Robots were more prevalent at this year’s Ligna, particularly on the Maka stand where one picked up sweets, waving them around cheekily, before depositing them down a tube for visitors.
The handling robot was part of a high-end, high-volume five and three axes twin-table machining centre worth about £750,000.
“For people who want to buy run-of-the-mill standard machines there are plenty of other German and Italian companies,” said UK sales manager Iain Young.
He reported two sales at Ligna, while recent UK installations, included a machining and handling system featuring two robots at Premdor.
