Beatson Clark has invested over £200,000 in a robotic pack palletiser to service the amber glass production lines at its Rotherham plant. The robot, supplied by Japanese firm, Fanuk, was installed in April. Following just over a month of trials, the machine began operating full time & is already delivering improved efficiencies in a number of areas. Two amber glass production lines producing over 80 different products, each with their own unique pack size, are constantly running to the robot. The unit can palletise 16 pre-formed, film wrapped packs per minute. Beaton's projects manager Colin Rimmer said: "The new robot will significantly speed up the palletisation process & also improve quality of the packs. It is operated with state-of-the-art technology including a touch screen information panel, & servo controls for accurate speed & positional control. Basically, it does exactly what it is told and delivers 100% repeatability every time."
