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Robotic Palletising Cell Case Study – Granta Automation

Brief Granta were asked by a medium sized food factory to look at ways of improving their current manual bag stacking process.  They were packing dry, free-flowing, granular product into 25kg bags and then manually stacking the filled bags onto … Continue reading

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Key Trends In The Manufacturing Industry – What You Need To Focus On For Your Manufacturing Plant in 2018-2019

The success of the manufacturing sector relies on constant evolution of the processes involved, utilising new equipment, technology and techniques to find optimal efficiency gains. The exponential growth of technology, in particular, remains as true today as it did 50 … Continue reading

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Manufacturing Industry Statistics for 2017 and Anticipated Statistics for 2018

With the end of the financial year upon us, we take a look back at 2017 in the manufacturing sector to review how it has impacted companies in the UK. The last 12 months have largely been a success for … Continue reading

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How Can I Improve The Throughput Capacity Of My Machinery?

Maintaining an efficient throughput is essential to the success of any manufacturing facility. In order to remain competitive production must be sustained at a certain level to keep a steady flow of goods heading out to customers. Any break or … Continue reading

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What Are The Different Types of Pick and Place Robots?

Pick and place robots are available for a wide range of applications.  Whilst this gives you an overview of pick and place robots, the exact type of pick and place robot to suit your application will be very dependent on … Continue reading

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Robotic Automation

The growing popularity of robotic automation across a wide range of sectors looks set to continue over the next few years, as businesses look to take advantage of the many benefits it offers. Manufacturers in the UK are starting to … Continue reading

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Why does Automation Enable a Factory to Reduce Production Costs?

In today’s increasingly competitive marketplace automation has to be viewed as a long term strategy worth investing in. Some companies can baulk at the initial, or staggered, costs involved in moving from manual processes into automated procedures. Yet to do … Continue reading

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How does Automation Affect Productivity?

Improved productivity is the golden ticket that every business hopes to win! If this can be achieved while also reducing costs then this perfect combination will only lead to improvements across the business as a whole. The main purpose of … Continue reading

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Why is the UK Government so Interested in Automation?

As Brexit talks slowly edge towards deeper and more complex negotiations, the process has highlighted a range of issues across a number of industries that may otherwise have remained untouched. Production investment in the UK has been an ongoing cause … Continue reading

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What Is The Difference Between Automation And Robotics?

This is a question that is regularly asked by those looking to introduce some form of automation into their production process. The answer to this question is ‘robotics is a form of automation, so there is no difference.’ But then … Continue reading

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