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Food

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Linked systems
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Example line architectures
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Case packing and palletizing for food lines that run under washdown regimes, mixed SKUs and seasonal demand swings.

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Industry Overview

In food production the end of the line answers to the same hygiene discipline as everything upstream. Equipment has to be cleanable, not just fast: the end-of-shift washdown reaches the machine and the floor around it.

The second driver is variety. A single line runs different case, tray and pallet configurations, and changeover happens more than once per shift. Cortiva designs these cells by reading the cleaning regime and the format list together.

Challenges and Answers

The industry's challenge, Cortiva's answer

01
Challenge

End-of-shift washdown exposes end-of-line equipment to water and cleaning chemicals.

Cortiva Answer

Cell layout is designed alongside the cleaning regime: surfaces, enclosures and access points follow the washdown requirement.

02
Challenge

One line runs several case and tray formats, with changeovers repeating during the shift.

Cortiva Answer

Changeover is a recipe selection rather than a mechanical adjustment: case configuration and pallet pattern are called up from the HMI.

03
Challenge

Seasonal demand shifts line rate and shift count significantly through the year.

Cortiva Answer

The end of line is sized for peak demand, with infeed and buffering planned to absorb the busy season without adding shifts.

04
Challenge

Products are light and easily crushed, and arrive randomly positioned on the conveyor.

Cortiva Answer

Vision-guided picking handles randomly presented product, and the vacuum gripper is specified to lift delicate items without crushing them.

Related Solutions

Systems used in this industry

Application Systems

Which end-of-line step do we automate in this industry?

Compact cobot palletizing cell with a stacked carton pallet and a touchscreen control cabinet Compact Palletizer Compact Palletizer A fully enclosed compact cobot palletizing cell in two frame sizes (Standard and XL), handling up to 50 kg and pallets up to 2850 mm. View Details Custom cell combining case forming, robotic palletizing and pallet stacking stations Custom Palletizing Custom Palletizing Purpose-built palletizing cells: single or multiple infeed, unit, row or layer picking, products up to 57 kg and pallets up to 2743 mm. View Details Gantry-frame stretch wrapping machine carrying the yellow wrapping arm Stretch Wrapping Stretch Wrapping Pallet wrapping with stretch film, where load stability and film consumption are set in the same recipe. View Details Automatic case erector with its flat-blank magazine loaded Forming Case, Carton & Tray Forming Forming up to 35 cases per minute from flat blanks: cases, cartons and trays, with hot melt glue or tape. View Details Case loading machine with twin delta robots and an operator panel Packing Case, Carton & Tray Packing Vision-guided packing at up to 165 products (18 cases) per minute, built for multi-format production. View Details Enclosed case sealing unit with a guarded frame and integrated conveyor Closing Case, Carton & Tray Closing Closing filled cases at up to 42 per minute with hot melt glue or tape, across multiple case formats. View Details
Example Line Architectures

Which line do these machines come together on in this industry?

Example Configuration These are typical system architectures, not records of delivered projects. See Case Studies for completed installations.

  1. Food & Confectionery Packaging Line

    A typical food line configuration where multi-format product is cased, palletized and wrapped.

    1. Secondary Packaging
    2. Palletizing
    3. Pallet Packaging

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