AUSPACK 2022
Come and Meet your New Workforce! COVID has meant a long time between drinks, and we are excited by the opportunity to meet with many of you at the upcoming AUSPACK event at the Melbourne Convention Centre, 17 – 20 May 2022. We’ll be there, along with our hardworking team of […]
Selecting a Robotic Palletiser: Shelf ready cartons drive robotics innovation
Retailers are continuing to drive the movement toward shelf ready packaging (SRP) or retail ready packaging (RRP), essentially meaning that stock is presented to store as easily brand identifiable, ready to place on shelf, and easy to dispose. While the movement toward SRP is beneficial for the retailer in terms […]
Seize the Opportunity! MMI Grant – Round 2 Funding
A New Year brings new opportunities, and the Federal Government’s next round of Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) grant funding might provide a final incentive to bring desired projects online in 2022. The MMI is part of the Federal Government’s Modern Manufacturing Strategy that seeks to enhance and expand Australia’s manufacturing […]
Introducing our new compact & affordable Robotic Palletiser
Robotic Automation’s newest solution, the RA-PAL, is perfect when space is at a premium! The RA-PAL is a flexible package that is easy to integrate with your current manufacturing infrastructure. This automation solution was developed by RA to be an economic option for operations with floorspace and budget constraints. It […]
Federal tax incentive may benefit clients looking to invest in Automation
The Australian Government has extended assistance to businesses investing in depreciable assets under the ATO’s Temporary full expensing provision. This means that eligible companies may be able to accelerate depreciation of their investment in automation. Depending on business turnover, companies may be eligible for temporary full expensing of the business […]
Unique Opportunity to purchase Robotic Palletiser system – MOTOPAL-1120
A major Sydney food producer has built a new plant and will no longer require their only two-year-old flexible Robotic Palletiser system, including stretch wrapper as a complete line. This system is capable of palletising up to 30 shelf-ready cartons per minute. This complete line is selling for half its […]
Tech Support: Nice to have,
or now ESSENTIAL?
Colin Wells, managing director of Robotic Automation, takes a closer look at the evolution of tech support in Australia, and the critical decisions businesses need make to maximise the lifetime performance of their automation systems. Have you had a look under your car’s bonnet lately? Technology has evolved at such […]
Timely automation takes TIME
There is an interesting theme developing currently within the Automation Systems Integrator (ASI) market; clients new and old are asking for delivery of automation systems in unrealistic time frames. So why now? The average time frame from first contact to production is somewhere between three to twelve months depending on […]
Not all automation systems are created EQUAL
Colin Wells discusses the importance of ensuring your investment in automation technology is not only the best value for money today, but also flexible enough to create viable options for your business well into the future, saving costs for your company many times over and a considerable amount of angst […]
AGV’s on the move, finally.
Colin Wells, managing director of Robotic Automation, takes a closer look at the historical challenges dogging the uptake of automatic guided vehicles and explains why modern technology is changing the game. Automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) are not new to Australia, however, the take-up by the ANZ manufacturing industry over the […]