User-friendly robots beef up productivity for fresh-food packaging
Each day, shrimp, olives, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and other specialties are marked with labels, packed and palletized at Atria Scandinavia. Three robot arms from Universal Robots (UR) work side-by-side with employees to prepare an average of 228 items per-hour, per-production line for round-the-clock, fresh delivery to retailers.
Atria Scandinavia is one of Northern Europe's leading manufacturers of vegetarian and gourmet products. Johnny Jansson, Atria’s technical manager, explains why the company chose UR robots. "Our goal is to get reliable product lines where we can produce efficiently and effectively while keeping our staffing costs down. As a food producer, it is extremely important for us to minimize downtime, so we can supply fresh goods at a competitive price.”