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16 MACHINERY UPDATE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 www.machineryupdate.co.uk
New Machinery
Mark & Read
technology
is evolving
A joint engineering and
commercial initiative from
Markem-Imaje and Cognex is
designed to develop an even more
advanced and integrated solution
for manufacturers to ensure the
accuracy of coding on their packs.
Since 2015, Mark & Read,
an automated Cognex camera
and Markem-Imaje printer
verification solution, has helped
companies confirm the right code
is correctly printed every time,
reducing unnecessary waste
and helping ensure non-coding
related recalls run more smoothly.
Today, the two companies
are deepening their existing
partnership to develop the next
generation of Mark & Read
applications for global fmcg
companies. Both companies’
research and development and
commercial teams will be working
more closely together to integrate
their printing and reading solutions,
collaborating at regional and
global levels on opportunities and
projects in the packaging market.
FASTER VERIFICATION
It is thought that by working
together earlier in the
engineering design process, they
will ensure their products work
seamlessly together to provide
even quicker and more accurate
code verification. Manufacturers
will also benefit from a more
intuitive user experience – from
setup through to full-production.
Manufacturers can expect to
see the first of a new generation
of Mark & Read solutions by
the end of this year, with a range
of additional improvements
available in 2019.
“Together with Markem-Imaje,
we are building new capabilities
for printing product quality and
eliminating production errors,”
says Robert Willett, ceo of the
Cognex Corporation.
T 01327 856040
W www.cognex.com
T 0161 864 8111
W www.markem-imaje.co.uk
Agile and compact co-bot
integrates easily into lines
ABB says its new singlearm
YuMi is its most
agile and compact
collaborative robot (co-bot) yet
and can easily integrate into
existing production lines.
The company expanded
its collaborative automation
offering with the launch of
a new single-arm YuMi robot
earlier this year at Automatica
2018 in Munich. The IRB 14050
single-arm YuMi is designed
to easily fit into existing
production lines to increase
flexibility while working safely
alongside people.
This new co-bot is one of
the first of a new generation
of robots from ABB to be built
on a flexible new modular
design platform that will allow
a greater variety of robots and
sizes, and also more
tailored solutions.
Weighing less than 10 kg,
and capable of being mounted
from a ceiling, table and
wall, this new addition to the
YuMi family offers increased
flexibility to help meet highmix,
low volume production
in short cycles. Easy to install,
Starchless depositing covers the complete
range of jellies and also gummies sweets
Jellies and gummies of any
texture, from soft pectin jellies
to chewy gelatin gummies, can
now be made economically by
the Baker Perkins starchless
depositing process.
Gelatin gummies can
now be removed from the
moulds in a few minutes,
rather than 24 hours, through
a combination of gelatin
producer Rousselot’s new
SiMoGel solution, and Baker
Perkins ServoForm depositors
and cooking systems.
The second innovation,
The new
single-arm
YuMi is part
of the range
of collaborative
offerings
from ABB
Robotics
the single-arm YuMi allows
manufacturers to quickly
and easily add collaborative
applications to their
production lines with minimal
interruption to any existing
operations.
The launch of the singlearm
YuMi expands ABB’s
collaborative robot offering
The latest processes are much quicker
from ingredient supplier
CEAMSA, creates two
opportunities. Depositing
jellies combining pectin and
gelatin reduces demoulding
time; and a combination
started in
2015 with
the dual-arm
YuMi. “The
new singlearm
YuMi
continues our innovation in
collaborative automation,
helping make our already
leading portfolio even more
flexible,” says Per Vegard
Nerseth, managing director
of robotics at ABB.
“It offers added flexibility and
scalability to manufacturers
of all sizes, helping to meet
their current challenges and
anticipating future ones.”
The single-arm YuMi also
features the same intuitive,
easy-to-use lead through
programming as the dualarm
YuMi, that allows
workers without specialised
training to setup and operate
the co-bot. Combining this
simplicity with the co-bot’s
deployment flexibility can
help manufacturers in many
industries offset shortages of
skilled workers, says ABB.
T 01908 350300
W www.abb.com
of pectin and carrageenan
achieves gelatin-like textures
which are vegetarian –
opening up major markets
such as India and the
Middle East where gelatin is
unacceptable.
Starchless depositing
of jellies and gummies
is especially relevant for
functional and medicated
jellies and gummies, where
the starch process cannot be
considered, says the company.
T 01733 283000
W www.bakerperkins.com