The effective integration of flexible robotic solutions can help manufacturers and suppliers achieve game-changing results for production line performance.
In a market where customer demands are ever-changing and growing in complexity, the ability to handle shorter production runs with greater packaging variation is essential for manufacturers wanting to maintain profitability. Consumer pressure for greater product personalization, healthier food alternatives, transparent ingredient traceability, environmentally friendly materials and more is steadily increasing, prompting the transformation of production operations — especially where packaging is concerned.
To manage the uptick for the product differentiation that is needed to keep competitive, many manufacturers are moving from fixed automation environments and the use of task-specific machinery to flexible automation layouts that include more adaptive machinery. For this reason, companies across numerous industries are implementing robotic solutions to maintain packaging productivity while increasing profit.