Chemical
Mobeni, South Africa – The art of mixing paint is a very controlled and exacting science with the goal of achieving the proper color, consistency and finish. Any errors in ingredients and overall manufacturing can impact uniformity and the final color palette.
Food & Beverage
Swaziland, South Africa — Recognizing the need for an effective energy management strategy, Coca-Cola Swaziland (Conco Ltd.) decided to investigate further and what they found surprised everyone.
Medical Technology
The latest, next generation surgeries are being performed today using Intuitive Surgical Inc.’s (Sunnyvale, CA) da Vinci™S HD Surgical System, which allows surgeons to perform the most minimally invasive procedures to date.
Robotic
The installation of two UR10 robots at PLC Industries’ production site in Singapore has boosted output by 40% without hiring more people. Thanks to the flexibility of the robotic arms and the minimal supervision required one worker can now attend to four CNC machines.
Robotic
The robot named DARwIn-OP (Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence-Open Platform) is used mainly for research and education purposes. The user can easily program the robot according to his own wishes, as the system is based on open source.
Robotic
Rising wages, space constraints, and safety issues created a challenging work environment for precision engineering company, Sky Engineering. Struggling to reduce their production costs, the company finally succeeded with the implementation of a robotic arm in one of their CNC machines.