Short-term restructuring measures at Unilever’s Heilbronn site involved the maintenance of a large palletizing station. Instead of additional staff, cobots were used for the first time – for a period …
Success Stories
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Food and BeverageRoboticSuccess Stories
ABB robots help in the manufacture of burgers
by adminby adminOne of the most important manufacturers of frozen hamburgers in the US, White Castle, is using ABB robots to optimize its production and avoid injuries to its employees. White Castle …
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RoboticSuccess Stories
Robel Rail Automation uses FANUC robots for repair railway tracks
by adminby adminMany consider European rail networks to be in urgent need of renovation. However, help could soon be at hand thanks to the development of an innovative robot system that is …
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MetalMotion & Motors & DrivesSuccess Stories
UHT relies on Hägglunds direct drive technology for converter refining
by adminby adminFor the refining of steel, stainless steel and ferro alloys, the Swedish company Uvån Hagfors Teknologi (UHT) AB offers, among other things, a special converter process. This places special demands …
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e-mobilitySuccess Stories
HAHN Automation and Festo develop a 100% automated battery tester
by adminby adminThe success and reputation of electric vehicle manufacturers depend on the safe and flawless functioning of batteries. HAHN Automation has therefore developed a battery tester that carries out a complete …
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MaintenanceSuccess StoriesTest & MeasurementValves & Pumps
u-sense vibration for condition monitoring of machines
by adminby adminAt every trade fair, attendees wonder at the digital twins of state-of-the-art Industry 4.0 systems. However, in their everyday work, they are more likely to encounter brownfield environments, plants where …
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AutomotiveRoboticSuccess Stories
One battery pack per minute thanks to 100 KUKA robots
by adminby adminFAW-Volkswagen manufactures up to 300,000 battery packs per year in Fo-shan in southern China. Around 100 KUKA robots are used in production, where they weld, glue or package. The production …
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When BTG needed their IRM400 range of positioning measurement systems to send real-time data over different industrial networks, they found Anybus from HMS Networks. And that was the beginning of …
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Whenever pumps are used, they become essential components for the reliability of a machine’s overall performance. That’s why pump manufacturer Scherzinger Pumpen, in Furtwangen in the Black Forest, describes its …
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Creams, tablets or tobacco: the list of products that are packaged and filled with the help of machines from Merz could go on and on. The company focuses on high-quality …
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MedicalSuccess Stories
Saving lives worldwide with low-cost molecular diagnostic tests
by adminby adminFast MDx shows how many pathogens can be detected with unrivalled speed without the need for expensive biosecure laboratories. This near-patient testing system, developed by London-based company Fast MDx, cuts …
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ABBMedicalRoboticSuccess Stories
ABB robots fight COVID by automating antibody testing
by adminby adminABB Robotics has developed an automated neutralizing antibody testing system with the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) that is the most effective means of determining an individual’s immunity to …
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AutomotiveRoboticSuccess Stories
Sensor manufacturer uses ABB GoFa cobots to boost quality
by adminby adminAn Italian SME manufacturer of pressure and temperature sensors has used ABB GoFa robots to improve the productivity of one of its production lines, increase quality and reduce scrap to …
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PackagingPaperPneumatic & HydraulicSuccess Stories
Festo DPP Twin-piston pump glues folding boxes highly precisely
by adminby adminThe sustainability of cardboard packaging is leading to its increasing use instead of plastic packaging. A key step in the manufacture of folding boxes is the highly precise gluing of …
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Food and BeveragePackagingRoboticSuccess Stories
ABB robots improved efficiency for Teway Food
by adminby adminA Chinese compound condiment manufacturer wanted to automate its product packing lines to improve capacity, enhance efficiency, cut costs, and remove the potential for quality issues caused by human error. …