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Redesigned automation system for Petri dishes from BBS Automation
Manufacturers worldwide are facing increasing competitive pressure, coupled with rising demands on production volumes, quality, and reliable delivery. With the second generation of the HEKUdish system, BBS Automation Hallbergmoos GmbH, which made a reputation for itself as a high-performance automation specialist under its former name HEKUMA, is positioning itself as the ideal partner for the automated production of Petri dishes. The company listened carefully to its customers‘ requirements and made a few adjustments to close the gap between manufacturers‘ needs and the first-generation automation concept. The result is impressive on the market. Quality in automation and product One might assume that very high quality in laboratory products such as Petri…
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There was no time – and that wasn’t such a bad thing: How BBS Automation discovered virtual commissioning
HEKUdish GEN 2 is the name of the completely revised and redesigned machine platform that automates the manufacturing process for Petri dishes and Contact dishes. For the team at BBS Automation Hallbergmoos GmbH, it was both a development and training project rolled into one. This is because BBS’s automation solutions, which take out up to 128 molded parts from injection molding tools in up to 0.8 seconds and then perform an extremely wide range of handling tasks with them, had previously only been developed and designed by way of conventional methods. "With the help of the digital twin and the support Siemens provided, we were able to optimally prepare our…
