Have a robotics work cell project in a meat plant? Need to keep it clean to USDA regulatory standards on a consistent basis? Why commit the washdown job to humans who complain about the messy, slimy and dangerous equipment, environment and chemicals; can’t get the job done adequately; and/or waste water and chemicals? Why not give the robots the washdown job?
When confronted with a pick-and-place robotics cell project for a meat processing plant, a team of engineers from JMP Engineering asked the same questions. After all, there is no reason robots can’t clean up after themselves. Their vacuum lines have to be cleaned out anyway. So, why not run cleaning fluid through the lines and, with the right spray nozzles in place, wash down the robots and the work cell as well?