News

New Member of the Control Design Team

We are happy to welcome Finlay Mitchell, who has started with us as a Control System Design Engineer. Finlay has spent the last eight years designing control systems for automated... Read more

The New UR10e Cobot Gives You More

Universal Robots has rebuilt its best-selling cobot arm, the UR10e, to offer an increased payload of 12.5 kg. This new UR10e is opening new application possibilities for businesses that palletise,... Read more

SMART Hub Lanarkshire Will Help Future-Proof Manufacturing SMEs

Braden Henderson from SP Elements will be presenting at the online launch event of the Smart Hub Lanarkshire on Friday, 30th April 2021. He will be showcasing how cobots can... Read more

Autonomous Mobile Robots – MiR Partner

SP Automation & Robotics – Autonomous Mobile Robots Partner SP Automation & Robotics is delighted to announce that it has been awarded partner status for MiR mobile industrial robots. The... Read more

A Final Farewell After 36 Years

Retirement During Lockdown Just as the lockdown started, one of our longest-serving employees, Jim Burnett (toolmaker), was due to retire after 36 years with the company. Jim was one of... Read more

WeAreCOBOTS – Join the World’s Largest Virtual Collaborative Robot Expo

  WeAreCOBOTS - Join the World’s Largest Virtual Collaborative Robot Expo 16th -18th June 2020     This is your unique opportunity to engage in in-depth conversations with experts in... Read more

New Member of Our Applications Team

New Start In Lockdown... Starting a new job can be daunting at the best of times, but add this to lockdown, social distancing, and the strange times we are all... Read more

Cobots to Improve Productivity in Scotland

Can I Really Employ a Robot?   Most manufacturing companies have processes that are repetitive, time-consuming, costly, and, in some cases, dangerous. In today's climate, it is becoming more difficult... Read more

SP Automation & Robots COVID-19 Update

Following the advice from both the Scottish and UK Governments, SP Automation & Robotics has enforced its business continuity plan to protect its employees, their families and long-term relationships with... Read more

SP and Universal Robots sign up to new partnership

  Today (Thursday, 20th February 2020), we have been announced as the first and only Scottish distribution partner of Collaborative robots (Cobots) from Universal Robots.   We have rebranded as... Read more