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Video: AI-enabled item-picking robot speeds fulfillment, is easy to integrate

Control Engineering

Application industries include e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and electronics among others. Richard (Rick) Ankney, global account manager, robots and discrete automation, Robotics Business Unit, ABB, explains advantages of ABB AI-enabled Robotic Item Picker. With a payload of up to 3kg and a reach of up to 1.65

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Automation upgrades reduce sortation system wiring and lower costs

Control Engineering

The Fort Worth, Texas-based company focused on letter and flat sortation until 2007 when it began operating an e-commerce facility that processed polypacks for mailing pharmaceuticals. Owens and NPI COO Brent Daboub found the floppy packages difficult for standard machines to handle, so they developed the NPI Xstream system.

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Motion control, ease of use, sustainability: Pack Expo Las Vegas 2023

Control Engineering

Related machine simulation is fit for digitalization. Whether your focus is consumer goods, cosmetics, food and beverage, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals or specialty items, our versatile suite of proven products and peripherals can help boost production stability.” It has a security chip and UMAC protection.