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Schmalz presents the SBPG bin-picker for the complex task of automated bin picking. It comes ready for connection and vacuum generation is already integrated.
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Schmalz presents the SBPG bin-picker for the complex task of automated bin picking. It comes ready for connection and vacuum generation is already integrated.

With a new bin-picking solution, the use of the digital twin and a software tool for centralized access to IO-Link components, Schmalz offers a number of innovations for the smart factory.

Zimmer has introduced a master gateway and software tool for component commissioning. They enable simple parameterization and commissioning, and the benefits of IO-Link components can also be used on robots.

Zimmer can look forward to another award in its collection of brand and design prizes. As of this month, the company is the proud winner of the German Brand Award 2020.
The Swiss company Riwag Türen has put a new spray painting system into operation. The FMP area gripping system from Schmalz ensures that the doors are handled reliably and reduces process costs.
Grippers in the food industry. When filled blister packs are handled, the food inside must not be affected and the blister pack must be gripped securely.

Ventilators for Covid-19 patients
Schunk wants to drive forward the development of innovative automation applications in medical technology and other sectors. A gripper for use in ventilators was developed as an example.
Interview with Björn Milsch, OnRobot
Only with the right combination of cobot, end-of-arm tool and software can processes be automated profitably. Björn Milsch, General Manager for DACH & Benelux at OnRobot, talks in an interview about the competitive situation on the gripper market and the lessons learned from the coronavirus crisis.
Machine manufacturer Bausch+Ströbel has developed a production system that automates the filling and closing of ampoules, syringes and vials.
Three-finger gripper from OnRobot

OnRobot launches its first three-finger gripper: The electric 3FG15 is an alternative to conventional, pneumatically operated three-finger grippers.