Pick and Place Robots in the Food Industry

The pick and place appli­ca­tion has been around for as long as fac­to­ries and con­vey­or sys­tems. This move­ment of prod­ucts from one place to anoth­er was tedious and dull for human work­ers, and could also cause injuries due to repet­i­tive move­ments. Then, pick and place robots came along to save the day. Sev­er­al indus­tries began automat­ing their pick and place appli­ca­tions with robots, espe­cial­ly the food indus­try, where speed was a must.

The demand for food has nev­er been high­er than it is in the world today. That is why pick and place robot­ic sys­tems are key parts of many food pro­duc­tion lines. A robot can pick up an item and place it pre­cise­ly each time, repeat­ing this process sev­er­al times faster than any of its human coun­ter­parts. This means that food can be processed, pack­aged and shipped out to the con­sumer faster, improv­ing the amount of time it has before it spoils.

Along with the increase in speed, the use of robot­ic pick and place sys­tems also improves the qual­i­ty of the prod­ucts and improves the safe­ty of the work­ers and the cus­tomers. Many pick and place robots use vision sys­tems to ensure that they are pick­ing up the right items and plac­ing them in the cor­rect places. This means that any work­er error that may place the wrong food item in the wrong place is cut down to prac­ti­cal­ly zero, keep­ing the cus­tomers safe from pos­si­ble food con­flicts and erro­neous pack­ag­ing. How­ev­er, because of the con­stant repet­i­tive move­ments nec­es­sary for the pick and place appli­ca­tion, it also ensures that work­ers are not sus­cep­ti­ble to arm, neck and back injuries that could slow down pro­duc­tion, or halt it completely.

All in all, the use of robot­ics for the pick and place appli­ca­tion ensures that the man­u­fac­tur­ers save time and mon­ey while the con­sumers get a good prod­uct quickly.

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