From:Packaging News

Pacepacker Services is unveiling TWO versatile, future-proofed systems at LAMMA 2017 in January.

With agricultural food packers facing higher demand from retailers to pack produce in numerous sizes and formats, the Fanuc M410iC robot has the payload and multitasking ability to stack anything, ranging from 25kg potato sacks, to tubs of animal feed and bales of pet bedding, according to Pacepacker

For increased flexibility, the high-speed robot can be fitted with different end effectors to suit any task and the company said the robot can be easily moved to other production areas to suit business demands, boosting an agricultural packer’s investment even further.

Also on show at LAMMA 2017 for the first time is the Fanuc M10 pick and place robotic arm. With a payload of 12kg and capable of picking and packing up to 80 items per minute, the arm can be fitted with any end effector to suit the application.

There are more than 80 to choose from, including mechanical grippers for gently cradling fresh poly bags of produce, or delicately transferring potatoes and freshly harvested root vegetables into bulk display units, to suction cups for loading tubs and pots into retail ready trays.