Automation, robotics and artificial intelligence are all very important for manufacturing, but there's nothing like a beer — poured by a robot made using specialized plastics — to make you really appreciate new technology.
Igus GmbH supplies the high performance, FDA-compliant plastics for One Two Beer GmbH's automated beer tapping system, which can fill two beers within five seconds, reducing the wait time at festival beer tents.
"Concert attendees benefit from precious time savings and no more missed songs, while vendors benefit from labor savings," Cologne, Germany-based Igus said in a news release. "The automated system provides faster service to reduce frustration during peak times."
The robot still requires human intervention to place cups within the One Two Beer system, retrieve those cups and deliver them, but the Austrian company notes that "because the machine taps beer perfectly at the touch of a button, its operation doesn't require any specific training. You team will get it up and running straight away."