FOOD & BEVERAGE PACKAGING AUTOMATION
Equipment that survives food production realities
Food and beverage lines rarely run just one product. Crackers break under pressure, glass bottles need careful placement, frozen items stick and some materials require hazardous-rated equipment for Class I and II environments. Keeping rate without sacrificing product quality means the engineering has to change with the product.
That kind of flexibility comes from understanding the floor. A vacuum gripper built for frozen goods isn’t designed the same way as one handling fresh baked products or glass. We build and manufacture these specialized tools in our St. Louis facility because off-the-shelf designs rarely account for the realities of food and beverage processing.
Many of the systems we installed decades ago in food plants and beverage facilities are still running at their original rates today. They hold up through washdowns, temperature swings and constant product changeovers. That durability doesn’t come from promises. It comes from engineering that’s built to live in demanding production environments.
Capabilities
- 4-lb sugar bag palletizing at up to 120 bags/minute
- 50-lb bag flour and dry ingredient palletizing at up to 30 bags/minute
- End-of-arm tooling designed for harsh environments
- Complete systems from packaging through stretch wrap/hood
- Vision systems proven in steam and grain dust conditions
- Material handling maintains rate through SKU changes
