Robotics and automation that stack up

Our client- Kraft Heinz

Project scope

Kraft Heinz needed a robotics and automation solution that could keep up with the speed cans come out of the hydrostatic cooker, and get onto pallets ready for labelling. The business wanted to remove legacy bright stack machinery and gain more assurance around stack patterns for canned goods. The current system was inconsistent, had a large amount of downtime, and a high canning size changeover time.

The CR Automation solution

Adding complexity to the job, we had a tight footprint on which to build a solution, requiring an innovative design. We also had the challenge of creating stable patterns of cans, offsetting the cans, with dynamic can control to maximise storage on a palate. The old kit was time intensive, so we also had to factor in speed, reliability and safety.

The results

The robotic, automated solution we designed not only replaced several old machines, it did the job better.

Kraft Heinz now sees consistent can stacking, with no compromised palates or gaps, protecting the integrity of the pallets. We delivered a high speed can palletising solution, saving time with fast changeover for different can sizes. With innovative design, we configured a machine to perform a complex process on a small footprint, without loss of speed.