The packaging industry has experienced constant growth in recent decades, driven by the demand for efficient and attractive solutions for product packaging. In this context, robotic automation has emerged as a key factor to improve efficiency, quality and precision in packaging processes.

Robots have proven to be versatile and adaptable tools that can perform tasks from assembly and labeling to final packaging. They have become indispensable in the packaging industry due to their ability to perform repetitive and precise tasks with high speed and quality. They are separating the worker who finished the days very tired, they allow to reduce costs and increase productivity.

Here we can see a success story of a KUKA robot specialized in packing sandwiches in plastic bags:

The food industry, in recent years and the pandemic, has suffered from a shortage of personnel specialized in assembly line processes. Therefore, a great need has been generated to simplify and automate some processes, such as packaging.

In this case, the possibility of automating the packaging of sandwiches through a robotic application was detected. Active8 employees built a 3D printed installation representing the automated scenario. In this way, any important requirements, for example regarding speed and hygiene, could be checked.

To continue with the application, they opted for two KR AGILUS HM robots from KUKA, due to their characteristics; Robust construction, they offer maximum repeatability and continuous precision.

Both KR AGILUS HMs were equipped with end-of-arm rotating tools made of food-grade stainless steel to meet the strict hygienic standards in the food packaging industry.