petfood pro 1/2023

PROCESSING
The Solution is Automation
Hardly any other industry is under such cost pressure as the food industry. As if that were not enough, the shortage of
qualified skilled workers is adding to the challenges facing companies. Stäubli will be providing one possible answer to
this at Interpack in May: customized robotic solutions for food safety in primary and secondary packaging.
Photos: Stäubli
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At Singer & Sohn, the Stäuble HE six-axis robot guides the trays with the
treats into the stripping station. Left: one of two docking stations for the
transport carts with the trays.
The stripped treats are taken off via conveyor belts, collected in boxes and
fed to the final packaging.
Thanks to decades of experience in
the food industry, Stäubli Robotics
knows exactly what producers and
end customers want. They are looking
for hygienic design solutions with
high performance, which at the same
About Stäubli
Stäubli is a global provider of
mechatronics solutions with four
dedicated activities: Electrical Connectors,
Fluid Connectors, Robotics and Textile. We
are an international group operating in 29
countries and represented in 50 countries
on 4 continents. Our global workforce of
over 5,700 employees is committed to
maintaining a collaborative relationship
with customers in nearly every industry
to provide comprehensive solutions
and long-term support. Originally
founded in 1892 as a small workshop in
Horgen/Zurich, CH, Stäubli is today an
international group with headquarters in
Pfäffikon, Switzerland.
time requires flexibility and safety.
Dynamics and precision - factors that
all robot solutions from Stäubli today
reliably master - are only one side of
the coin. What counts at least as much
is compliance with the strictest hygiene
About Stäubli Robotics
Stäubli Robotics is a leading global
player in robotics, consistently
delivering engineering as effective and
reliable as our service and support.
A complete solutions provider for
digitally networked production, Stäubli
offers a broad range of 4- and 6-axis
robots including robotic arms designed
specifically for sensitive environments,
autonomous mobile robots, driver-less
transport systems (AGVs) and cobots for
human-robot collaboration.
specifications, especially of course in
contact with open food.
Dirk Burhenne, Business Development
Manager Food at Stäubli Robotics,
knows the special requirements in
this industry: "Ultra-fast robots in
wash-down hygienic design with the
lowest possible particle emissions are
in demand. In addition, the machines
must not cause any contamination of
the food, which requires the use of food
compatible lubricants of class NSF H1 -
without restricting the dynamic values,
of course."
Automation solutions for pet
food production
Hygiene requirements are also high in
pet food production - although not quite
as pronounced as in food production.
Singer & Sohn, a machine manufacturer
specializing in the food industry, has
developed a fully automated plant with a
pet food manufacturer. How was Stäubli
able to support here? A food grade sixaxis
robot in a wet room design scrapes
fresh treats off the sheet metal after the
drying process and then feeds them
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