Intelligent robots save handling costs

Fanuc robots are claimed to provide perfect ingredients to cover every aspect of automation that are needed for handling finished products in the food industry.

Fanuc robots from Micromech have the perfect ingredients, a full menu of 'intelligent' robots which cover every aspect of automation that are needed for handling finished products in the food industry.

The pukka recipe which follows should really whet your appetite: * First - take the world's fastest packing robot, the 'tasty' new M-420iA.

It is a two- or four-axis mid-sized articulated robot which can perform up to 3,000 cycles/h and can rotate through 180 deg and fit easily into any kind of production line.

It has a useful 40kg payload allowing it to handle many products at a time therefore maximising throughput and thus profits.

* Next - add the world's most efficient palletising robot, the M-410i which has a chunky 400kg maximum payload, able to lift 'complete layers' onto pallets 1300mm2, 2450mm high or 1600mm2, 2100mm high.

Its awesome power does not hinder its flexibility, it can work through a full 360 deg and perform up to 730 standard cycles/h while taking up a minimum of floor space.

* Finishing touches - 'top it off' with the 'Robotop' system a unique solution which can wrap five sides of a palletised load in a single operation without the need for additional equipment.

It cuts film, it thermoseals, it changes film automatically and can handle up to 50 loads/h.

In addition, it uses film widths of up to 1m, which saves both film and time.

Waste is dramatically reduced thanks to its revolutionary 'corner compensation', which means there is virtually no risk of film tear.

Mix them all together and these delicious ingredients will have any food processing line serving up improved, efficient results.

As system partners Micromech Robotics and Fanuc can specify, build and install the right equipment that is simple to programme and operate.

Perhaps you are not already using a robot and this has given you 'food for thought' that changes in production methods should be made.

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