SOMIC Packaging, Inc. worked closely with its German counterparts to design the larger facility, ensuring the commissioning hall was air conditioned and full of natural light.

The conveyor’s lanes combine product, making a mixed variety of can or bottle flavors to create a multi-flavor case pack.

The system required conveyor elevation adjustability for any of three staggered height cases erected on a single lane system, which negated a more common stationary incline or decline conveyor approach.

Hawk case packers offer a robotic top-load solution for the food and beverage industries at speeds up to 60 cases or 120 cartons per minute.

The company’s robotic, automated packaging solution is flexible and tailorable to various applications.

The self-contained collaborative robot (COBOT) case packer for the packing of lid and container packaging incorporates an Omron 6-axis cobot to help processors bridge a labor shortage gap in the U.S. plastics processing industry while delivering greater versatility, flexibility and productivity. 

For the past almost 20 years, Pace Processing, a commercial bakery located in British Columbia, Canada has experienced consistent growth. That growth has led the company to adopt an automation strategy, but that presents its own challenges.