TM Robotics

Shibaura Machine to showcase latest generation robots at Automatica 2022

Posted: 06-06-2022

TM Robotics, official Shibaura Machine distribution partner for Europe, will exhibit the company’s latest industrial robots for the European market, including the THE400, the THE600, the THL300, and the THP550 SCARA model, at Automatica 2022. Europe’s largest robotics trade fair will be held from 21 to 24 June 2020 in Munich, Germany. TM Robotics is exhibiting under the Shibaura Machine name in hall B5, booth 406.

The use of robots in injection moulding processes, including its recently-expanded 6-axis robot range, can help manufacturers embrace a bioplastic future.

Robots can support the future of bioplastics

Posted: 27-05-2022

The bioplastics market is tipped to reach $215 billion by the end of 2027, growing in sectors including consumer electronics, medical applications, agricultural machinery and more. Advanced automation will be essential to ensure products are of the highest quality and accurately cut, formed and measured. Here, Nigel Smith, CEO at TM Robotics, explains how the use of robots in injection moulding processes, including its recently-expanded 6-axis robot range, can help manufacturers embrace a bioplastic future.

New robot releases at Automate 2022

Posted: 10-05-2022

TM Robotics will exhibit at this year’s Automate, held at the Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit, Michigan on June 6 to 9, 2022. As the official Shibaura Machine — formerly known as Toshiba Machine — partner for North, Central and South America, TM Robotics will launch the latest robots at the event, including the THE800 and THE1000 SCARA models.

Flexible feeding for a smarter production line

Posted: 10-04-2022

EPF automation has developed and launched the Supata®, an integrated flexible feeding module. The system, which comes equipped with a Shibaura Machine robot, will be available through TM Robotics on the American market. Here, Nigel Smith, CEO at TM Robotics, explains how the Supata® can optimise feeding processes in manufacturing.

TM Robotics injects new products to equipment portfolio

Posted: 05-01-2022

TM Robotics has taken on the exclusive supply of Shibaura Machine injection moulding machines in the UK and Ireland. TM Robotics will form the British and Irish arm of Shibaura Machine Europe, headquartered in Italy, hiring two specialist engineers and ensuring the continuation of service and maintenance for existing injection moulding machine users in the region.

2022’s major trends for robotics

Posted: 02-01-2022

Industrial robotics continues to thrive and the cobots market alone is expected to see exponential growth throughout this year, after autonomous mobile robot sales rose by 42 per cent last year. But what robot trends can we expect to see in 2022? Here, Nigel Smith, CEO of TM Robotics, examines the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and more.

Vision for post-pandemic recovery

Posted: 15-08-2021

The food industry has faced huge challenges in the last year as COVID-19 has changed consumer demands, limited workers’ movements and put financial pressures on food supply chains. Food manufacturers must adapt to these changes in order to survive, but how? Here, Nigel Smith, CEO of TM Robotics, explains why 3D vision systems hold the key.

The future of robot programming

Posted: 30-07-2021

“You must be diversified enough to survive bad times,” said the American academic and investor, Joel Greenblatt, “so that skill and good process can have the chance to pay off in the long-term.” Here, Nigel Smith, CEO of TM Robotics, explains the importance of robot programming that’s simple enough to be refigured to any kind of manufacturing environment, as companies diversify to improve sustainability.

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Robot distributor supplies SCARA robots to global electronics assembly plant

Posted: 15-02-2021

Shibaura Machine partner, TM Robotics has won a large contract to supply a substantial amount of THE600 SCARA robots to a global electronics assembly plant. The contract was given to TM Robotics’ Mexican distributor, Global Manufacturing Incorporated (GMI), which beat competitors both on price and specification. The arrangement includes the supply of the new THE600 SCARA robot along with the accompanying TS5000 controller.

What OEMs look for in the perfect robot supplier

Posted: 05-01-2021

The World Robotics 2020 Industrial Robots report shows a record 2.7 million industrial robots are operating in factories around the world — and many of those are integrated into larger equipment. Here, we provide an insight in what original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) look for when choosing a robot.

Robots in the factory

Posted: 30-09-2020

In the 1990s, could you have imagined the rise of the self-service checkout? This twenty-first century phenomenon is now a common sight in most supermarkets, and despite a few challenges — and more than a few “unexpected item[s] in the bagging area” — they are a change largely for the better. Like self-service checkouts, industrial robots benefit end-users and businesses. But, what about workers? Nigel Smith, managing director of TM Robotics, argues the case for worker-friendly robots.

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Robot investments will be essential for manufacturing recovery

Posted: 24-08-2020

Manufacturing has experienced extraordinary change. Responding to the shifting needs of the sector, TM Robotics has launched a new robotics consultation service to advise manufacturers on how automation can aid recovery and growth.