Fanuc Food Grade Robots Meet Standards

Food pro­duc­tion can be messy. That’s why every inch of Fanuc​’s food robots are engi­neered with care. Find out how Fanuc meets the unique and unusu­al­ly strin­gent require­ments of the food industry.

Fanuc’s food grade robots include the M‑430iA/​2F, M‑420iA Food Robot, LR Mate 200iC/​5F, and LR Mate 200iC/​5WPFood Robots. Each one is fast, flex­i­ble, and pre­ci­sion-dri­ven. But food grade robot design is con­cerned with much more than performance.

Pri­ma­ry Mate­r­i­al Handling

Food robots are espe­cial­ly impor­tant for pri­ma­ry mate­r­i­al han­dling jobs, involv­ing direct con­tact with unpack­aged food. When it comes to pick­ing and pack­ing food, strin­gent guide­lines must be fol­lowed.

Food robots must be imper­vi­ous to rust and mois­ture. They must also be con­struct­ed so as not to con­tribute any con­t­a­m­i­nants. Spe­cial paint and sealants are used to pro­tect the body of the robot. The paint used on Fanuc food grade robots is USDA-cer­ti­fi­able.

Fanuc’s food grade robots are safe­guard­ed with elec­tro­less nick­el plat­ing, alu­minum cast­ed motor cov­ers, stain­less steel plate cov­er­ings, Teflon gas­kets, and flu­o­rine rub­ber oil seals. These fea­tures pro­tect inner com­po­nents and guard against rust. Food-grade grease is used inside the robot to fur­ther pre­vent any pos­si­ble food contamination.

Clean­able Machines

In addi­tion to being food safe, these robots must also be able to with­stand tough chem­i­cal clean­ings and spray downs. Chlo­rine and Qua­ter­nary Ammo­nia-based san­i­tiz­ers are com­mon clean­ing meth­ods in this indus­try.

Food robots have extreme­ly high safe­ty rat­ings. The M‑420iA is rat­ed IP65, while the remain­ing food robots car­ry a high­er IP67 rat­ing. When han­dling meat, for exam­ple, IP67 rat­ings are required.

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