by Dianne Bayley | Sep 28, 2021 | Innovation
The future has never looked more unpredictable for South Africa’s food and beverage (F&B) sector, as it battles a perfect storm of pressure brought on by Covid-19, changing consumer and retail consumption patterns, disrupted supply chains and ongoing scrutiny...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 21, 2021 | Innovation
In the ever-expanding demands of industry, robotics has had to flex and adapt to suit new niches. One such niche is the recent trend towards bag-in-bag packaging where products supplied in large bags (typically 50kg) are now being packed into 2-tonne bulk bags instead...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 14, 2020 | Innovation
It has been a tough year for many industries and a prime opportunity for others, particularly in the space of technological advancement. Andrew Crackett, Managing Director at Yaskawa Southern Africa, looks at the pandemic from the perspective of industrial robotics –...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 2, 2020 | Featured Articles
Even prior to the global pandemic, manufacturing was experiencing a shift in operations, notes David Warne, Regional Service Manager, ABB Motion. Large production plants and long assembly lines, where goods were mass produced in hundreds and thousands, no longer meet...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 27, 2020 | Innovation
Imagine a situation where, given a request, a lab automatically chooses what experiments to do, robotically carries this out, tracks the reaction with integrated sensors, acquires and analyzes the results, and then decides what experiment to do next. This seems like...
