Food manufacturers in search of a robotically automated food packaging system often prefer a system that incorporates parallel-link or "delta-style" robots, such as the robots seen in this video. The FANUC M-3iA/6S Robot is a four-axis robot ideal for food handling operations because of its high speed, accuracy, and ability to handle primary and packaged foods safely. All of these quality features are displayed by the system seen here. Developed by FANUC Robotics Authorized Integrator, Flexicell Inc., this system includes two FANUC M-3iA/6S four-axis robots as they use conventional line tracking and FANUC Robotics' PickTool application software to locate bags of frozen fruit on a conveyor and case pack the bags. The PickTool software is programmed so that the first M-3iA robot picks every other bag, leaving alternating bags for the second robot to process. The first M-3iA robot also fills the lower half of the case, while the 2nd robot packs the precise count needed to fill the case. Each robot is equipped with single-part grippers with a tilting actuator. FANUC Robotics Authorized Integrator, Flexicell, are experts in automated case packing systems for a variety of food and beverage products including cans, baked goods, bags or pouches -- such as the ones seen in this video -- and much more.
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