Robots Prevent Bacteria in Primary Processing Environments

Avoid the use of covers that create retention areas

Stäubli Corporation

Jan 8th, 2020

Stäubli He Robots

Modified to withstand moisture and spray, Stäubli HE robots have a specially treated casing and stainless-steel parts. The robots are fully encapsulated and designed to comply with the IP67/65 protection standard. The TX2-60HE washdown six-axis model has a 670- to 920-mm reach and ultrasonic cutting, cake decorating, and bread scoring. Additional features include connections through the base of the robot, no retention areas, and complete protective coating and internal pressurization of the arm.

Make plans to visit PACK EXPO East in Philadelphia, March 3-5, to see on-trend food processing and packaging machinery and materials.

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Operator load station application using FreeMove and Fanuc robot.

Safety Certification Issued for Industrial Collaborative Robot Technology

Veo Robotics’ FreeMove system receives ISO 13849 safety certification from TÜV Rheinland.

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Automation Trends in Food Processing and Packaging: Robotics

According to the Robotic Industries Association and Association for Advancing Automation, orders of robotic systems by food and consumer goods manufacturers grew by 56% in 2020. Read this discussion about robotics in the food industry for more insight.

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Robotics: Driving a New Revolution of Change Within the Food Industry

Listen to this two-minute video as Bryan Griffen, PMMI Director of Industry Services, discusses 'revolution of change' in robot technologies that are impacting food processing and packaging today.

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Robotic Advancements in Food Processing and Packaging

Listen to this one-minute video as Glen Long, PMMI Senior Vice President, discusses advancements in robot technologies that are impacting food processing and packaging today.

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Automation Trends in Food Processing and Packaging: Robotics

Watch part one of this three-part series on top automation trends impacting food processing and packaging today.

Applied Robotics Flexible Smart Gripper

Gripper Allows Intelligent, Precise Handling of Delicate Objects

Is available in two- and four-finger configurations

Walmart Ready to Create Automated Local Fulfillment Centers

The company is set to implement a new way to provide the speed and convenience of pickup and delivery customers want.

Yaskawa Motoman HC20XP

A Cobot for End-of-Line Palletizing

Yaskawa Motoman’s HC20XP collaborative robot with a 1.7 meter reach is IP67-rated, easy to program, and safe and flexible enough to work alongside people or move between conveyors.

Abb Irb1300 Robot

Robot Has Smaller Footprint for Production Line Flexibility

Offers advanced motion control and best-in-class path accuracy

From Cabrio Case to stackable club store to regular brown kraft corrugated shipper, the end-of-line equipment in Fisher Nuts’ new line handles it all. Behind the cases is the LSP-100 robotic case loader.

Smooth New Case Packing at Fisher Nuts

Secondary packaging on this new line includes the latest in case erecting, loading, and closing. The machines also accept three very different case styles all formed from one flat blank.

Quest developed a flexible robotic system to load meat and poultry into an Ossid ReeForm E40 thermoformer.

Robotics Special Report: Food-Safe Solutions Emerge

New opportunities for the direct and indirect handling of foods emerge as manufacturers begin developing robots for handling unpacked goods.

Hygienic Design Standard Parts for Medical Applications

Hygienic Design Standard Parts for Medical Applications

Standard Parts in Hygienic Design are optimized for minimal contamination and easy cleaning. JW Winco decided to develop a special series of Standard Parts that meet the high requirements. Visit JW Winco's Website to learn more!

The T5 pick-and-place delta robot from Gerhard Schubert GmbH features a fifth axis that allows for high performance in small spaces.

Special Report: Robots Drive the Manufacturing Revolution

New innovations in robotics for the packaging industry enable greater flexibility, efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness for those CPGs looking to automate a range of applications.

Pearson’s dual-cell solution is able to handle four palletizing lines dedicated to the customer’s new case style, along with two additional lines, when needed

Robotics Special Report: Cobot-Placed Top Sheets Protect Frozen Foods

The installation of 12 robotic palletizers for frozen food products necessitates the addition of two cobot cap-sheet placers to keep the cases free from dust.

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Robotics Solutions Future Looks Bright

The demand for cobots will continue to grow, and robotics will expand outside of end-of-line applications, according to a new report by PMMI Business Intelligence.

The Baker-Bot ices a full rack of 480 cookies in about 40 to 45 minutes, averaging about six seconds a cookie at Noms Bake Shop.

Cobot Automates Icing Process

A collaborative robot takes on the repetitive task of icing gourmet cookies, delivering speed and efficiency while easing workers’ ergonomic discomfort.

At 33 meters in length, 13 sub-machines, up to 33,000 bottles an hour – the new packaging machine at Rotkäppchen-Mumm not only has an impressive set of statistics but also provides outstanding flexibility.

Big Packaging Line in a Small Footprint? No Problem if it Handles a Dozen Formats

With the large but flexible Innopack TLM packaging system, a KHS and Schubert collaboration, this many-SKU winery used just one machine to pack a dozen formats and varieties.

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Packaging Robotics Playbook

This new playbook from Packaging World showcases the trends, case studies, and how-to tips to help you make the best possible robot purchasing and application decisions for your operation.

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Near-Term Technology Expansion in the Food and Beverage Industries

Remote access and robotics are two areas in the Food and Beverage industries that are poised to see some growth moving into 2021, though the industries as a whole are expected to contract.

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COVID-19 Brings Increased Visibility to the Role of Robotics

Presidents and CEOs of Fanuc, Universal Robots, Fetch, and Schunk discuss how robotics and automation are helping manufacturers through the pandemic and what the lasting effects might be.

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La Petite Bretonne’s Schubert lightline Flowpacker with Flomodul.

Pick-and-Place Robots, Flow Wrapper, Fuel High-Volume Bakery

With daily volumes in the millions and demand growing, this Canadian bakery automated what was once a manual process and is now hitting speeds of 280 product/min.

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Live at PACK EXPO East: Unique VSP End-of-Arm Picking Tool

New end-of-arm tooling automates vacuum skin package handling for quick, efficient case packing.

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Mobile Robot Improves Materials Transport

Is optimized for voluminous, bulky, heavy packaging materials to increase the productivity and profitability of high-mix production

The Future Innovators Robotics Showcase is back at PACK EXPO East (March 3-5, 2020; Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia)

Future innovators of the packaging industry showcase their creations at PACK EXPO East

Future innovators of the packaging industry showcase their creations at PACK EXPO East

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Epson to Showcase its Latest Robots Solutions for Real World Automation Application Needs at ATX West

Epson Robots, the #1 SCARA robot manufacturer in the world, will show how its latest robots meet the needs of high-performance precision parts automation applications in simulated demos at the Automation Technology show, ATX West.

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4-Axis SCARA Robots Are Hygienically Designed

Facilitate high-speed motion and high repeatability for ultra-short cycle times

Automation and Robotics are Top Two Operational Improvements for Food Manufacturers

Food Manufacturers Top Two Improvement Priorities

Operational improvements that impact food manufacturers the most continue to focus on automation and robotics.

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Robotic Carton Loader Minimizes Changeovers

Cartoning system features distinctive, unprecedented construction

Robotics Industry to Shift from Fixed Automation to Mobile Systems

New market report forecasts that of the 8 million robots that will be shipped in 2030, nearly 6 million will be mobile.

With new end-of-arm tooling designed by Caxton Mark, the Kawasaki palletizer is able to grab and stack boxes without crushing the fragile tomatoes inside.

Tomato Grower Automates Palletizer to Stack Higher, Faster

To maximize how much product could fit on a truck for shipment, Canadian tomato farm Cecelia Acres wanted to stack its pallets higher than its employees could comfortably handle. A Kawasaki CP180L robot integrated by Caxton Mark did that and more.

Jonathan Shaffer, corporate safety engineer, Optimation Technology

How to Safely Implement Collaborative Robots

As collaborative robots continue to be introduced in manufacturing, some key safety hazards need to be addressed before collaborative robots can be safely implemented on the line.

Mitsubishi Extends Cobot Capabilities

Mitsubishi Extends Cobot Capabilities to Industrial Robots

Through a new partnership with Realtime Robotics, Mitsubishi is increasing the capabilities of its collaborative robot technology for use with industrial robots.