TM Robotics

Plastic feedstocks for recycled and sustainable injection moulding

When the material changes, the machine must change

Posted: 13-08-2026

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation aims to make all packaging recyclable in an economically viable way by 2030 and to increase the use of recycled plastics. Here, Nigel Smith, CEO of TM Robotics, explains why processors must select moulding systems to handle a broader material mix.

Roboprint T-TRANSFER system for automated plastics decoration

Decorating plastics with robotic precision

Posted: 05-10-2025

Plastics decoration has long relied on pad and screen printing, which can involve solvents, labour-intensive changeovers and downtime. Roboprint, working with Shibaura Machine and TM Robotics, has developed T-TRANSFER to address these challenges, combining pre-printed transfer reels with robotic automation for more flexible plastics decoration.

Giving lens cleaning cloths a robotic hand: Robotic automation for textile processing

Posted: 27-01-2025

Italian startup, Roboprint, partnered with TM Robotics to develop an automated solution for the labour-intensive processes of detaching and handling eyeglasses fabric stock.

Cracking the nut: Food processing automation from Shibaura Machine

Posted: 10-06-2024

Macadamias are famously the world’s toughest nut to crack. M.A.P Services used robotics from Shibaura Machine to automate the picking-and-placing of keys into macadamia nut packaging.

Breaking the mould

Posted: 24-04-2024

This case study discusses how automotive manufacturer SPAL needed to upgrade its production line to meet changing market demands — including faster cycle times and reduced energy consumption — and how it turned to EPF, Shibaura Machine's partner for injection moulding machines, for a solution.

Automating cricket ball production

Posted: 05-11-2021

Machine tending is repetitive work. The job of loading and unloading machines with parts or materials are usually done by humans. Find out how TM Robotics helped sports equipment manufacturer, Kookaburra, automate this process.

Industrial Robot | Toshiba Machine | Shibaura Machine

Making “cheddar” with industrial automation

Posted: 03-05-2021

Cutting the perfect slice of cheese is no mean feat in manufacturing applications. Food machinery manufacturer, Elliptical Design, designed a new ultrasonic cutting system to solve this challenge and turned to TM Robotics, to increase efficiency and cut waste.

TM Robotics | Toshiba Machine | Shibaura Machine

Saving space, saving costs

Posted: 13-07-2020

Want to automate packaging operations without expanding your factory floor? Orfer Oy has made a way to do just that with the help of TM Robotics.

Grasping static electricity for revolutionary robotics

Posted: 18-02-2020

Hatched in the heart of Silicon Valley, in Sunnyvale, California, robotics start-up Grabit is harnessing static electricity, machine learning and automation from TM Robotics.