Robotic palletizer/wrapper

 The Mini-System combines an automatic stretch wrapper from Orion Packaging Systems (Collierville, TN) and a robotic palletizer from Brenton Engineering (Alexandria, MN).

Robotic packing systems

 Schubert Packaging Systems (Dallas, TX) offers its new TLM Robotic Packaging machines for high-speed collating, loading, and pick-and-place case packing in pharmaceutical and food applications.

Case-packing robot

 The ER63 3-axis case-packing robot from Cermex (Norcross,GA) uses the pendulum concept that permits movement along 3 axes. Extracts product continuously without stopping the scroll collation system.

Equipment: Quick ship palletizing program

 The new quick ship program developed by Columbia/Okura (Vancouver, WA) meets the demand for short lead times or last-minute budget changes. A complete robotic palletizing system can be delivered in 2 weeks or less.

Robotic systems

 Data sheet from Automated Production Systems (New Freedom, PA) describes robotic bag palletizing, packaging, and freezer systems. Features include up to 7 axes of motion, accuracy to .0004”, brushless AC servo drives, fully sealed drives and bearings, easy program creation and editing, and internal power/air supply.

Robotic loader/unloader

 Goodman Packaging (Waukegan, IL) has released the Odyssey robotic loading and unloading system to pack flexible or rigid packages, like case-ready meat or poultry trays, into or out of any shipping container.

Robotic palletizer

 Columbia Machine (Vancouver, WA) has released a hybrid palletizing solution that combines row- and layer-forming technology with the flexibility of a robotic palletizer.

Robotic top-load cartoner

 The SIGTTL top-load cartoner from Sig Pack Systems (Beringen, Switzerland) is equipped with new control technology, ControlLogix™, from Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, WI).

Robotic palletizer/depalletizer

 General Conveyor (Aurora, Ontario, Canada) offers the Series 20 Robo-Matic palletizer/depalletizer. The single-post lift design provides a small footprint while maintaining rates of 2 to 8 cycles/min.

6-axis robot

 The UP20 general-purpose robot from Motoman (Dayton, OH) can be fitted with mechanical or vacuum grippers to handle multiple bottles, boxes, and bags at once.

Robotic palletizing

 Robotic palletizing system from Automated Production Systems (New Freedom, PA) handles the output of 7 packaging lines, palletizing up to 45 cases/min.

Bag palletizer

 Columbia/Okura’s (Vancouver, WA) robotic bag palletizing systems lay bags up to 100 lb in overlapping patterns at speeds to 1길 cycles/ hr.

Robotic palletizer

 Palletizing systems from APS (New Freedom, PA) can accommodate 3 to 7 packaging lines that are running multiple package sizes. The machine is available with a full-pallet discharge conveyor as well as magazines for pallets and slip sheets.

Bag-handling robot

 The Robotic Vision System, or RVS, from Smurfit-Stone (Salt Lake City, UT) works with custom-designed end-of-arm tools and the Fanuc system robot.

Pick-and-place system

 The IRB 340 pick-and-place robot from ABB (New Berlin, WI) now features PickMaster™ software that allows it to integrate with the company’s controller, vision system and conveyors.

Maintenance system

 Motoman (West Carrollton, OH) has designed RobotPro, a PC-based expert maintenance system for its line of robots. Software runs in a Windows™ environment and is divided into several topics, including troubleshooting, repair procedures, information, maintenance, diagrams and parts.

Robotic cap torque

 The RoboTorque, developed by Vibrac (Amherst, NH), is the first online robotically controlled cap torque measuring system. Capable of testing up to 6 bottles/min when used in the nondestructive testing mode.

Gantry-style palletizer

 The Impact palletizer is a robotic, gantry-style pick-and-place system from Comman (Waalwijk, The Netherlands). Loading trays and boxes at speeds to 12 products/min, the machine stacks products in the pattern selected via touchscreen.

Cartoning machines

 A new line of top-load and end-load cartoning machines from Bradman-Lake (Charlotte, NC), features an HS 2/60 high-speed, double-head lock former connected to an automatic robotic high-speed product collating and loading system.

Bag palletizing system

 Model RBPS-6, a fully integrated robotic palletizing system for multiple production lines, is available from Automated Production Systems (New Freedom, PA).