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Starbucks - Nevada Material Handling Case Study
Key Technology
- Two ABB IRB660 Robots with IRC5 controllers (affectionately named "Alpha" & "Omega" by the company)
- Allen Bradley PLC for conveyor and shuttle control
- Three Panel view 1000 Plus for the Human Machine Interface (HMI)
- 2 Diagraph Ink Jet Labelers
- Wulftec Stretch Wrapper
- High Speed Rack & Pinion Transfer Car
- 90 Degree Transfer Belt
Business Challenges
- Automate palletizing and wrapping of multiple size cases
- Integrate conveyors with 4 existing case packaging lines and leave capacity to
add a 5th packaging line
- Install a mezzanine to support the conveyors overhead to eliminate
interference with floor operations
- Reduce labor costs
- 98%+ Uptime for packaging lines
Results
- Labor required was reduced by 20 people in the first year, with potential for 25 once line 5 is installed.
- "Alpha" Robot (Lines 2 & 3) has a combined rate of palletizing 21.7 cases / minute
- "Omega" Robot (Lines 1 & 4) has a combined rate of 16 cases / minute
- The system has the capacity to handle an additional 5 cases / minute with the future Line 5
