ABB robots for processing and packaging highlighted in virtual panoramic tour

The ABB Robotics stand is built around a panoramic tour that enables machine builders to discover the benefits robots can bring to many industries. A featured solution on  it stand includes the ABB FlexPicker IRB360, demonstrating what ABB Robotics calls “Its fast picking capabilities in a compact footprint”. Offering easy to rinse-off surfaces and joints, the machine is designed for picking and packing applications with high payloads of up to 8kg. According to ABB Robotics the FlexPicker has “established a reputation for fast, flexible, and accurate performance in a wide range of food and beverage and pharmaceuticals applications”. 

With space at a premium in many factories, solutions that can offer high performance in the smallest possible footprint are becoming sought after. ABB says that its fastest and most compact robot yet, the IRB1100, provides a 35 percent increase in productivity with up to 10 percent space savings, and is claimed to outperform other robots in its class in terms of payload and repeatability, even when working in confined locations. 

Also on the virtual stand are examples of ABB’s single and dual-arm YuMi® seven-axis robots. The model icorporates extensive safety features including padded arms and collision detection that automatically stops the robot if it detects the presence of a human worker. Both robots are said to provide the flexibility needed to meet the production requirements of small and medium enterprises, with the ability to handle a range of precise and repetitive tasks involving components up to 0.5kg. The YuMi robots are part of a suite of collaborative automation solutions that help people and robots work more safely and closer together than ever before. 

Visitors to the virtual stand will also find a range of other interactive exhibits including display boards covering videos on elements such as the new RobotStudio® AR viewer, downloadable information including ebooks and white papers and 360 degree rotating models of each robot for full view so you don’t miss out on a thing. 

There’s also a chance to visit a dedicated stand showing B&R Automation’s  Adaptive Machine. As the machine automation specialists within the ABB Robotics and Discrete Automation Business, B&R Automation’s solutions are said to allow OEM and special purpose machine builders to speed time to market, minimise development risk and reduce costs. Using the virtual stand, visitors can find out more about the Adaptive Machine concept and explore B&R’s ACOPOSTrack, which has been designed to deliver technological advantages for adaptive, connected manufacturing by transporting parts and products quickly and flexibly.