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SHOW PREVIEW PACK EXPO
Robotics to be front and
center at PACK EXPO
ROBOT USE IN THE packaging
industry has grown nearly 48% among
consumer-packaged goods companies.
PACK EXPO Las Vegas (Sept. 23-25)
is primed to introduce the Robotics
Zone, a new show floor destination
that spotlights new robotic technology,
human and robot
interaction and
collaborative robot (cobot) displays.
Attendees entering the Robotics
Zone, located in Booth N-850, will be
welcomed by the PACK EXPO Greeter
Robot, sponsored by Omron Automation.
Some booth features include:
* Local robotics teams
displaying their robots
in action in the Future
Innovators Robot ics
Showcase
* Robots packing food
for children, as a part
of PACK for a Purpose: Robots
Fighting Hunger, in collaboration
with Blessings in a Backpack,
which provides weekend meals for
elementary students in supplemental
nutrition programs
* Object detect ion and flexible
grasping with artificial intelligence
demo sponsored by Siemens Digital
Industries U.S.
* Comau's Interact ive Wearable
Exoskeleton allows attendees to
try on a wearable suit and perform
assisted task and product handling
* Soft Robotics' End-Of-Arm Tool
Exhibit demonstrates an end-of-arm
tool designed to mimic the human
hand to grasp and manipulate items
that vary in size, shape and weight
* The KUKA Robotic Pianist live in
concert
* The Ready Robotics Bowling Robot
* Pick and place/relocation activities in
action, compliments of the University
of Waterloo and Sept imatech
Autonomous Robot
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 Triangle Package Machinery will unveil its new Compact
Sanitary Bagger during PACK EXPO Las Vegas.
From 2014 to today, robot use in
primary packaging has increased
from 44% to 53%, in secondary
packaging from 48% to 70% and in
transport packaging from 66% to 73%.
Additionally, cobot use is expected to
grow from 3% in all of 2017 to 34%
of robot sales in 2025.
Volm's robotic palletizing system
offers cost-effective solution
The cost of robotic technology
cont inues to decrease, making
automation a more cost-effective
solution to many packing tasks,
including pallet
Companies' Volmstack Robot ic
Palletizing Systems consists of robot
cell, arm tool, safety fence, conveyors
and many other end-of-line options for
stacking various types of products. The
system can provide for stacking bags,
boxes, cartons, open stackable trays,
RPCs and Volm's patent-pending binfilling
solution. More information can
be found at Booth #7617.
INFICON's latest leak detection can
test multiple items at once
INFICON is expanding its portfolio of
stacking. Volm
non-destructive leak detection equipment
to include the Contura S600, which

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