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Founded in 1966, OMAS is an Italian firm specializing in precision metal work and tube processing. The company handles highly complex tasks, leveraging advanced machinery and a skilled workforce. ABB’s welding robots are integral to OMAS’s operations. The company utilizes RobotStudio, the world’s most used offline programming and simulation tool developed by ABB Robotics, for programming,

Seven central robot cells were replaced at the global packaging manufacturer Gerresheimer, marking a resounding success despite various challenges. This project clearly illustrates why retrofitting is often highly worthwhile. If you're looking for an expert in packaging and innovative solutions for the pharma, biotech, and cosmetics industries, Gerresheimer AG is the right place. Gerresheimer is

Summary The challenge Switch cabinet manufacturer ABB Striebel & John GmbH needed an automated system that would enable flexible and efficient packaging of its wide range of products. The solution Eight ABB robots used as part of a fully automatic packaging and palletizing system enable fast, accurate and flexible handling of up to 50 different types of cabinets down to batch sizes of one. The

Summary The challenge As the world’s largest take-out market, China is estimated to have generated over 1.6 million tons of plastic waste in 20201. With the Chinese government pledging to ban the use of single-use plastic by 2025, packaging producers need to find new materials to use. The solution Packaging producer FirstPak is using ABB robots to help produce and dispatch its range of degradable

Deburring hefty metal components by hand is noisy, hazardous and physically demanding, so steel stockholder Ancofer wanted to automate the process. Developed by ABB Value Provider Teqram, the solution uses an ABB IRB 6700 robot to do the job, thanks to a patented machine vision system that can recognize, manipulate and process different items without human intervention.

When engineers envision modern lightweight construction, carbon and glass fiber often come to mind. However, researchers at the University of Kassel have introduced an innovative approach using 0.5-millimeter-thick wood veneers wound and glued by robots. This method enables high-strength, stable, and extremely lightweight constructions, offering new possibilities for sustainable architecture. The

ApplicationABB’s GoFa collaborative robots help employees on packaging lines to feed products at the right speed, while keeping them at a safe distance from the machines. The challengeBelgian social enterprise AMAB recently purchased new packaging machines and needed a safe and user-friendly way to feed them with products. As the aim of the initiative is to create employment, the solution was

Gleaming tanks, shiny struts, polished chrome and fine powder coatings: for motorcycles, a quality appearance is a must. For a German motorcycle manufacturer ABB robots work hard to achieve the desired finish, and after more than eight years of continuous operation, they have been replaced by reconditioned robots.

The application Industrial components manufacturer Nagahori Industry Co. (NAC) is using collaborative robots to automate two key toolmaking processes, namely high-precision engraving and automated loading and unloading from a machine press. The challenge NAC wanted to increase productivity by automating its operations. Just as importantly, it also wanted to expand its pool of experience,

The challenge MVZ Medizinische Labore Dessau Kassel GmbH, was looking to automate most  of its pre- and postanalytical phases in the laboratory processes at their hospital laboratories to improve and standardize the total workflow. These labs operate in three shifts which often involve routine manual work, exacerbating the shortage of skilled lab technicians. The organization was also seeking to

The challenge Workers involved in the manufacturing of quartz based products were handling high temperature heat treatment processes, with a high risk of accidents and production errors that were impacting on product quality   The solution ABB robots at the company’s plant in Hue in Vietnam handle the heat treatment process to ensure products are finished to the highest quality whilst safeguarding

ABB Measurement & Analytics has transformed the warehouse operations at its instrumentation factory in Ossuccio by introducing a fully automated storage and retrieval system.

Dutch manufacturer EeStairs’ new solution reduces production time from four hours to one for its range of compact spiral staircases. The challenge  Staircase manufacturer EeStairs needed an automated solution to increase the production capacity for its 1m2™ range of spiral staircases. It also wanted to offer a variety of customizable options without its operators having to reprogram the robots

The challenge Italian manufacturer Fedegari Group wanted to cut the time needed to produce large autoclave pressure vessels for the pharmaceutical industry. Strict international standards preventing alterations to the welding process speed or voltage meant that the efficiency of the process itself needed to be enhanced. The solution ABB supplied two flexible welding cells based on ABB gantry

Application  Collaborative robots carry out fully automated gas leak detection and electrical testing as part of the quality control procedures for refrigerators manufactured by Electrolux Group in Brazil.      The challenge  Electrolux wanted to improve productivity and quality control by automating the previous manual testing regime for gas leaks on its refrigerator production line. The

ABB GoFa™ cobot helps German specialist engineering company METEC to double its capacity for CNC turned and machined components.

Two ABB GoFa™ cobots have helped a metal products manufacturer to overcome a shortage of skilled welders, enabling it to increase capacity and ensure consistent high quality to meet growing customer demand.

Can humans and machines work together safely, without the need to be separated from each other by safety zones and cages? ZKW Lichtsysteme in Austria shows that they can. Working together on a variety of workpieces on the production lines of the automotive supplier are twelve collaborative robots from ABB along with production employees. This not only saves money, but it also makes efficient

Tight cycle times are the order of the day in analytical laboratories, because entire process chains in the economy depend on a punctual and accurate result. In order to analyze a higher number of samples while maintaining a consistently high quality and to relieve the burden on the laboratory staff, Eurofins Dr. Specht Express GmbH automates its pesticide analysis with a robot system. They

Application:Assembly of aluminum die-cast parts at SUS Corporation in Japan Challenges:The company has struggled to find staff willing to carry out the monotonous and repetitive tasks involved in the assembly process. Variations in operator skills have also resulted in production falling below the company’s desired target of one million pieces per month. Solution:Developed using ABB’s RobotStudio®