propac.

Packaging companies have beome more visible at recent logistics tradeshows, suggesting automated packaging is becoming more important within end-to-end warehouse automation strategies.

Garvey has leveraged Rockwell Automation's Emulate3D software and Australian industrial tech consultancy Glenvern Group's expertise to showcase its high-performance accumulation systems.

The popularised term ‘collaborative robot’ or ‘cobot’ may be a thing of the past, following the release of ISO 10218-2:2025, which introduces a fresh perspective on collaborative robotics.

Vision AI has become ABB Robotics Australia's newest Authorised Value Provider, joining a growing network of businesses progressing robotic automation.

Australian manufacturing software company OFS has launched Mayvn AI, an artificial intelligence platform designed to improve production efficiency and communication between executives and factory floor workers.

Automation & Robotic Technologies, integrated engineering solutions provider of automation systems in Australia, celebrates 20-years in business – 14 of which as an ABB Authorised Value Provider.

South Australia’s wine export industry is thriving, contributing significantly to the country’s $2.39 billion wine exports in 2024. Maintaining a competitive edge while meeting growing demand means embracing new solutions, like automation.

Fibre King has delivered a custom-designed crate robotic palletising and stretch wrapping solution for a global seafood leader to support the company's ambitious goals for growth and sustainability.

Research from Monash University Business School highlights rising psychosocial risks in Australian workplaces due to the increased use of collaborative robots, including job insecurity and role ambiguity.

TAFE Queensland is set to introduce a new advanced manufacturing lab developed by Applied Robotics, with technology from Rockwell Automation, at its Ipswich campus. It is slated to open in Feb 2025.

The future of robotics is promising, with adoption set to rise as costs decrease and technology becomes more flexible and accessible. This trend is particularly evident in Australia, where local manufacturers are feeling the pressure to automate. We ask James Taylor, COO at OnRobot, to weigh in.

More than half of the country’s manufacturing businesses, some 56 per cent, have embraced new technologies in the past year, according to the latest CreditorWatch Business Sentiment Survey.

OnRobot has partnered with Qld-based robotics and machine company DCISIV Technologies to introduce an off-the-shelf collaborative palletiser for SMEs in Australia.

Packaging automation solution supplier Foodmach has appointed a new chief executive officer, Robert Niggl, who brings years of FMCG and automation experience to the role he will take up on 5 August.

Konica Minolta Australia has deployed four autonomous mobile robots from Mobile Industrial Robots to help Kinrise Snackfoods automate its operations across one of its manufacturing facilities.