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With the shortage of healthcare professionals and an aging population, automating as many aspects of the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries as possible is critical. Utilizing new advances in technology such as AI and robotics can mitigate rising healthcare costs for retirees. Midwest Engineered Systems has been leading the way by

As the recent pandemic showed the world, not properly running a cleanroom laboratory can not only endanger the lab workers but the greater world as a whole. Medical laboratories are essential for conducting scientific research, developing new drugs and diagnosing diseases. However, many of the tasks involved in these processes

MWES solved an issue for a Nutraceutical firm needing help with pill packing. The customer was using multiple employees to place their product into boxes for shipment, struggling with accuracy, speed, and occasional staffing issues. MWES introduced a complete system that utilized a FANUC collaborative robot capable of erecting boxes at a rate of up to four boxes per minute.

This video from the firm shows our systems at work. Our automation systems are helping the company decrease virus testing times by increasing the production of collection transport systems. At one point in the video, COPAN specifically highlights our second-generation robotic vial filling cells and the 200,000-vial filling per week performance they achieve.