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Cargill Integrates Robotic Palletizer with Existing Manual Operation

For its California, Missouri turkey facility, Cargill turned to Bastian Solutions to help them automate their case palletizing system. Bastian Solutions was asked to integrate a robotic palletizing system with an existing manual palletizing operation located in a small footprint room. To eliminate palletizing down time, Cargill requested an expedited installation schedule over a 3-day weekend.

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Business Objectives

Integrate a robotic palletizing system with an existing manual palletizing operation
Work within a very small footprint
Achieve expedited installation schedule over a 3-day weekend to eliminate downtime of palletizing operation
Reduce overall labor costs

Robotic Integration

Key Technologies

Two (2) ABB IRB 660 250kg Case Palletizing Robots with IRC5 Controllers
Hytrol ProSort MRT and 138-NSP Conveyors
Compression style End of Arm Tool with 3 independent zones
Allen Bradley PLC for conveyor and shuttle Controls
One (1) PanelView 1000 Plus for the Human Machine Interface
Sick CLV-620 Barcode Scanner for product identification and sortation
High speed Rach & Pinion Dual Empty Pallet Transfer Car
Empty Pallet Dispenser capable of handling CHEP and GMA pallets
Portec Gravity Chute

case palletizing robots

Results

Successfully integrated dual-line infeed robotic palletizing
Packaging operator no longer required
Enabled 24/7 plant operation

barcode scanner

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