Choosing the Correct Gripper for Your Robot Application Looking at an automation application, it can sometimes be obvious in which way the overall concept will come out. Either a linear... Read more
SP Elements - Collaborative Robots - About Us Partnering with companies such as Schunk, On Robot, Olympus Technologies, and, of course, Universal Robots SP Elements can provide complete cobot... Read more
Industrial Robots Vs Collaborative Robots (Cobots) Industrial Robots Industrial robots have been in production environments since the 1960s, with the first being introduced in GM. Over the years, they... Read more
Are Collaborative Robots Safe or do I need an Industrial Robot? Safety within any workplace is extremely important; after all, we are talking about people’s lives. Manufacturing, in particular,... Read more
In today’s climate with uncertainty regarding Brexit, labour shortages, etc., many companies are looking to automate. Automation has been part of business for more than a generation, and now, more... Read more
How Can Machine Automation Help Us Recover from the Pandemic? The current situation with regard to Covid-19 has highlighted a number of gaps for UK manufacturing companies in a range... Read more
How will Collaborative Robots (Cobots) Accelerate the UK's Recovery from the Pandemic? On 23 March 2020, the UK was put into lockdown in an attempt to reduce the spread of... Read more
SP Automation & Robotics is delighted to announce that it has been awarded ABB Robotics Value Provider Status. SP Automation & Robotics has been integrating ABB robots and components in its automation... Read more
I THINK WE NEED ROBOT VISION. This is a statement that can strike fear into the hearts of even the most seasoned robotics specialists. This is because of a... Read more
What are pick and place robots? Pick and place robots are commonly used in modern manufacturing environments. Pick and place automation speeds up the process of picking up parts or... Read more