Multilane Printing onto Tyvek

Pak Automation Ltd. have recently completed the successful installation of two off Open Date Thermal Transfer Overprinters for overprinting directly onto Tyvek on two Thermoforming machines in a medical device company. One application is a three lane machine and the other was a two lane machine. The printers were mounted upside down inside the existing web path and mounted onto …

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Robotics in Industry

“Falling robot prices – together with increased labour costs and rapidly improving technology – are major driving forces behind increasing investment in industrial robotics. This, along with the possibility of a Return-on- Investment sometimes as short as one year, proves that this technology needs to be embraced.” Michael McHugh, Chief Executive of Automation & Robotics Irl. . Automation & Robotics …

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Small Footprint Palletising Cell

Small footprint, high speed palletising cells ideally suited for high volume, high repetition product lines, in a 3 or 2 shift environment. PAK Automation has developed a unique high speed palletising cell ideally suited for the Food Processing Industry, in particular for packing and palletising chilled/frozen products. The system uses an industrial robot on a skid mount heavy duty base, …

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Robotic Palletising Cells for Ready Meals Producer

PAK Automation recently won a major contract with a Global Food Company who manufacture Ready Meals in a Plant in Dundalk in the Republic Of Ireland. The Project was awarded to Pak Automation Ltd to supply and install four complete systems amidst stiff competition but the small footprint of the systems as well as the highly reliable Kawasaki FD50 Palletising …

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Robot controller is versatile and expansive

Allowing more effective and intuitive operation, a highly functional and versatile robot controller offers high level of expansion and easier operation and maintenance. In keeping with its role of one of the leaders in industrial robot technology, Kawasaki Robotics has launched a new robot control system allowing more effective and intuitive operation of the robot. The result is the new …

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Superior design gives power and accuracy

Kawasaki’s latest robot is the ‘M series’ which offers a maximum payload of 500kg and incorporates a compact profile design with long reach and high wrist torque of 3920Nm. Its superior design gives it the power to lift and manipulate heavy loads with great ease and high performance accuracy. High payload robots conventionally require a large counterbalance weight which increases …

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Robotic Palletising Cell for 25 Kg Cement Bags

Lifting 25 Kg bags presents a Health & Safety Risk, palletising can raise other significant problems with employees claiming for injuries that could be avoided. The introduction of a Kawasaki palletising robot solution can not only reduce the Health & Safety Risk but also improve your line efficiencies and produce a neater pallet. PAK Automation have recently completed the successful …

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Bespoke Labelling System

Pak Automation Ltd have recently completed a special purpose labelling system for accurately labelling punnets of strawberries and other fruit and vegetables. The customer needed a system which enabled fast changeovers and ease of set-up with the addition of being able to label punnets running back to back at up to 30 metres per minute. The applicators are stepper driven …

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Horizontal flowrapper with a difference

Pak Automation Ltd recently completed the successful installation of a horizontal flowrapper with a difference. The equipment was supplied and installed in a Government department following a successful tender bid for the automation project. The infeed ended up being 20 metres long with the infeed peg conveyor running down the centre of 20 individual workstations. The workstations were custom designed …

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Robot Cell for loading an Automatic Flywheel Press

PAK Automation have recently completed the successful installation of a Kawasaki Six Axis Robot model Fs 20N for a healthcare manufacturing company running a three shift cycle. The Kawasaki Robot in this cell is picking and placing sealed blister packs which have been sealed on an RF Welder and transferring them to a servo driven transfer mechanism to load a …

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