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Common Robots A/S, a number one developer of collaborative robotic arms, introduced this week that its long-time accomplice Technicon is now formally a UR international Licensed Resolution Supplier for the pharmaceutical trade. Technicon is a Nordic automation firm, specializing within the design, growth, and implementation of compact automated methods for the life science trade.
“Technicon’s transition to Licensed Resolution Supplier [CSP] marks a brand new milestone in our collaboration and reinforces our shared dedication to delivering superior automation options throughout the pharmaceutical sector and past,” mentioned Jean Pierre Hathout, president of Common Robots (UR).
“The corporate’s deep trade experience, and customer-first mindset give clients tailor-made, end-to-end options — from design and engineering to deployment and repair,” Technicon’s method brings the precision and high quality anticipated in extremely regulated industries like pharma.”
A UR distributor and integrator in Denmark since 2019, Technicon is a vertically built-in engineering firm. It designs, develops, and produces automation methods in-house.
Technicon mentioned it has intensive expertise integrating UR’s cobots into automated methods for the pharmaceutical trade. This consists of optimizing fill and end traces, bettering lab high quality management, and strengthening packaging and meeting.
Along with being a worldwide pharma CSP, Technicon will proceed to ship built-in cobots for Danish industrial corporations.
“We contemplate Technicon’s new place as UR international Licensed Resolution Supplier as the plain subsequent step corresponding completely with our general development technique,” acknowledged Casper Hansen, Technicon CEO. “The CSP position will improve Technicon’s sturdy means to offer a wider vary of worldwide pharmaceutical corporations with world-class options successfully combating challenges inside extremely advanced manufacturing processes and worth chains.”
Teradyne sees management adjustments
UR is a part of Teradyne Robotics, a division of Teradyne, which additionally consists of autonomous cell robotic (AMR) developer Cellular Industrial Robots (MiR). Earlier this week, Ujjwal Kumar, the president of Teradyne Robotics, introduced he could be leaving his place. He’ll stay with the corporate by means of September 2025 to assist his successor, Jean-Pierre Hathout, transition into the position.
Teradyne has struggled this yr to match earlier years’ income. For instance, the group generated $75 million within the second quarter of 2025, representing a 17% year-over-year decline. UR remained the first moneymaker by bringing in $63 million, or 84% of the group’s income for the quarter.
Earlier this yr, Teradyne Robotics laid off about 10% of its workforce, citing the necessity to align operations with market situations. The group has additionally undergone management transitions at each UR and MiR, strikes the firm mentioned are geared toward sharpening strategic focus and bettering execution throughout each companies.
UR will probably be exhibiting off its fabrication automation methods at FABTECH 2025 in Chicago subsequent week. The Odense, Denmark-based firm will probably be at Sales space B13045. UR mentioned it plans to debut a brand new cobot mannequin on the present.
“Designed to excel underneath stress—whether or not on lengthy seams, advanced components, or repetitive passes—this new mannequin will showcase how UR robots usually are not simply maintaining tempo with trade calls for however setting the benchmark for what’s attainable,” Hathout mentioned.
