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News
14.09.2026
A Valais-based depalletizing robot frees wineries and breweries from repetitive work
Until now, no automatic depalletizer was suitable for the modest production rates of small and medium-sized wineries or breweries. The equipment currently available on the market is too bulky and ill-suited to the confined spaces of cellars. It was this observation that prompted Oppletis to begin developing this solution in 2020.“This depalletizing work is repetitive, and I didn’t want to assign skilled staff to it. So it was clear that I needed to find a solution,” explains Olivier Mounir, director of Cave du Rhodan. Responding to this need, Oppletis designed a robot based on a Universal Robots UR20 collaborative arm, equipped with an in-house-developed gripper and an automatic bottle and pallet detection system.
27.08.2026
20 years of Summer School on Advanced Biotechnology: anniversary edition on the Energypolis campus
The Summer School on Advanced Biotechnology came to a close on 3 September after a memorable week marking the 20th anniversary of this international event. For this special edition, the HES-SO Valais-Wallis Institute of Life Sciences had the honour of hosting the anniversary celebrations on the new Energypolis campus in Sion.
