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Case Studies

Universal Robots robotic arms are used in thousands of production environments every day. Below, you’ll find a selection of business cases where our collaborative robots have been used to automate various production and manufacturing tasks.
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Assars

Assars

Assars transformed powder coating with industrial collaborative robots—delivering consistent quality, cutting material use, and improving working conditions. Discover how intelligent automation turns manual touch-ups into a scalable, future-ready process.

  • Dispensing
  • Finishing
GMPack

GMPack

As product complexity increased, GMPack needed a smarter way to scale high-mix production without adding labor or compromising hygiene.

  • Assembly
  • Material handling
  • Dispensing
THEMAGIC5

THEMAGIC5

By automating the final "magic five percent" of production - the precise trimming of swim goggles’ silicone gaskets based on individual face scans - UR cobots allow THEMAGIC5 to deliver affordable, custom-fit goggles.

  • Material removal
Fu Zhuan Steel

Fu Zhuan Steel

Fu Zhuan Steel Revolutionizes Laser Welding Efficiency with the UR12e Cobot

  • Welding
Mandom Co., Ltd.

Mandom Co., Ltd.

Mandom Co., Ltd., a manufacturer and seller of cosmetics, fragrances, and quasi-drug products, introduced robots in order to acquire the technical capability to automate processes in-house.

  • Welding
Verus Digital GmbH

Verus Digital GmbH

Verus Digital develops 3D digitization systems and advises and supports companies in creating high-precision, color-accurate 3D models of objects of any kind. Focusing upon the cultural heritage sector, it also serves the area of forensic applications, as both sectors fields require scientifically reliable, high-quality3D-Documentations.

VMC Pêche (via le CSI PRISMA)

VMC Pêche (via le CSI PRISMA)

Archytas Robotics integrates a high value-added part engraving solution at VCN Industries

  • Machine tending
USIMINAS

USIMINAS

USIMINAS, Brazil’s steel leader, transformed its outdated coil marking system with a collaborative robot, cutting costs and improving productivity while safely marking over 100,000 coils.

  • Dispensing
Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz

The Mercedes-Benz factory in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, began implementing Industry 4.0 strategies in 2012 and recently advanced to collaborative robotics. Using a UR10e (now UR12e), the factory automated glue application on stringers, reducing rework and ensuring effective prevention of part oxidation.

  • Dispensing
Natura

Natura

Natura, Brazil’s largest cosmetics multinational, has integrated a Universal Robots UR12e collaborative robot into its EKOS production line. Previously, the packaging process was carried out manually by two employees, which caused numerous ergonomic challenges.

  • Palletizing
Midgard Inc.

Midgard Inc.

Midgard Inc. has deployed dexterous 6-axis cobots from Universal Robots to handle both the tending of injection molding machines and secondary operations in the same cycle. The optimized, automated production process saw a quick return, reduced scrap rate to nearly zero, and improved worker ergonomics.

  • Machine tending
  • Quality
  • Material removal
Sensata Technologies

Sensata Technologies

Leading manufacturers of sensor-rich solutions Sensata Technologies moved away from traditional industrial robots for their autoloading processes in favor of the UR3e back in 2020 — paving the way for their Malaysian plant’s transformation through collaborative automation.

  • Assembly
  • Material handling