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z Arla Foods acquires SIG ’ s R-CAM 2 solution to increase efficiency
SIG helps food and beverage manufacturers with its R-CAM 2 solution
With R-CAM 2 , SIG developed a new , fully automated sleeve magazine designed to work with all filling machines in its current machine portfolio . With this latest solution , it enables food and beverage manufacturers to increase workflow efficiency while reducing the manual labor they require . Consequently , this means manufacturers can more easily develop fully automated filling plants – and keep up with growing consumer demands and advances within connectivity and digitalization .
In an ongoing bid to help manufacturers stay competitive and keep up with a constantly evolving industry , the company is committed to designing and building filling machines that streamline every stage of their production process . R- CAM 2 is one of SIG ’ s solutions that enables the company to meet this demand in the market .
Stefan Mergel , Senior Product Manager Equipment at the company : “ With this next-generation sleeve magazine , SIG created a highly robust , stable and reliable solution that is designed to cater to all filling machines in our current machine portfolio , making it a key component in building the fully automated filling lines of the future – and helping manufacturers save time and costs in the process .”
z SIG ’ s latest robotic sleeve magazine move shipping boxes from the pallet
SIG ’ s new and fully automated robotic sleeve magazine R-CAM 2
R-CAM 2 is a robotic sleeve magazine consisting of two parts : a pallet magazine and an unpacking station . The former offers space for two Euro pallets or industrial pallets . SIG ’ s latest sleeve magazine is designed to automatically remove shipping boxes from the pallet , open them , and then load the filling machine with carton sleeves . This allows customers to operate an end-to-end filling line with one operator .
R-CAM 2 is also loaded with other time-saving features : from being able to run continuously for up to 2.5 hours without the need to change a pallet to an ability to compress and pack empty shipping boxes – among many other things .
All of this has led to SIG customer Arla Foods acquiring the first R-CAM 2 . Already familiar with the first iteration of SIG ’ s robotic sleeve magazine – again as the first manufacturer to acquire one , back in 2015 – Arla Foods wanted to achieve even greater levels of efficiency .
Peter Bratsch , Project Manager Packaging at Arla Foods Germany : “ In order to meet our smart factory goals while placing more focus on employee productivity and efficiency , we required a sleeve magazine that needed no manual intervention from an operator . A sleeve magazine that could free up our employees to concentrate on other responsibilities – in addition to reducing their physical workload . With R-CAM 2 , we can optimize the performance of all our filling lines , no matter how many carton packs they are designed to fill per hour .”
With its dedicated Smart Factory platform , SIG is committed to helping food and beverage manufacturers develop smarter and more connected factories . They are providing everything from single systems to complete turnkey solutions . With solutions such as R-CAM 2 , which uses IoT-enabled systems , data , and automation , manufacturers can experience higher levels of efficiency , flexibility , and quality . z
46 Packaging South Asia 25 August 2021