Project Spotlight: Robotic Tableware & Napkin Wrapping System When you were at a catered event, did you ever think about the process that went into wrapping the napkin around the disposable eating utensils? The traditional thought would be that people worked...
Project Spotlight: Automated Palletizing with Robots Manually palletizing can be slow and labor intensive, and with the current ongoing labor shortage, many businesses are turning to automated palletizing with robots to perform those repetitive tasks. Midwest...
Project Spotlight: Welding and Milling Bus Bars Robotically With the current ongoing labor shortage, skilled welders are in short supply, leaving many businesses to rely more heavily on robotics to fill that void. Fully automating a 24/7 welding operation is not as...
Project Spotlight: Trigger & Bottle Assembly Line Looking at a spray bottle of glass cleaner at the store, one doesn’t put too much thought into how much work went into attaching the trigger to the bottle, or whether it was a person or a robot that...
What’s on Our Floor: OnRobot Grippers In the automation world, many times it’s the End of Arm Tool (EOAT) that packs the most innovation on a system. The EOATs are where the robotic system interacts with the products moving through the cell. Specifying the proper...
Robotic Palletizer that Handles a Variety of Product Sizes Many don’t realize that robot arms can be equipped with an End of Arm Tool (EOAT) that is capable of cleanly grabbing multiple products at once. Check out a video of this system in action on YouTube. Midwest...
