The picking productivity increase may solve one direct labor problem, but in doing so, it creates another. The company will now have to find space and people for manual pack & ship stations to accommodate the improved picking productivity.
Universal Robots will supply cobot arms for Rapid Robotics’ deployment of cobot work cells around North America, which will allow Rapid Robotics to serve an even greater number of customers while maintaining the company’s swift deployment times.
Robotics and automation are changing the cartoning and case-packing landscape by providing faster packaging, taking up less space, improving workplace safety, and freeing up employees for other tasks.
The new machine is the industry’s first robotic automated system that can reliably handle the flow of parts ejected from any trim press, as the system enables full automation of the entire thermoforming process.
Indiana-based Closure Systems International Inc. (CSI) automates its closure production with FANUC robotics to solve labor challenges and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
With the inauguration of a modern training centre in Crailsheim, packaging machine manufacturer Schubert is laying the foundation for the expansion and relaunch of its training concept.
The pandemic caused a sudden storm that has buffeted individual companies and entire industries and caused business leaders to seriously consider the critical importance of resilience, efficiency, and sustainability.