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North American robot orders decline in 2023, A3 report finds

Automation Mag

We’ve seen a slowdown in the manufacturing of electronic vehicles this year along with fewer new distribution centers, both likely reducing the demand for robots. “While robot sales naturally ebb and flow, the return to more typical robot sales after the last two record years can likely be attributed to a few obvious issues: a slow U.S.

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2023 robot orders down 30% from 2022 in North America, according to A3

Robotics Business Review

We’ve seen a slowdown in the manufacturing of electronic vehicles this year, along with fewer new distribution centers, both likely reducing the demand for robots,” he added. economy, higher interest rates, and even the over-purchasing of robots in 2022 from supply chain concerns,” said Jeff Burnstein , president of A3, in a release.

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Mushiny Intelligent 3D Sorter receives RBR50 award for logistics innovation

Robotics Business Review

3D Sorter pioneers efficiency, flexibility Mushiny has publicly shown that its Intelligent 3D Sorter can overcome sorting challenges beyond the capabilities of traditional methods, including handling spikes in business, sorting soft goods, documentation, fragile items such as books, and traceable pharmaceuticals and food.

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Robot orders down in first quarter of 2023

Control Engineering

During Q1, non-automotive orders in consumer goods, semiconductor & electronics, plastics & rubber, life sciences/pharmaceutical/ biomedical, metals, and others purchased 3,519 robots, down 42% over Q1 2022. Automotive customers accounted for 68% of all robot orders in Q1, with 5,659 robots purchased.

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Smart Packaging Will Become a US$2.6 Billion Market by 2033, Says IDTechEx

i4.0 today

IDTechEx forecast that establishing business models that utilize these technologies to unlock increasing amounts of value for brands and consumers will grow the smart packaging market to US$2.6 billion in 2033.

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ABB Launches Five Axis Delta Robot Fastest for Lightweight Product Picking, Packing & Re-orientation

i4.0 today

Responding to the rise in e-commerce and growing demand for shelf ready packaged goods, the IRB 365 has been developed for applications including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods, where production line speed and adaptability are essential.

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Additive Manufacturing Growth: Review of 2022 Collaborations, Acquisitions, and Funding

Additive Manufacturing

Printed Electronics: Henkel and Quad Industries Offer Unique Solution for Faster Development of Health Patches : Henkel and Quad Industries have developed a new concept to enable innovations for smart health patches with accelerated speed to market at lower cost. and Siemens Ltd.,