Stäubli Robotics, a global leader in industrial automation, is expanding the possibilities for automation in food and other industries with high production, strict hygiene requirements, and demanding humid environments. More than 7,000 sandwiches an hour is the kind of throughput achieved by Grote Company, a Stäubli customer that manufactures food slicing and assembling equipment, using the robotic sandwich assembly line… Read more »
Robots, artificial intelligence, the cloud, algorithms, machines that talk to each other, perform complex analyses and provide highly specific alerts. Welcome to the world of Industry 4.0. Profits are maximized as a result of the accurate synchronization of several mechanisms. In baking facilities, this means optimizing productivity, achieving a maximum level of flexibility to be able to adapt to changing… Read more »
The kitchen at Zume Pizza looks more like a manufacturing plant than the back room of a restaurant. Robots with swinging appendages dress up pizza crusts with marinara sauce made from locally grown tomatoes and toppings as the pies make their way down the conveyor belt. “We’re aco-botenvironment,” says Julia Collins, cofounder and co-CEO of Zume Pizza. At the Mountain View,… Read more »
According to ITV Tonight’s ‘Man Versus Machines’ programme, a third of British jobs will be automated by 2030. The process of integrating robotics into the workplace has already begun and the next 10 to 20 years will see a major acceleration – the food sector has seen a 60% increase in automation adoption since 2000.
Working alongside robot and mechatronic manufacturers FANUC and Festo, Pacepacker has launched a new pick and place robot portfolio. The range, which currently includes around 20 different options for food manufacturers to choose from, is made up of Cartesian, articulated arm and delta-style robots. This range means that Pacepacker, an automation integrator, can provide a robotic solution to handle a variety of food assembly or packing scenarios.
Downward price pressure from the leading retailers is spurring investment by bakery and confectionery manufacturers in robotic packaging systems, said Tek Pak as it releases a new pick and place system designed to give throughput a veritable shot in the arm.
