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Robot piles on the juice |
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| Starting point / Task definition |
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Arla Foods AB required an automation solution that would take into consideration not only the increased order volume, but also the lack of available space. |
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| Implementation / Solution |
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| The products are transferred on a conveyor directly from the filling system to a layering station, where they are pushed together to form a pallet layer consisting of 48 two-liter juice cartons or 80 one-liter cartons. The contents and position of each individual carton are checked using a bar code. The layer of juice cartons is picked up by a KUKA KR 360 robot with a clamping gripper and set down on a pallet. After this, the same robot uses suction to pick up a polystyrene tray, which it places on top of the layer as a slipsheet, before putting the entire layer together with the polystyrene on a Düsseldorf pallet. |
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| System components / Scope of supply |
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- KR 360
- Clamping gripper
- KR C2
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| Results / Success |
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| 600 to 700 pallets can be processed every week. That is equivalent to 5,000 juice cartons per hour which are palletized by the KUKA robot. Previously, only 50 to 100 pallets a week could be managed. The system runs 24 hours a day, 6 days a week. |
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| Industry |
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| Food and beverages |
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| Application |
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Handling, loading and unloading
Palletizing
Packaging and order picking
Other handling operations |
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| Customer |
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| Arla Foods AB, Alingsas, Sweden |
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