New Markets Open up for Robotic Picking Applications
The combination of advanced imaging, robotics and flexible, end-of-arm grippers allows an Israel-based food producer to automate pick-and-place operations for irregularly shaped foods.
The next hero in food manufacturing may be the “new” robotic pick-and-place applications. For years, companies turned to robotic technologies to increase throughput at the end of line packaging or to decrease food production staffing with sophisticated pick-and-place applications. These robotic solutions have been capital intensive.
However, with advances in imaging and flexible grippers, food companies are now accessing high-volume robotic solutions for a lower capital investment. So, what are some of the applications? Irregular-shaped foods. Pineapples, potatoes and other irregular-shaped products relied on operators to pick and fill cases for years.