All Automation & Software articles – Page 13
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ArticleKite Packaging invests in new mobile laboratory
UK-based packaging supplier Kite Packaging has announced the launch of its purpose-built mobile packaging laboratory, which allows it to bring machinery and systems directly to customers.
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ArticleBW Integrated Systems introduces Maximus Mid-Speed Case Palletizer
Packaging solutions provider BW Integrated Systems has announced the Maximus Mid-Speed Case Palletizer, which it says meets the increased market demand for a flexible, high-level palletizer with a compact footprint.
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ArticleWhat does the e-commerce boom mean for pharma supply chain security?
Counterfeiting has been a problem for the pharmaceutical sector for as long as it has been in existence; that being said, it’s clear that the age of e-healthcare and online purchasing brings an entirely new set of challenges.
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ArticleFinalist interview: RecycleMich
RecycleMich’s app for smartphones, which allows users to collect points for recycling plastic packaging and aluminium cans, is one of our 2021 Sustainability Awards finalists. We caught up with the company to learn more about the app.
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ArticleFour steps that a packaging OEM is taking to boost agility
Learn more about Rockwell Automation’s collaboration with Harpak-ULMA in our latest Innovation Spotlight, and see how this machine maker’s digital transformation strategy uses the IIoT and AR to expand what’s possible for both it and its end users.
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ArticleDS Smith invests in robot workforce at UK’s largest paper mill
With the aim of increasing sustainability and efficiency, DS Smith has replaced forklifts at one of its plants in the UK with automated guided vehicles (AGVs).
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ArticleUsing blockchain to ensure traceability in plastic waste streams
Circulor has announced a partnership with energy company TotalEnergies and Recycling Technologies, a chemical recycler of plastic, to develop a blockchain-enabled traceability solution for hard-to-recycle plastics (HTRP).
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ArticlePragmatIC Semiconductor leads project to increase the value of plastic waste
Flexible electronics developer PragmatIC Semiconductor has announced it is working on an Innovate UK, Manufacturing Made Smarter project to increase the quality of plastic recyclate.
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ArticleOMRON looks to streamline food deliveries with new robot pilot trial
An autonomous mobile delivery robot has recently been seen moving around the corridors of the REDI shopping centre in Kalasatama, a neighborhood in Helsinki, Finland.
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ArticleSyntegon brings new pick-and-place platform to market
Syntegon has launched Syntegon RPP – a newly-developed robotic pick-and-place platform that the company says is set to revolutionise the automation of packaging lines.
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ArticleHow robots can help meet the opportunities of change
In this comment piece, Roy Fraser, Global Product Manager for ABB, explains how robotic automation is providing the answer to meeting the opportunities facing the retail and distribution value chain.
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ArticleFoundry’s Colorway: design packaging that goes viral
In our latest Innovation Spotlight, Foundry continues to examine its Colorway tool — a comprehensive solution for designing and rapidly iterating on packaging design.
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ArticleAntares Vision introduces label and print layout quality control system
Antares Vision, a global provider of intelligent track and trace, inspection, and smart data management solutions has introduced a dedicated high-resolution vision system providing comprehensive inline layout inspection for webs and labels.
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ArticleNew cobot palletiser unveiled by OMRON and Reeco
OMRON and Reeco have collaborated on the development of the new RB1200 cobot palletiser, which they say costs up to 50% less and has a 60% smaller footprint than a conventional robot palletiser.
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ArticleDigimind interview: AI and sustainable packaging design
Digimind is a DeepTech startup that is building the ‘first AI platform focused on packaging’ that strives to help brand owners design and manufacture safe, sustainable and cost-effective plastic packaging.
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ArticleSUN introduces new AI platform for corrugated converting industry
Helios, SUN Automation Group’s new AI and machine learning platform tailored specifically to the corrugated converting industry, launched today.
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ArticleRobotics in packaging: Integration, safety and collaboration
Elisabeth Skoda speaks to three industry leaders to find out more about how robotics and automation help tackle today's challenges.
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ArticleSyntegon validates AI-equipped visual inspection system in production line
Syntegon Technology recently installed its first fully validated visual inspection system utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in an automated inspection machine.
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ArticleNew circularity benchmarking tool released with support of P&G and Silgan
The PAC Packaging Consortium has announced the launch of its ‘Packaging Innovation Pathway to Circularity’ (PIP360) benchmarking tool.
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ArticleUnilever and Alibaba leverage AI for new recycling machines
Unilever and the Alibaba Group have created an Al-enabled recycling system that automatically identifies and sorts plastic packaging, with the aim of speeding high-grade plastic back into the circular economy.