Flexi Pro Robotic Vision Picking Cell 'Adept' at fast robots.

What is said to be "the world's fastest Adept robot" has been incorporated by cartoning machinery maker R.A. Jones & Co. Inc. into the Flexi Pro Robotic Vision Picking Cell, a highly flexible product handling and collating unit.

The high-speed machine sorts, collates, orients and precisely places products at speeds up to 180 picks per minute. When its vision system senses the orientation of randomly placed products moving rapidly down eight-foot conveyors, the robot picks up the product, properly reorients it and deposits it into a bucket conveyor, cartoning operation or other downstream machine. The picking cell performs its functions in a smooth, organized fashion, and integrates seamlessly with other machines on the production line.

End-user flexibility is a core feature of this machine. With minimal or no changeover, the picking cell can handle a wide array of products as well as create variety packs. The redeployable cell can easily be retooled to serve a different line, product application or new production need. It also can eliminate traditional hand loading of bulk product.

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For more information, contact Lisa Pitzer, marketing project manager, at R.A. Jones & Co. Inc., 2701 Crescent Springs Rd., Covington, Kentucky 41017, USA; telephone: +1 859-578-4497; fax: 859/341-0519; e-mail: Pitzer.l@rajones.com.