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Kuka Robotics Rolls Out Labor-Saving Print-A-Drink Application at Automate 2023
Company debuts what it calls the world’s first 3D printing technology for drinkable liquids, expanding the category of additive manufacturing.
May 26, 2023
3D Printed Cocktail Kuka Print-a-Drink
How Robotics as a Service (RaaS) Can Be a Cost-Effective Option for Processors
Manufacturers in a budget bind can potentially alleviate labor woes by incorporating RaaS into their business model.
April 7, 2023
Robotics as a Service Seminar Snaxpo RaaS
GreenSeed Contract Packaging Increases Line Efficiency Through Automation
A pay-by-the-hour robot model has mitigated the effects of labor shortages and provided scalability for the contract manufacturer.
March 28, 2023
Formic palletizer in the GreenSeed facility.
Automation Advice for Food and Beverage Manufacturing
With 30 years of experience in automation and system integration, CRB’s Jerry Steenhoek reflects on where the industry stands and the best ways to move further into the automation realm.
March 22, 2023
Jerry Steenhoek, senior director of automation technology, CRB
Robots Stand Out in an Automated Future
Robot technology is on the rise for CPGs, and related technologies like collaborative robots are carving out their own corner of the market.
March 20, 2023
CPGs are finding benefits to robot-related technologies like collaborative robots and autonomous mobile robots.
White Castle's Robotic Path to Packaging Automation
Integrators used software to identify the optimal positioning of robots on the line based on their footprint, reach, and payload. The software also validates the requisite system performance in relation to the existing components of the packaging line.
March 16, 2023
The latest automation installation at the plant is a two-ABB IRB 1200 robot station that case packs the retail cartons into 12-ct shipper cases.
Evolution Fresh Teams With Hiperbaric to Automate HPP, Reduce Labor Injuries
High-pressure processing is essential for improving the taste and shelf life of cold-pressed juices. Partnering with Hiperbaric, Evolution Fresh made it a less labor-intensive operation.
February 22, 2023
At the loading and tilting station, bottled juices are loaded automatically into vessels.
Top 10 Articles of 2022 – No. 2: Mark Anthony Brewing Goes for the Gold Standard
Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2022. At No. 2 is our first Manufacturing Innovation Award winner, a greenfield facility making White Claw Hard Seltzer, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, and other brews.
December 29, 2022
Mikes Bottles
Growing Pains in Direct to Consumer E-Commerce
With direct to consumer e-commerce expected to grow in the near future, manufacturers need to consider automation advancements that can help ease the process.
December 21, 2022
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Robotic Automation Doubles Capacity for Dot’s Pretzels
With no perceivable impediment to its growth other than capacity, Dot’s Pretzels, now a Hershey Co. brand, opened a new facility with a special focus on robotic packaging automation.
December 2, 2022
ABB FlexPicker delta robots fill the POP display cases.
Robotic Tray Loading
Pick-and-place system from Orics Industries adjusts for varying tray sizes and uses 4-axis delta-style robot for product loading.
November 10, 2022
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Robotic Case Packing
Modular arrangement of delta-style robots on Blueprint Automation’s case packer features a Keba robotic platform
November 10, 2022
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Rubber pallet bands gave Drake’s Brewing an alternative to shrink-wrapping its empty kegs to move them around the facility, saving the brewery 565 lb of plastic waste in the first year of use.
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Reusable Rubber Bands Save Drake's Brewing Miles of Shrink Wrap
Drake’s Brewing was looking for a more environmentally friendly way to move its kegs from location to location. It found it in rubber pallet bands from Aero Rubber.
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