Robotic automation and workforce upskilling also essential to return of operations
June 28, 2022
According to a survey of 1,610 executives in the U.S. and Europe, ABB says they have found that 70% of U.S. businesses are planning changes in their operations, with 37% planning to bring production back home and 33% looking to nearshore and shift their operations to a closer location.
HC10DTP and HC20DTP collaborative robots enrich the company’s HC-series line. Hand-guided programming allows users to direct teach points without a pendant, and an ISO standard tool flange and electrical connections facilitate a plug-and-play approach.
Although a national, downward trend in sales is happening in many sectors, Hanan Products, a 75-year-old, third-generation wholesaler in the whipped topping, icing and dessert-filling sector—and the original creator of Tasty Whip—has seen an increase in sales.
Designed to be efficient and flexible, the five-axis PL80 robot is suitable for a range of palletizing applications, order picking and other logistical tasks for end-of-line or distribution automation.
R-Palletize configurable robotic palletizing station is designed to provide a flexible robotic palletizing solution with an easy-to-use interface for changing material handling needs.
The company’s family of 4-axis SCARA robots now includes the SR-3iA, SR-6iA, SR-12iA and new SR-20iA models with 3 kg, 6 kg, 12 kg and 2 0kg payload capacities, and a 400-1,100 mm reach, respectively.