PEI 2022

Articles

Updating Industrial Control Logic On-the-Fly

Stephanie Neil

Koidra combines machine learning, IoT, math, and physics to automate operational precision.

The SL20 Palletizer is an inaugural product in a new catalog of certified, off-the-shelf, robotics-as-a-service solutions available at a low cost per hour.

Formic Launches First Turnkey Palletizer at Pack Expo 2022

The Siemens AI picking software is robot and end-of-arm tooling agnostic. In its exhibit at PACK EXPO 2022, Siemens used a KUKA Agilus KR3 robot and a Robotiq EPick vacuum gripper to demonstrate the technology.

The new Pozyx Platform is designed to mitigate operational problems by supporting Industry 4.0 with real-time visibility with indoor/outdoor features under the omlox hub standard...

Beckhoff Updates XTS with No-Cable Technology

David Greenfield, editor in chief

At PACK EXPO International, Beckhoff exhibits its XTS linear transport system with no-cable technology for contactless, continuous power supply, and synchronous real-time data...

Kawasaki Robotics exhibit at PACK EXPO International. Photo source: Stuart K. Kenney, Kawsaki Robotics USA.

Kawasaki Highlights Packaging and Palletizing Robots

David Greenfield, editor in chief

At PACK EXPO International, Kawasaki showcased three of its robots designed for packaging and palletizing operations in the consumer packaged goods industries.

Learning about the Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Micro Data Center and Stratus ftServer at PACK EXPO International.

Do CPGs Need a Micro Data Center?

David Greenfield, editor in chief

At PACK EXPO International, Stratus Technologies and Schneider Electric demonstrate how the EcoStruxure Micro Data Center with Stratus ftServer can consolidate disparate automation...

At PACK EXPO International, Soft Robotics demonstrates the picking, sorting by variety, and pack out of doughnuts at rates of up to 70 picks per minute.

AI-Enabled Adaptive Robot Gripper

David Greenfield, editor in chief

Soft Robotics features its mGripAI soft robotic gripper, which combines artificial intelligence, 3D vision, and soft gripping technology to pick more than 90 pieces per minute...

The carts in Rockwell’s iTrack technology each have their own intelligently controlled axis of motion, meaning that they can speed up or slow down based on where other carts are in the system.

Rockwell Automation Demonstrates the Connected Enterprise

David Greenfield, editor in chief

At PACK EXPO International, Rockwell Automation explains the convergence of plant-level and enterprise networks to securely connect people, processes, and technologies in its ...