Cedar Rapids-based Van Meter announced a new partnership Aug. 9 with robotics supply partners Comau, DENSO and Doosan.
“Our partnerships with these innovative robotics lines allow Van Meter to expand its automation offering so we can help our customers gain efficiency and transform how they work,” said Mike Hermann, vice president of industrial sales, in a statement. “Robotics have a wide range of applications that allow customers to meet their production goals, redirect workers to more meaningful tasks, and assign dangerous, repetitive, and high-precision plant floor tasks to robots that can handle them safely and consistently.”
According to a Grand View Research study, the industrial robotics segment is expected to exhibit a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 11 percent from 2021 to 2028, with growth attributed to a substantial increase in adoption of robots to carry out automation processes.
According to the release, Van Meter views this expansion an opportunity to improve operational efficiency through plant safety and productivity at a time when many companies are turning to robotics and automation to stay competitive.
Van Meter is a wholesale electrical supply distributor with 25 locations in seven states. They were named CBJ’s Coolest Places to Work in 2016.
