In Europe’s second manufacturing country, the 4.0 evolution has its reference fair: SPS Italia, dedicated to smart, digital and flexible industry, in Parma from 28 to 30 May 2019.
Of all the Industry 4.0 sectors, robotics has grown most steadily, taking robots from large factories to small workshops. Demonstration hall 4.1, dedicated to robotics and mechatronics, was one of the highlights, with Universal Robots among the leading names.
At the fair, e-Series cobots showed how simple it is to automate processes in any manufacturing sector, combined with the certified hardware, software and end effectors of the UR+ ecosystem.
Applications on show
- Pick and place with 2D vision
- Pick and place with 3D vision
- Machine tending with ProFeeder
- Machine tending for laser marking
