Sorma Group launches new box-filling robot

The robot can place up to 30 to 40 packs of produce a minute, an efficiency that can substitute for one or two production line operators, the company says.

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The Sorma Group says its new box-filling robot is designed to facilitate the placing of produce packs in boxes and is available for all markets.

The robot, which meets the needs of most weighing and packaging lines, can place up to 30 to 40 packs of produce a minute, according to a news release. This efficiency can substitute for one or two production line operators, the company said.

The Sorma Group said that what sets the machine apart from an ordinary box filler is its automated hand that delicately places each pack in its position, whereas an ordinary box filler drops the produce packs into designated containers after traveling along a conveyor belt. The combination of its precision placement, as well as the final oscillation settling the produce inside the box, leaves less of a chance for potential impacts on the product, the release said.

The machine was launched at Fruit Logistica 2024 in Berlin, the company said.

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