Tagged: automation
Inside the IAP1 sprue picker: the fast automation upgrade for molding lines
Christian Schäfer | 3. April 2020 (Edited by Shizu Yamaguchi) The IAP1 sprue picker is used across more than 60 injection‑molding machines at igus. It supports cost‑effective automation, more economical production, and it also...
Automation in Warehousing: A Slow‑But‑Steady Revolution — and What Engineers Can Learn From It
Here’s a major trend emerging in warehouse automation today: automation is accelerating, but not in the flash‑cut way the public imagines. It’s slow, incremental, engineering‑intensive, and deeply reliant on solving hundreds of small mechanical...
Case Study: How igus and Camosun College Helped a Candle-Making Business
By Shizu Yamaguchi From Interior Design to a Small Business After a decade as an interior designer and co-owner of a design firm, Bryn Milward stepped away from client work in 2020 to focus...
Is Manual Labour Slowing You Down? Automate Smarter
The Problem Repetitive manual tasks can slow production, increase safety risks, and limit growth. For small and medium-sized businesses, these challenges often feel unavoidable, but they don’t have to be. Automation is no longer...
Automated security checkpoints: efficiency and security through modern technology
By Daniel Webers Automated airport security checkpoints are playing an increasingly important role in making international travel faster and safer. Traditional manual controls are often time-consuming and can lead to errors. Not only do...
Leveraging creative engineering to achieve GSK’s automation goals
By Jared Worth, Written in collaboration with Industrial Robot Help
What is a cobot?
By Jared Worth Collaborative robots, commonly referred to as cobots, are a groundbreaking category of robot specifically designed to work alongside humans in shared environments. Unlike traditional industrial robots that operate independently or require safety barriers,...
Robot cells: the complete guide
By Jared Worth Most companies across the globe are no stranger to automation in some form or another. However, even with this widespread adoption there are still aspects of automation relatively few companies are...