Automation

What Were the Big Themes in Plastics in 2021?

What stands out in our coverage over the past year? Five main themes are unmistakable, and—spoiler alert!—Recycling was the biggest headliner.

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Global Robot Density Nearly Doubles

The number of robots per 10,000 employees globally jumped from 66 in 2015 to 126 in 2020, rising 45% in the U.S. from 176 to 255 units over the same time period.

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Software for Pattern Pick-and-Place Jobs with Six-Axis Robots

Free software download from Yaskawa Motoman helps define and select repetitive handling patterns.

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Online Robot Marketplace Aims to make Automation Sourcing Easier

Post your automation needs online anonymously just once—and for free—and then compare competing proposals from interested suppliers.

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Tool Changer for Smaller Six-Axis Robots

ATI Industrial Automation now offers a standard tool changer for robots in the 25-35 kg payload class.

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Milacron Donates Molding Cells to Shawnee State University

Formerly on loan, Milacron has now donated two injection molding machines plus automation and auxiliary equipment, to the Portsmouth, Oh. school’s Plastics Engineering Technology program.

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Interface Six-Axis Robots with Injection Molding Presses

Yaskawa Motoman’s new SPI-67 hardware/software interface for six-axis robots is designed for parts removal from horizontal injection molding machines.

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Natech Adds Injection Molding, Automation Equipment

Two new Arburg presses and four filling and sealing lines have been installed in the molder’s Class 8 cleanroom in support of medical diagnostics, including COVID-19 testing.

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Collaborative Robot Marketplace Adds Monitoring Software

The OnRobot marketplace has introduced its first software product—WebLytics production monitoring, device diagnostic, and data analytic program for cobots.

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Solvay, 9T Labs Partner on Bringing Carbon Composite Parts to Mass Production

The joint effort enables 9T Labs’ additive manufacturing technology to produce low-to-medium volume size parts for the aerospace, medical, luxury/leisure, automation, and oil and gas industries.  

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