Multiwall Bag Emptying System Delivers Safety

The automated system replaces manual bag breaking to enhance food safety and operator safety.

Maya Norris
Sep 26th, 2019
A collaborative robot palletizer accurately places the light, long, and narrow cases of tea capsules in a tight configuration.
‘Safe-tea’ palletizing of capsules at Nestlé
Manual palletizing at Nestle’s Swiss facility producing tea capsules is replaced with two user-friendly collaborative robot palletizers custom-designed to ensure pallet stability and worker safety.
Oct 4th, 2019
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Sensors ensure worker safety with cobots
SICK’s microScan3 safety laser scanners control the speed of cobots to keep workers safe while maintaining productivity.
Sep 26th, 2019
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Magnetic Levitation Supports 6-Degree-of-Freedom Motion Platform
Planar Motors’ smart robotic system XBOT offers the ability to simultaneously and independently control motion, with hygienic contactless design.
Sep 26th, 2019
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PET Bottle with Integrated Handle Comes to Market
Container features strength, durability and reduces the need for secondary packaging.
Sep 26th, 2019
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Soft Robotic Modular Gripping System
Soft Robotics' mGrip can be assembled in as little as one minute.
Sep 26th, 2019
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Multiwall Bag Emptying System Delivers Safety
The automated system replaces manual bag breaking to enhance food safety and operator safety.
Sep 26th, 2019
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End-to-End Cobot Solution for Blessings in a Backpack
System integrator Allied Technology worked with Universal Robots to create a compact system for packaging food into bags for kids in need.
Sep 24th, 2019
At a speed of 2.5 layers/min, the robot picks a full layer of jars from a pallet and places it on the filling line infeed.
Robotic depalletizing increases line uptime from 54% to 80% at Campbell Soup
Replacing a low-level depalletizer with a robotic one for loading glass jars onto an alfredo sauce line results in significant line uptime and reduced labor costs at Campbell Soup.
Aug 19th, 2019
PEEPS are loaded into trays by the JLS Talon® robotic pick-and-place system, featuring ABB FlexPicker vision-guided robots and Soft Robotics gripper end-of-arm tools.
It’s a marshmallow world that just got brighter for Just Born
A new robotic packaging system allows Just Born to produce its soft and delicate chocolate-dipped PEEPS® Delights™ and traditional PEEPS® chicks and bunnies in a wide variety of configurations in a much more efficient and highly automated process.
Aug 2nd, 2019
The Robotics Zone will be a new show-floor destination at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.
Robots fight hunger at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
PACK EXPO Las Vegas will debut the Robotics Zone, shining the spotlight on robotics, human and robot interaction, and collaborative robot displays.
Aug 2nd, 2019
The labor-intensive nature of the food and beverage industry creates ideal opportunities for industrial robot adoption.
Food industry is ideal for industrial robot adoption
A new PMMI report finds that manufacturers are increasingly using robots as costs have come down and the performance and dexterity of robotics have improved.
Aug 2nd, 2019
Voice of the packaging and processing industry: Robotics
Voice of the packaging and processing industry: Robotics
Robot suppliers, contract packagers, OEMs and CPGs who participated in a new study from PMMI Business Intelligence, “Robotics 2019: Innovation 2 Implementation,” had a lot to say.
Jun 11th, 2019
Quick hits from PMMI’s new robotics report
Quick hits from PMMI’s new robotics report
Despite challenges with justifying ROI and a long learning curve, robots in packaging and processing are experiencing better-than-predicted growth. Here is a summary of findings.
Jun 7th, 2019
A mobile transport system, called Angus, moves produce to robotic production area for seeding, monitoring or harvesting.
Indoor farming benefits from robotics
Automation reduces traditional labor at indoor farms where produce grows in large warehouses near retail chains.
Jun 6th, 2019
Robot use in packaging is booming, and the future looks even better
Robot use in packaging is booming, and the future looks even better
In the next five years, robotic functionality will drive a whole new system with richer algorithms, dynamic maneuverability, force control, and inherent safety, says a new report from PMMI Business Intelligence.
Jun 3rd, 2019
From artificial intelligence to robotics and digital twins, these news stories capture ProFood World's coverage of the leading-edge automation trends.
4 automation trends to watch
From artificial intelligence to robotics and digital twins, these news stories capture ProFood World's coverage of the leading-edge automation trends you need to know.
May 31st, 2019
5G infrastructure will boost robot use in manufacturing
5G infrastructure will boost robot use in manufacturing
Industrial robots are often connected using a wired system because current conventional wireless speeds cannot support the level of speed needed for large scale cloud computing. A 5G infrastructure that carries more wireless data at much faster speeds could change that.
May 15th, 2019
Secondary Packaging Operations Adopting Robots at a Blistering Pace
Secondary packaging operations adopting robots at a blistering pace
A new study from PMMI Business Intelligence reveals growth in use of robots throughout packaging but the demands of e-commerce fulfillment are revolutionizing end of line packaging operations, in particular.
May 9th, 2019
Industrial robots are outpacing forecasts for global growth
Industrial robots are outpacing forecasts for global growth
Due to the demands for flexibility to fulfill e-commerce orders, packaging is the second largest market for robots behind auto manufacturing, according to a new study from PMMI Business Intelligence.
May 6th, 2019
The top organizational challenges to Industrial Internet of Things usage include legacy equipment, efficient data collection and employee skill level.
Use artificial intelligence to make production more seamless
At CPG companies, AI can be used to help solve common industry challenges, such as product sorting, quality management, food safety, and even creating new recipes.
Mar 20th, 2019
More in Robotics
The value of robots as part of an automation strategy was a key area of conversation at the 2019 Top to Top Summit.
Give the robot the dirty, dull or dangerous job
The pros and cons of robots on the processing and packaging lines created a lot of discussion at the Top to Top Summit, where CPGs and OEMs come together to solve pressing manufacturing problems.
Mar 15th, 2019
Narayanan Ramanathan, global head of digital engineering at L&T Technology Services says, “Factory D.0 is a set of solutions we’ve developed in collaboration with smart manufacturing.”
Engineering a digital transformation
L&T Technology Services rolls out “Factory D.0,” a set of technology and engineering services designed to help manufacturers identify areas within the organization that will benefit the most from digitalization.
Mar 1st, 2019
Industrial robots in food and beverage processing infographic
Rapid growth ahead for industrial robots in food and beverage processing
Application include meat processing, fruit and vegetable handling, and pick and place for processed foods.
Feb 19th, 2019
Experts share their insights on the trajectories and effects of artificial intelligence and machine learning, and how the intersection of data and technology is changing the industry.
Exclusive: Experts weigh in on the impact of data
In an exclusive roundtable discussion with Automation World, Georgia Tech engineering, science and research experts shared their insights on the trajectories and effects of artificial intelligence and machine learning, and how the intersection of data and technology is changing the industry.
Jan 8th, 2019
The dough production line employs four robots and relies on 3-D vision sensing at the start of the conveyor system to aid the robotic pick- and placing- of various pizza dough sizes.
2 automation trends for 2019
Life-like gripper robotic technology and artificial intelligence/machine modeling solutions are becoming a reality in food processing applications.
Dec 19th, 2018
Five Major Challenges for the Packaging Industry
Robotics in Industry 4.0 – five major challenges for the packaging industry
Industry 4.0 has the potential to alter radically all stages of the packaging industry with new efficiencies and unprecedented accuracy in data exchanges, creating a leaner, more responsive, more engaged supply chain.
Dec 10th, 2018
Collaborative robots are becoming more appealing to manufacturers now that the cobots have more flexible material handling options, force control and cloud-based support.
Robots become more collaborative, intuitive and capable
Robotic technologies are finding a place across the industrial spectrum, driven in large part by a lack of humans available to get the job done. A variety of robotic improvements also help.
Nov 28th, 2018
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FANUC Rolls Out a New Cobot
The CR15iA collaborative robot has a 15 kg payload and includes a teach pendant with hand guidance for easy programming.
Oct 16th, 2018
After grabbing foodservice-style bags of vanilla cream product from the filling system, the cobot inserts the product one bag at a time into cases. The payback time of the investment in the cobot is about six months, says Johan Linné, site manager.
Continuous improvement with cobots and remote monitoring
Automation solutions come in many shapes and sizes, and, recently, more food and beverage manufacturers are identifying ways to implement collaborative robots and remote monitoring.
Aug 15th, 2018
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Robots continue to grow in packaging
These robots deliver speed, accuracy, efficiency and flexibility to the food and beverage industry.
Feb 23rd, 2018
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Lowering automation costs opening door for wider implementation
See automation solutions at work at PACK EXPO East.
Dec 28th, 2017
FANUC SR-3iA Robot
SCARA robots offer speed and precision
Have an ultra-compact design
Nov 29th, 2017