7 Reasons to Use Robotics in Assembly and Packaging

The most recent data available from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) states that global sales of industrial robots doubled during the five-year period 2013-2017. Sales in 2017 alone increased by more than 30 percent. According to the IFR, “Robot installations in the United States continued to increase to a new peak in 2017—for the seventh year in a row—and reached 33,192 units. Since 2010, the driver of the growth in all manufacturing industries in the U.S. has been the ongoing trend to automate production in order to strengthen U.S. industries in both domestic and global markets.” These trends have been mirrored by increasing interest in robotics by the medical device industry. Most often medical device companies, contract manufacturers, and fulfillment operations report they are applying robotics in order to: Gain greater overall flexibility in both products and packaging. Accommodate shorter product lifecycles. Lower labor cost and boost quality. Achieve higher throughput and quality with less waste. Use floorspace more economically. Improve traceability. Quickly increase or decrease production. Robotics Is a Proven Solution that Still Feels New Perhaps it’s the linkage of the word robot to science fiction movies and books or the human-like articulation of robotic arms that make robotics still seem like a new technology. The technology, however, isn’t n...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Assembly and Automation Source Type: news