Automation expert B&R showcased open solutions with Codian robot mechanics at this year’s PackExpo in Las Vegas. Codian has been incorporated and rebranded within B&R.
The Codian portfolio of delta configurations, including class-leading hygienic models, is open to any control platform and can be incorporated into any machine configuration.
The consumer demand for personalized products is increasing
B&R’s Machine-Centric Robotics solution combines Codian mechanics and B&R controls to offer machine builders and manufacturers single-source robotics and automation for precise synchronization and ease of engineering – ideal when implementing highly flexible packaging solutions.
“As consumer demand for personalized products continues to accelerate, packaging lines rely on cutting-edge automation and robotics to handle increasing product variety without compromising productivity,” says Jörg Theis, President of B&R Industrial Automation. “With an extensive selection of pick-and-place robot mechanics open to any control platform, we are committed to offer the best solution for our customer’s applications,” adds Wouter Valk, Managing Director of Codian Robotics, which was acquired by B&R in 2020.
Models ideal for applications for food and beverage and pharmaceutical packaging with the flexible automation
Codian’s open robot mechanics can be combined with any control platform and are used for precise pick-and-place tasks such as those in cosmetics packaging. (photo: B&R Industrial Automation)
The visitors to the PackExpo trade show in Las Vegas had the chance to see the entire Codian portfolio, currently with more than 100 variants, including class-leading hygienic models ideal for applications such as food and beverage and pharmaceutical packaging.
Also during the Las Vegas fair, B&R also showed numerous visitors how robotics works in seamless synchronization with mechatronic product transport systems such as ACOPOStrak and ACOPOS 6D, as well as with machine vision. Visitors had the opportunity to see B&R’s world-class portfolio of motion and control technologies to create adaptive manufacturing solutions with the ability to dynamically change between different products and packaging, enabling profitable mass customization.
B&R’s full portfolio of cutting-edge robotics and automation technology offers machine builders and manufacturers unprecedented precision and synchronization. Its Machine-Centric Robotics solutions combine Codian robot mechanics with B&R machine controls in a single-source solution that requires only one controller, one user interface and one engineering system.
