High capacity + gentle handling + small footprint.
Considering End-of-Line automation?
End-of-Line automation is all about automated machinery at the end of a production line, that ensures that the product already produced is packaged ready for market. Sometimes the term “secondary packaging” is used for this. By this, we mean that the original product is packed in, for example, a box, dolly, crate or tray. Below are 4 things you need to take into account if you’re considering end-of-line automation.
Ready for product (carrier) diversity?
Processing more than one type of product, your batch sizes decrease, or supplying your products in various product carriers at the request of the retailer? In that case, a flexible process is beneficial.
Lan Handling can offer a crate / dolly robot loader which can automatically switch between two different types of product carriers to load fresh produce products, plus a user-friendly gripper change systems in case packers, so that your operators can carry out a product change within a minute.
Automate your labour-intensive tasks
Unfolding crates? Packing heavy loads or stacking boxes can cause back problems and pinched fingers. This labour-intensive manual work can be easily automated by our stacker/de-stacker recently developed crate erector for foldable crates and palletising systems.
Get started with traceability!
As a result of chain optimisation, we know your customers are increasingly demanding order picking in your plant. That is why seamless integration with ERP and MES packages is a must. How do you manage the traceability of your products and adjust loading quantities in your production line?
Your employees in key-positions
Automation can save on increasingly scarce and expensive personnel. It gives you the opportunity to deploy your employees on key positions, where they can add even more value to the process.
In practice, we often see that only one operator operates several case packers at the same time. That also applies to automated crate supply systems, bale-arm folders and crate de-stackers which can be added to the production line.
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LAN Handling Solutions
Product Handling & End-of-line Automation Solutions
- Highest capacity + gentle handling + smallest footprint
- Gripper design for all packaging types
- Loading crates and boxes
- Solution for all market segments
- Handling of bags, bins, stretch or flow-wrapped products
These dynamic times in the food industry require a keen eye on your production process. What about the efficiency? And topics such as traceability and ergonomics? How to deal with the labour shortage? By automating your production lines, you remain competitive and you can stand out!
Ready for product (carrier) diversity?
Processing more than one type of product, your batch sizes decrease, or supplying your products in various product carriers at the request of the retailer? In that case, a flexible process is beneficial.
At Lan Handling we offer you a crate / dolly robot loader that can automatically switch between two different types of product carriers to load fresh produce products.
And thanks to the user-friendly gripper change systems in our case packers, so that your operators can carry out a product change within a minute? Check out this ready meal project.
Why choose End-of-Line automation? 5 reasons
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Meeting rising demand for food – The growth and prosperity of the world population will cause food demand to grow by as much as 60% in 2050 compared to 2015. This calls for efficient and innovative food production processes to meet the increased demand. End-of-line automation of your machinery can contribute to this.
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Solving the labour shortage Until 2030, it is estimated that only in the Netherlands already 40,000 people will reach retirement age (source: ING, Foodtech report). The influx of new employees is urgently needed, but heavy and simple work is not in demand. End-of-Line automation can largely solve the shortage of staff and allow your staff to specialize in other areas.
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# 3 – Improving food safety Society and consumers are becoming increasingly critical. Food is preferably as fresh as possible, traceable and of course completely safe. Automated End-of-Line solutions can improve food safety through the integration of robots. Less human interference in the production process reduces the risk of errors.
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# 4 – Improve ergonomics Employees who manually stack heavy crates or boxes day in, day out? Then outages lurk. End-of-Line automation can greatly improve the ergonomics in your production process. Chances are that you will always need good employees in key positions, which is why the focus is increasingly on the interaction between man and machine.
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# 5 – Customer is king And that means: you might be facing an increasing variation in product packaging. Because nowadays, there is a specific product type for almost each type of customer. With End-of-Line automation you can ensure a dynamic production process, which can efficiently respond to smaller batches, many variants with fast changes.
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