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Nigel Smith

Nigel Smith is the CEO of TM Robotics. Smith directs the overall growth and development of TM Robotics. Smith founded TM Robotics after holding a number of positions at Toshiba International. While at Toshiba, he was responsible for the sales, marketing and support of the company’s PLC and Industrial Robot product range.

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Cover Story: Automation & Robotics

Preparing for an Automated Future

Authorities in the field offer views on trends, new technology and more.

Kristen Kazarian

Nigel Smith

September 11, 2018

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Automating your packaging operations can increase productivity and help with labor costs, line efficiency, changeover time and more. Next-generation machines are doing more, and taking up less space.

Toshiba Machine SCARA robot from TM Robotics

Machinery Technology: Robotics

Robotic Solution for Food Packaging

Reduced size, higher speeds optimize automated loading system.

Nigel Smith

June 14, 2018

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Fold it, seal it, tape it, box it, pick it, place it — automate it. These are the separate processes that Finland-based Orfer Oy needed to automate to speed up its packaging operations. However, automating these processes without expanding factory floor space proved to be a challenging feat.