TM Robotics is now offering the CASI-SmartBox – a solution using a Shibaura Machine robot that cuts excess cardboard on any size box by scanning the item height.
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All parts of the supply chain can benefit from automation, and warehousing and materials handling are no exception. Here Neil Ballinger, Head of EMEA at EU Automation, discusses some of the key reasons why warehouse managers should look to up their investment in automation and offers insights into the industry’s future.
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In the 1990s, could you have imagined the rise of the self-service checkout? This twenty-first century phenomenon is now a common sight in most supermarkets, and despite a few challenges – and more than a few “unexpected item[s] in the bagging area” – they are a change largely for the better. Like self-service checkouts, industrial robots benefit end-users and businesses. But, what about workers?
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“You must be diversified enough to survive bad times,” said the American academic and investor Joel Greenblatt. “So that skill and good process can have the chance to pay off in the long-term.” Here, Nigel Smith, CEO of TM Robotics, explains the importance of robot programming that’s simple enough to be refigured to any kind of manufacturing environment, as companies diversify to improve sustainability.
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Under the laws of cricket, it is illegal for players to rub any substance other than saliva and sweat onto the ball, let alone scuffing it with their fingernails. Similarly, strict rules apply to the manufacturing of cricket balls. Here’s how cricket ball manufacturer, Kookaburra, designed its first ever machine tending robotic system to produce the perfect ball, with the help of TM Robotics and M.A.P Services, Australian partner for TM Robotics and Shibaura Machine.
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The World Robotics 2020 Industrial Robots report shows a record 2.7 million industrial robots are operating in factories around the world – and many of those are integrated into larger equipment. Here, Nigel Smith, Managing Director of TM Robotics, gives an insight in what original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) look for when choosing a robot for their machines.
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Shibaura Machine partner, TM Robotics has won a large contract to supply a large amount of THE600 SCARA robots to a global electronics assembly plant. The contract was given to TM Robotics’ Mexican distributor, Global Manufacturing Incorporated (GMI), which beat competitors both on price and specification.
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Electronics manufacturing has experienced extraordinary change. Responding to the shifting needs of the sector, TM Robotics has launched a new robotics consultation service to advise manufacturers on how automation can aid recovery and growth.
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