This is a story about continuous production improvement through embracing new automation potential. Back in 2017 Tasman Bay Food Co was packing their delicious real fruit frozen Juicies by hand into cartons of 10 – but word got out and the delicious treat needed much greater volume. Their first move was to install an erector and carton closer to work alongside a manual loading station and this served them well for 2 years.
In 2020 we built a 3-cell robotic upgrade, capable of running 24/7 during peak production periods and with a top speed of 160 per minute. The new system was capable of packing for retail in an open top carton for both Juicies (in a 10 x 100ml configuration) and their Moosies product (in a 8 x 85ml configuration). The Robots were to have a dual vacuum pickhead and used vision to determine the location of each Juice.
The system was also configured to allow Tasman to Bulk pack into a Regular Slotted Case shipper with 40 x 100ml Juicies and 50 x 85ml Moosies. Changeovers were to be kept to 15 minutes max.
A gravity magazine loaded flat RSC blanks. Ploughs assisted the robot to fold the bottom flaps and then a glue gun and compression punch pressed down the flaps to set the glue.
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We have found RML to be a professional automation solutions provider dedicated to developing, building and maintaining our sophisticated equipment. Their open and honest approach has resulted in very positive outcomes for us.
From the first day we sat down with the RML team, through to today, we’ve been so impressed by the level of service and quality of machinery that they have built for us.
We set RML a challenge, design and build a new butter packing machine for a challenging application. RML produced a smart and effective solution that exceeded our expectations.
The design process went very smoothly, start up and commissioning went better than we anticipated. We have found the RML team to be professional, proactive and very responsive to questions and quick to resolve any problems for us.
Of all of the types of packers that we have on site (past and present) the RML packers have proven to be the most reliable, and easiest to maintain.
Ongoing service and support is important to us. RML knew this and I am pleased to say we are not disappointed. I have and will continue to recommend RML to others in our industry based on our experience
RML worked with us to understand our requirements and designed a solution to suit our needs. RML delivered an automated system to service two moulding machines producing the Gallagher Ring Top Posts.
Our integrated, advanced operation ensures the best quality cream cheese is produced consistently.
The background of RML and their ability to automate our process ticked all the boxes
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