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In its core-molding workshop for full mold casting, Gebrüder Gienanth-Eisenberg GmbH makes, among other things, sand cores for the casting of cylinder crankcases. Output is about 400 cores per day. The company was looking for an automated solution for coating and handling the cores.

The LEGOLAND Park in Billund, Denmark was looking for a new amusement park ride that would fit in with its corporate theme: Hands-on, Minds-on. It was important that the parks visitors should not merely get in the ride and sit there, but instead take an active, creative role in the process. More information on

When Mürdter Metall- und Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH won a contract with a system supplier to the automotive industry to manufacture door side linings for an airbag system, it was clear that an automated solution would be needed. The main requirements on the handling systems were a long reach, both horizontally and...

At Dynamit Nobel, linear units are increasingly being replaced by jointed-arm robots. This was also the case when the time came to automate the handling of bumpers and welding parts for the DaimlerChrysler S-class: only this kind of robot could guarantee that the bumper surfaces would remain damage-free. If any...

TINE Meieriet Øst decided to introduce greater automation in order to achieve a significant increase in palletizing capacity. The company, a subsidiary of TINE BA, Norways largest producer of dairy products, thus wanted to move away from manual palletizing downstream of a TetraPak filling machine. In addition to...

The Wolfshoehe brick plant has been investing in automation for years, wherever it makes economic sense. For example, fireclay chimney pipes provided with tongue and groove joints were previously transported by linear units. Since this factory was being decommissioned, the company regarded the move to a new facility...

Ligmatech, a German specialist for automation systems in the wood processing industry, received an order for an automatic palletizing and sorting system for door frames. Previously, the customer who ordered this system had packaged the door frames after they left the production shop, stacked the cardboard boxes...

In the beverage industry, large quantities of many different containers have to be palletized. Previously, layering palletizers were primarily used for these applications. However, changes in consumer beverage preferences have led to a significant expansion of the product range, as a result of which such...

In order to survive in a tightening market, Pyraser, a medium-sized brewery, decided among other things to scrutinize its packaging operations. What was needed was future-oriented technology which would optimize the companys process sequences through short cycle times, gentle handling and high flexibility. (R 141)

At BBA Friction, requirements for higher productivity and better working conditions provided the impetus to automate the handling of brake pads. Although the individual parts are not particularly heavy, each employee had to lift material weighing a total of about six tons per shift. This frequently led to health...

At the banana ripening facility of Coop Schweiz, crates of bananas are restacked before being shipped. The company also inspects the quality of the fruit at this time, and ensures that they are shipped exclusively on europallets. Weighing and attaching prices to the bananas was previously also carried out here, but...

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte relies increasingly on automation for the manufacture of its dishwashers. Therefore the company also planned to automate the application of bitumen sound-deadening pads to dishwasher housings. The pads have to be seated accurately to ensure maximum sound-proofing and a clean fit when...