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What keeps companies awake at night when it comes to the automation of finishing processes such as sanding, deburring and polishing? That’s what we want to know, which is why we created a survey within the COBOTASSIST programme to gather input from experts, professionals and stakeholders in ...

In a world where technology is evolving at a frenetic pace, the agrifood industry is not staying put. Sirris, an innovation driver, is launching a series of participatory workshops within the “Industry of the Future” project FM4.0. These workshops, focused on the avant-garde themes of cobotics ...

Flanders Hydraulics Research (Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium) is a research centre that makes frequent use of scale models and is looking for a new way to make them that is more efficient, flexible and sustainable than the current masonry-based approach. This will involve using an alternative material ...

The Hassal foundry was looking at using automation for sanding away burrs and the remains of runners and risers on castings - a dirty, dangerous and repetitive job. Although automating this work comes with some challenges, it was thought that these could be met by using a cobot. The company, working ...

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) present a large potential when it comes to automating logistic movements on the production floor. However, how can a company assess whether automation is a good idea and how it can be optimally deployed? Sirris has developed a tool which supports companies wishing to ...

Steel knives, used in technical industry, often have a hard time with all kinds of wear processes and damage. Their useful life is highly dependent on the application and the material being cut. There is no ‘ideal’ type of steel for each cutting application, but with knowledge of the situation ...