PALLETS OF PLASTIC DRUMS WITH OCTOPUS

Creating pallets of plastic drums is much easier if you have a tool like Vuototecnica Octopus that can adapt to any type of container. As you can see from the video, in this specific case, an Octopus BO12120XE bar equipped with self-excluding valves, capable of concentrating vacuum only in the sponge rubber gripping area that comes in contact with the jerry cans, was mounted on a Kuka pallet-making robot. More...

In May 2026, on the airfield at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, a robot just over one meter tall pushed a cargo container toward the loading ramp of a Japan Airlines plane, waving to a colleague off-camera. This isn’t a scene from a science fiction movie: it’s the start of a real-world trial. More...

“Maximum care” is the watchword when it comes to handling fragile or deformable food products. To prevent fragile or lightweight products from breaking, Vuototecnica has BEC suction cups for non-contact handling. The cups are based on the Bernoulli theorem, and allow products to be lifted without the need for contact. More...

WORKING IN 40-DEGREE HEAT: WHY AUTOMATION IS A PROTECTIVE MEASURE

In July 2026, a coalition of European trade unions, led by EFFAT, EPSU, and EFBWW, with technical support from ETUI and ETUC, presented a draft directive on heat exposure at work to the European Parliament, with the aim of having it included in the upcoming Quality Jobs Act. More...

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