Materials handling & storage and supply chain > Automation & robotics

Nilfisk Liberty SC50 cleaning technology

01 December, 2020

The Nilfisk Liberty SC50 utilises robotic technology to multiply cleaning workforces.


LAN Handling end-of-line automation

01 December, 2020

LAN Handling's high-capacity pick and place systems are suitable for meat, fish, poultry and fresh produce packs.


Cybersecurity risks of re-onshoring Australian manufacturing

17 November, 2020

The pandemic has caused the re-onshoring of Australian manufacturing, potentially leaving businesses vulnerable to cyber attacks.


Nature-inspired researchers develop elephant trunk gripper

10 November, 2020

Researchers have developed a soft fabric robotic gripper that behaves like an elephant's trunk to grasp, pick up and release objects without breaking them.


IDEC HG1P Handheld HMI

14 October, 2020

The HMI can enhance operator interactions for automated machine tending and robotics applications.


Tas dairy farmer uses DNA testing for herd management

28 September, 2020

Dairy Plains Tasmania is using a DNA testing tool for driving genetic gain and better herd management.


Interworld Electroncis FABS 119PH computer display

01 September, 2020

Interworld Electronics FABS-119PH is a 7H anti-scratch, durable projected capacitive touch screen suitable for operator panel and HMI control application.


OMRON HD-1500 mobile robot

28 August, 2020

The OMRON HD-1500 mobile robot has a heavy payload capacity of up to 1500 kg.


Getting a grip on pet food pouches

07 August, 2020

HMPS recently partnered with SMC to design a customised robotic vacuum solution for off-loading pet food pouches for an export client.


Making it stick: wraparound packaging for FMCG

05 August, 2020

Vervo Advanced Packaging Technologies equips its end-of-line packaging systems with hot-melt adhesive application systems from Robatech.


Robotic abattoirs: meat processing of the future?

05 August, 2020

With the meat industry workforce forced to scale back to two-thirds in Victoria during the pandemic, food processors could move even faster to robotics.


Soft robots with good sense

29 June, 2020

From delicate potato chips to heavy milk bottles, MIT researchers have developed soft robotic tools which sense the right touch for the task.


Control Logic PULS ZeroCabinet

12 June, 2020

The PULS ZeroCabinet Series of Power supplies provides decentralised energy to enable easy expansion, replacement or complete dismantlement.


3D localisation with the Belt Pick SensorApp for pick-and-place tasks

07 May, 2020

The ability to ensure hygienic primary packaging of sensitive open food is incredibly important within the food industry.


Cobots improve productivity on packaging line

26 March, 2020

Global healthcare company Sanofi has installed seven UR10 collaborative robots at its site in France, to meet new productivity requirements.


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