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Antares Vision Expands Portfolio of AI-Based Data Monitoring Software

Originally introduced for OEE performance tracking, “AVionics” solutions can now be utilized to track overall manufacturing efficiencies, ensure process quality, predict equipment maintenance, and detail sustainability parameters.

ACC Announces Smart Start Program

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Packaging Robotics Playbook

The T5 variant features a fifth axis which can be used to swivel and tilt products.

Gerhard Schubert GmbH Drives Innovation with New Digital Technologies

Bosch Rexroth’s ctrlX Automation platform features open software architecture, a wide choice of programming language options, and app-based functionality.

Bosch Rexroth Reinvents Automation

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Using Automation to Fast Track COVID-19 Vaccine Production

Honeywell combines batch software, virtualization, cloud, and more to prepare manufacturing capabilities in parallel with clinical trials.

The wearable Kinexon SafeTag warns the user, audibly and visually, when the physical distance with another employee has been compromised.

Technology Steps Forward for Social Distancing

As more manufacturers are allowed to resume production amid the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping their workers distanced will be key to keeping them healthy. Here are some innovations to help achieve that.

Videoconferencing tools enable MG2 technicians to meet with customers remotely, testing machines, and running FATs.

Remote Technologies Keep Pharma Companies Operational

Equipment supplier MG2 has expanded its remote service capabilities, including wearable technologies combined with videoconferencing to perform FATs, as well as on-site repair service at its headquarters.

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Healthcare Market Equipment Investments Poised for Growth in 2021

Personal care and pharmaceuticals /medical devices are two markets that, not surprisingly, are holding their own and even expecting growth during COVID-19.

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COVID-19 Brings Increased Visibility to the Role of Robotics

Presidents and CEOs of Fanuc, Universal Robots, Fetch, and Schunk discuss how robotics and automation are helping manufacturers through the pandemic and what the lasting effects might be.

With new equipment for secondary packaging that includes three Fanuc six-axis robots, Pearson was able to exceed Medline’s rate expectations, delivering 160 products/min.

Wet Wipes Case Packed via Robots at 160/min

Medline Industries replaces an aging case-packing system with one that allows for robotic case erecting, packing, and case sealing, as well as semi-automated operations for smaller batches.

Mobile robots use ultraviolet light to disinfect hospitals and other facilities.

COVID-19 Provides Use Cases for Mobile Robotics

Robots can tackle the three Ds they are known for to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. Mobile robots are suited to disinfecting facilities, providing surveillance, and delivering goods.

The semi-automatic RRA enables PCI to establish a flexible auto-injector assembly process with a minimum of downtime between batches.

Burgeoning Auto-Injector Market Demands Flexible Production Options

Injectable drug delivery is surging, and auto-injectors are helping patients self-administer more easily. PCI Pharma Services turned to an assembly machine from Syntegon Technology to provide the needed flexibility and scalability.

The complex structure of Roche’s cobas plasma separation card consists of a carrier layer with a bonded nonwoven fabric and an upper layer for protection and labeling.

Flexible Production Makes Roche’s HIV Test Innovation a Success

Roche designed a plasma separation card that greatly simplifies blood sampling and transport. Beckhoff Automation made production of the card cost-effective with its flexible, compact eXtended Transport System.

Peter Zornio of Emerson Automation Solutions sets the scene for the day's digital transformation discussions between CPG manufacturers and OEMs.

CPG Manufacturers and OEMs Collaborate on Digital Transformation

In a meeting co-hosted by PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network and Industry Relations Committee, manufacturers and machine builders shared their plans and concerns about IIoT in a discussion aimed at creating a digital transformation roadmap for PMMI members.

Kuka's KMR iiwa combines its LBR iiwa lightweight robot with a mobile, flexible platform.

Robotics Industry to Shift from Fixed Automation to Mobile Systems

New market report forecasts that of the 8 million robots that will be shipped in 2030, nearly 6 million will be mobile.

Just one box of Plumpy’Nut—containing 150 packets of a peanut-based high-energy therapeutic food that treats severe malnutrition—is enough to bring a child from the brink of death to healthy development.

Automation Helps Non-Profit Reach More Starving Children

Adding automated equipment, process control, and analytics to its operations has enabled Edesia Nutrition to almost triple the output of its ready-to-use therapeutic foods, helping to reach the most vulnerable populations around the world.

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How to Safely Implement Collaborative Robots

As collaborative robots continue to be introduced in manufacturing, some key safety hazards need to be addressed before collaborative robots can be safely implemented on the line.

ACG's BMax NXT from its NXT Series, with AR and IIoT capabilities.

ACG Group: NXT Series of Smart, Sophisticated Pharma Production, Inspection and Packaging Equipment

The company’s USER approach, the NXT Series comprises future-ready machines and improves operator experiences.

In the Trenches with Collaborative Robots

P&G’s Mark Lewandowski walks us through a risk assessment for successful robot applications from an engineer’s perspective.

Banner Engineering's SC10 Series Safety Controller

Banner Engineering: Safety Controller

SC10 series safety controller is made for monitoring safety devices on smaller machines with hazardous motion.

Werum IT Solutions: Biometric Authentication; Detailed Scheduling; Mobile Execution

Werum IT Solutions: Biometric Authentication; Detailed Scheduling; Mobile Execution

PAS-X features facilitate more secure and efficient production processes on the shop floor in pharma and biotech factories.

The machine that Makro demonstrated at PACK EXPO International 2018 was equipped with one pressure-sensitive labeling station.

Tech OEM Application Note: It’s the Age of the Adaptive Machine

The next frontier in packaging equipment is the adaptive machine, where machines are able to adapt to each product instead of running batches that conform to a fixed setup.

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company, a global medical technology company, recently launched a new software application designed to help hospitals and health systems identify drug diversion.

BD: Medication Management Platform

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a global medical technology company, recently launched a new software application designed to help hospitals and health systems identify drug diversion.

For laser coder ranges, the interface is designed to create a smarter, more connected and reliable factory for Industry 4.0 applications.

Domino: EtherNet/IP Interface

For laser coder ranges, the interface is designed to create a smarter, more connected and reliable factory for Industry 4.0 applications.

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Piab: Vacuum Grip End Effector

Piab's piCOBOT gripper is small, powerful, and ready to collaborate with human and cobot workers. Recently, it has been certified by Universal Robots.

Catalent’s Bloomington facility serializes and aggregates vials and syringes.

Fitting Track and Trace into a Patient-First Culture

Catalent’s Bloomington, IN facility meets U.S. and European regulatory deadlines via a turnkey approach on a vial and syringe packaging suite.