Articles Tagged with ''palletizing''

For Pearl Crop, a processor of nuts and seeds based in California, seasonal labor pressures prompted a search for a more flexible automation strategy, ultimately leading the company to explore a robot rental model rather than a traditional capital equipment purchase.

To keep the culture and grow the company, Coconut Cult partnered with Integrated Packaging Machinery to implement its first robotic automation system, featuring three custom KUKA robots at the company's manufacturing facility in Utah.

This visual overview, featuring images and videos of robotics applications in the food industry, illustrates what is possible with modern vision systems, artificial intelligence and robotics in a range of applications — from agricultural harvesting to serving up RTE meals, smart palletization and carcass cutting.

Ken's Foods implemented an on-machine architecture with Rockwell Automation PowerFlex 350 variable frequency drives (VFDs) accessible directly on production equipment, simplifying operations and delivering measurable gains.

The HL9200 BevMax is engineered specifically for high-speed beverage applications, delivering throughput, flexibility and intelligent automation for demanding production environments.

The CP-66-WD is a waterproof, IP69K-rated collaborative robot that can be power-washed like other production equipment.

We’ve compiled the Top 10 processing and packaging equipment solutions FOOD ENGINEERING’s readers were most interested in this year.

Collaborative robots — or cobots — are gaining traction not just as an entry point to automation but as a strategic lever for resilience and growth. And among them, pre-engineered cobot systems are emerging as a fast path to impact.

Starting with a clean slate to build your packaging line may be easier than incrementally adding automation, but you must know your products intimately and define your wants and needs of the line — and in the future.

Food manufacturers are increasingly turning to cobots and robots to alleviate labor shortages, increase efficiency and manage tight operational footprints.