RMTC

PART-1 ROBOTICS IN FOOD

INDUSTRIES
ROBOTICS = FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION

Manual Flexible Automation

✓ Fast product change ✓ Quick product change

✓ Breaks ✓Programmable

✓ Monotonous tasks ✓ Repeatable

✓ Health claims ✓ Changeable

✓Labour issues ✓ cell configuration

✓ Training ✓ Responds to part changes

APPLICATION OF ROBOTICS IN FOOD INDUSTRY

Traditional Applications
Mostly Packaging Areas , Palletizing Secondary Packaging: Case packing/ carton loading - Primary
Packaging Dependent upon the products

Latest Applications
Handling raw or unpackaged food products Primary Packaging -Ready-meal construction handling
Meat processing ,Cooking
TYPES OF ROBOTS USED IN FOOD INDUSTRY

Portal robots
Portal robots are mounted robotic systems that span a cubic handling area by means of three linear axes

Articulated robots
Articulated robots are industrial robots with multiple interacting jointed arms that can be fitted with grippers or tools

SCARAS
They have a single articulated arm that can only move horizontally. They work in a similar way to human arms and are often
called 'horizontal articulated arm robots'

Delta robots
• Spider-like delta robots a special form of parallel robot typically have three to four articulated axes with stationary
actuators
GRIPPERS USED IN ROBOTIC HANDLING IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

TODAY THERE ARE MAINLY THE TRADITIONAL PINCHING, ENCLOSING OR SUCTION TYPES.
THESE TECHNOLOGIES WORK WELL IN APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THE ONES
SEEN IN OTHER INDUSTRIES. BUT IN HANDLING TASKS THAT ARE UNIQUE FOR FOOD
INDUSTRIES IT SEEMS TO BE MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND GOOD GRIPPER SOLUTIONS. FOR
THAT REASON THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASED EFFORT IN RESEARCH LABORATORIES TO
INVESTIGATE NEW ALTERNATIVE GRIPPING TECHNOLOGIES.
CONCLUSION

• Robotics has the potential to become next frontier in the food industries
• Manual handling of foods is not going to end soon, but still the acceptance of automation
and robotics in the industry is increasing-
• Robots are populating the food industry in increasing numbers as processors intensify their
continuing, relentless search for faster, more economic methods of production that will
enable them to satisfy the insatiable demands of modern retailers and the rapidly changing
lifestyles of consumers
• Robots increase the safety process and decrease the chances of downtimes or production
shortfall, thanks to their reliability and availability