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Recalculating for a Better New Normal by Year End

While PPE supplies seem to be under control, current pandemic-related challenges include the ongoing labor crunch, greater demand to produce goods for grocery stores, difficulty in forecasting future production needs—and, now, a can shortage.

July 31, 2020

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Line Integration and Data Collection on the Rise for Food Manufacturers

Full line integration is one operational improvement that food manufacturers are looking for in upcoming years, and the majority are already collecting data along the manufacturing line.

January 30, 2020

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Food Manufacturers Top Two Improvement Priorities

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

January 24, 2020

Robotics

‘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.

October 4, 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.

September 26, 2019

Dry Processing

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.

September 26, 2019

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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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Soft Robotic Modular Gripping System

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

September 26, 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.

September 26, 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.

September 24, 2019

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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

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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

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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