Robotics

PET Bottle with Integrated Handle Comes to Market

Container features strength, durability and reduces the need for secondary packaging.

September 26, 2019

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Robotics

Soft Robotic Modular Gripping System

Soft Robotics' mGrip can be assembled in as little as one minute.

September 26, 2019

Robotics

Multiwall Bag Emptying System Delivers Safety

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

September 26, 2019

Robotics

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.

September 24, 2019

Robotics

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.

August 19, 2019

Robotics

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.

August 2, 2019

Robotics

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.

August 2, 2019

Robotics

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.

August 2, 2019

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.

June 11, 2019

Robotics

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.

June 7, 2019

Robotics

Indoor farming benefits from robotics

Automation reduces traditional labor at indoor farms where produce grows in large warehouses near retail chains.

June 6, 2019

Robotics

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.

June 3, 2019

Robotics

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 31, 2019