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ABB wins Red Dot award for FlexPacker Delta robot


ABB’s IRB 390 FlexPacker industrial Delta robot, designed for ultra-fast packing, has been chosen for the Red Dot Product Design Award – the second ABB robot to receive the prestigious award in two consecutive years. The company said the award reflects the


importance of design in robotics as more automated solutions are rolled out to collaborate with humans and compliment skilled work to make production safer and more sustainable.


“I am delighted the IRB 390 received this


prestigious award,” said Marc Segura, President ABB Robotics. “We collaborated closely with our customers and developed a robot that could respond to the demand for more shelf-ready packaged products. As a result, we developed a solution that combined speed, payload and


Industry calls for Government to set 15% GDP target for UK manufacturing


Last month saw the UK’s first National Manufacturing Day, and Make UK called on Government to set an ambitious target for the country’s manufacturers to deliver a 15 per cent share of UK GDP, up from 10 per cent this year. Make UK suggested that growing


manufacturing’s contribution of GDP would deliver £142 billion to Britain’s economy and would help to achieve the Government’s desire to level up large swathes of the country. It is calling on the Government to work with


industry to develop a reinvigorated Industrial Strategy to help turbo-boost untapped potential. Manufacturers have said they are ready to grow, but they cannot do this alone – they need the right support from Government to create the correct business environment to enable companies to thrive. When asked to pick the top three initiatives to help them grow their business in the next five years, companies put incentives for investment top of the list, with investment in apprenticeships second and stronger local industrial strategies coming in third place for 27 per cent of manufacturers. Greater support for exports was also seen as key, with 22 per cent of companies surveyed saying greater power for local leaders making good local decisions for business was key. Some 13 per cent of manufacturers told


Make UK that help for investment in digital technologies would also enable them to speed up their growth plans.


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Invar Group launches website for an automated future


Invar Group, software developer and integrator of advanced warehouse automation, has launched a new website to help guide businesses through the complexities associated with warehouse upgrades and digitalisation projects, highlighting potential areas where advanced technologies can transform operational performance within the fulfilment or distribution centre. The new format brings together valuable independent insights and technical information on the latest technologies available to the market. As an independent


dexterity to help our customers make their lines more flexible and able to handle the growth of low volume, high mix and higher payload production.” Equipped with either four or


five axes, the robot’s ‘tilting’ axis enhances its flexibility, making secondary packaging is faster and more efficient. Praised by the judges for its ‘clean


design, quality and innovation,’ the FlexPacker boasts two new joints, offering greater freedom. The result of a radical redesign of the standard Delta robot’s parallel arms, these joints offer increased stiffness to withstand additional loads, allowing the FlexPacker to pick up more or heavier items, or use larger, more sophisticated grippers.


integrator of warehouse technologies, Invar Group is well positioned to offer an unbiased approach to finding the optimum solution. Craig Whitehouse, Managing Director


of Invar Group, said we are witnessing “a technological revolution” in the warehouse, with AI and robotics transforming operational performance, particularly around dense storage, order assembly and packing. “Our new website aims to help businesses


explore the full range of technologies and options available to them – without fear of being limited to choices from a single manufacturer.”


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