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Six-Axis Robots Gently Depalletize, Clean Cosmetics Bottles

Italian contract manufacturer Cosmint installs a new robotic depalletizing cell designed to clean and manipulate high-end, preprinted cosmetic bottles without leaving a scratch.

With the help of special grippers and high-resolution 2D cameras, the two NJ-40 articulated robots pick a series of bottles from the partitioned cases used for shipping.
With the help of special grippers and high-resolution 2D cameras, the two NJ-40 articulated robots pick a series of bottles from the partitioned cases used for shipping.

Cosmint, a part of the Intercos Group and a contract manufacturer of premium skin, hair, and body care products located in Italy, works with some of the largest cosmetic brands in the industry. Recently, the company enlisted robotics automation solutions provider Siscodata to help it increase its production capacity. To this end, the systems integrator collaborated with industrial automation and robotics manufacturer Comau to develop a robotic depalletizing cell designed to clean and manipulate high-end, preprinted cosmetic bottles without leaving a scratch. Siscodata specified two Comau NJ-40 robots within the cell to pick, rotate, and clean custom-printed plastic bottles at rates to 150 pieces/min. The new cell replaces three standard machines previously used at the Cosmint facilities.


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Siscodata was challenged to design the complex solution in just four and half months from start to finish, which it successfully accomplished. Says Comau, the fully integrated system protects the aesthetic quality and purity of the final product, achieves the desired production rate of 0.45 sec/bottle, and ensures mechanical, electronic, and electrical efficiency. It also enables Cosmint to trust that the end customer receives a product free from contamination and is 100% compliant to their quality standards.

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