The COVID-19 pandemic has made it abundantly clear that to overcome the challenges of rising delivery expectations, growing labor shortages and expanding order volumes, the packaging industry will need to embrace automation at a rapid pace. Collaborative robots (cobots) are now increasingly a part of that solution, a trend reflected in the rise of cobot business Universal Robots that saw a remarkable 75 percent growth in revenue year-over-year in its most recent global quarterly result.
After a two-year hiatus, PACK EXPO 2021 in Las Vegas was the packaging industry’s first in-person opportunity to experience Universal Robots’ longest-reach cobot, the UR10e, featuring a new total payload of 12.5kg (27.55lbs), showcased in Universal Robots’ PACK EXPO booth C3545.