Best of the 2019 Top to Top Summit

Onsite coverage from PMMI's 14th annual Top to Top Summit, with its largest-ever CPG and OEM audience.

Editors from Packaging World, ProFood World and OEM Provide an inside view into the 2019 Top to Top Summit. Conversations at the summit focused on Artificial Intelligence, CPGs, robots, AR/VR and the challenges unique to the supplier-buyer relationship.

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85% of participants are looking to expand their current portfolio of automation solutions in secondary packaging

Robotics in the Digital Age of Secondary Packaging: Future Trends

Robots and cobots are expected to expand to 95% of all secondary packaging lines within ten years, according to a report by PMMI Business Intelligence.

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OTTO Motors and Significans Automation Partner to Bring Robotics to the Printing and Packaging Industry

OTTO Motors, the industrial division of Clearpath Robotics and a manufacturer of AMRs, signed a partnership agreement with Significans Automation Inc. to bring AMR material handling technology to the Printing and Packaging space in the Americas.

AAA20 Group to Introduce Subscription-based Robotic Solutions at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #C-3437! AAA20 Group, LLC will introduce its new RaaS (Robotics as a Service) and demonstrate the operational and economic benefits of its subscription-based collaborative robots.

The Varioline packaging system works with ten robots, distributed among four modules, which enables the machine to handle a total of 18 different packaging variants.

Mastering Complex Production Sequences

This middle-tier German beer producer offers some 25 varieties of beer in returnable glass bottles, so it needed a highly versatile and automated controls architecture.

In the area of robotics, 2020 was the first time yearly orders of robots coming from the non-automotive sector surpassed orders for automotive applications in North America.

New Advances in Robotics for Packaging

Despite a turbulent 18 months, robot suppliers continue to introduce advancements in robotics technology that include innovations in payload and reach, end-of-arm tooling, software, and applications.

Packaging Robotics E-Book

Packaging Robotics E-Book

Discover latest trends in robotics for CPGs, from e-commerce use to smart picking. Download today!

As of November, all Syntegon machines will be delivered “IoT ready” and provide interfaces for numerous digital solutions, enabling customers to enter a new level of digitalization. Picture: Syntegon

Syntegon to Showcase Robotics and Automation Solutions at PACK EXPO 2021

See it at Booth C-2800: New robotics pick-and-place platform RPP on show live for the first time, two automated lines for cookie and cracker packaging underline innovation potential, and live demos include virtual live launch of new LFS filling machine.

After quality control, the Danish are individually inserted into the clamshells by F4 robots.

Robots Handle Packaging of Pastries at 160 cakes/min

A modular packaging line at J. Skinner Baking Co. uses a number of robots to pack Danish pastries in clamshells and then into cases of various formats.

MHS’s multi-pick robotic end effector can pick up and hold up to 36 items simultaneously and pack four orders at a time into four shipping boxes.

E-commerce Poses New Automation Challenges

Two new robotic technologies help address e-commerce related packaging issues, including a reduced labor pool, the need for speed, and sorting of intermixed products.

The mGrip modular gripping system from Soft Robotics has been updated with new capabilities to pick smaller products as well as flat products.

‘Big Leaps’ in End-of-Arm Tooling for Robots

Advances in end-of-arm-tooling include increased agility and intelligence, especially for food and beverage packaging applications, and greater ease of changeover.

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Wyzo Sidebot to be Exhibited at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #SL-6027! The Wyzo direct-drive pick-and-place sidebot will be showcased to the U.S. market for the first time at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

SYNTEGON RPP: HIGH-TECH ROBOTIC SOLUTION WITH EXPERT INDUSTRY KNOW-HOW

SYNTEGON RPP: HIGH-TECH ROBOTIC SOLUTION WITH EXPERT INDUSTRY KNOW-HOW

Automation in packaging is a fast growing trend. The Syntegon RPP platform offers a whole range of possible configurations to suit your requirements. We help you to reach your production targets.

Syntegon’s latest contribution in robotic technology is a new Robotic Pick & Place platform, the Syntegon RPP.

Pick-and-Place Beyond the Case

Robotics suppliers are introducing a range of new pick-and-place solutions for applications other than case packing, such as product handling, feeding, and loading.

The new RTL-HV robotic case-packing system from Pearson Packaging Systems can load product both horizontally and vertically.

More Flexible Robots Allow for More Case-Packing Options

New robotic equipment enables end users to address the growing range of case sizes, counts, and formats required by their customers with ease of programming and changeover.

Making its debut as a unique cross between a delta pick-and-place robot and a cobot is the Wyzo pick-and-place ‘sidebot,’ from Demaurex SA.

Cobots for Packaging Offer Greater Reach, Payload & Flexibility

Among new cobot introductions are those that handle heavier payloads for use even with palletizing applications and a unique new machine that’s a cross between a delta robot and a cobot, called a ‘sidebot.’

Six-Axis Robots Continue to Thrive

New introductions in six-axis, articulated-arm robots for packaging applications offer a longer reach, greater flexibility, and more options for robotic palletizing.

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Beverage Manufacturing: Machines Needed for a Smarter Plant Floor

With 67% of beverage manufacturers planning to eventually add additional packaging equipment to their operations, flexibility is the key element that is needed in new machinery.

Sami Atiya, President, ABB’s Robotics & Discrete Automation business and Veronica Pascual Boé, ASTI CEO.

ABB Acquires ASTI Mobile Robotics Group

ABB acquired ASTI Mobile Robotics Group, a global autonomous mobile robot manufacturer that will expand ABB’s robotics and automation solutions to offer a complete portfolio for the next generation of flexible automation.

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Robotic Depalletizer

Pearson Packaging launched a robotic depalletizing solution designed for mixed/irregular pallet stacks using AI/vision technologies from Plus One Robotics.

Ranpak Announces Investment in Pickle Robot Co.

Ranpak Holdings Corp. announced its investment in Pickle Robot Co., a manufacturer of robots designed for automated sorting, loading, and unloading of packaged goods within logistical lines.

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Beverage Manufacturers Turn to Dynamic Machines and Automation to Meet SKU Expansion

Manufacturers are being pressed on all fronts to expand offerings in the beverage market, and they are turning to OEMs and suppliers to offer solutions at all points in the manufacturing process.

JLS Offers Remote, Real-Time Service and Training

JLS View uses Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 technology and connects customers with support needs whether they are around the corner or the world from JLS technicians.

Lets Celebrate Fanuc Reaches 750 K Robots

Fanuc Announces Production of 750,000th Robot

The production of Faunc’s 750,000th industrial robot represents a record high point in the robotics industry.

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New Era of High-Performance Actuation to Enable Simpler, Safer, and More Productive Robots and Machines

This direct-drive actuator combines high torque density, cleanliness, and reliability to improve performance and lower total cost of ownership, the company says.

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DEMAUREX SA: Sidebot for High-speed Collaborative Automation

Wyzo works safely side-by-side with humans without protective barriers or performance compromises.

Robotic Pick-and-Place Platform

The Syntegon RPP robotic pick-and-place platform can automate process steps such as product handling, feeding, and loading. It is designed as a modular system and allows individual configuration of the robotic cells.

At MWC, Fanuc robots are used to place the packaged 40-lb blocks of cheese onto pallets before they go through a stretch wrapper and are taken to the warehouse.

MWC’s Robot Configurations Provide Flexibility

Robotics come into play in the cheesemaker's palletizing operations. But for the most part, that level of complexity isn't needed in a facility producing such consistent product types and sizes. What's needed more is simplified automation.

Amid Uptick in Material Handling Projects, Applied Manufacturing Technologies Releases R-Palletize, a Configurable Robotic Palletizing Station

R-Palletize, AMT’s configurable robotic palletizing station, provides a flexible robotic palletizing solution with an easy-to-use interface for changing material handling needs.

The Massman Automation compact cheese block case packer packages 40-lb. blocks in protective cases for safe shipment and handling.

New Case Packer, Robotic Palletizer, Let Wisconsin Cheesemaker Efficiently Offer Multiple Output Options

With a new automated case packer and palletizer, Wisconsin Whey Protein’s cheesemaking operation can now offer its customers bulk cheese in barrels or in blocks.

Fanuc Scara Robot Lineup

SCARA Robots

FANUC’s family of 4-axis SCARA robots now includes the SR-3iA, SR-6iA, SR-12iA, and SR-20iA models with 3kg, 6kg, 12kg and 20kg payload capacities, and a 400-1,100mm reach, respectively.

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RōBEX, Plus One Robotics Form Partnership

RōBEX, a system integrator designing and building automation solutions company formed a partnership with Plus One Robotics, a high-performing 3D and AI-powered vision software manufacturer for logistics robots.

Two finished jar formations are gripped by an F2 robot and placed into cases.

Robotic Case Packers Improve Output by 20%

German food producer Kühne realizes increased OEE for eight glass packaging formats through new case packers’ faster machine changeover and digital data gathering and networking capabilities.