Purpose – To report on the design and development of a robotic palletizing system that handles both pails of lubricant as well as cardboard cartons or cases. Design/methodology/approach – The customer selected a material‐handling expert to design and install the system after reviewing the...

Purpose – To report on the design and development of a robotic product carton packing system that handles both soft plastic pouches or bags and small individual serving boxes and places into shipping cartons. Design/methodology/approach – A food processing equipment OEM teamed with a control...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the Automate Show (robots and vision) and the Promat Show (material handling) that ran jointly in Chicago, with emphasis on the new robot innovations and applications on display. Design/methodology/approach – In‐depth interviews with...