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Blacksburg, VA, United States, 12/01/2008 – ESS Technologies, Inc. integrates a FANUC robot, ESS-designed end-of-arm-tooling (EOAT), controls, and programming to create the TaskMate™ Robotic Loading/Unloading System. This integrated robotic cell facilitates high speed machine loading/unloading of medical devices, diagnostic test kits, and pharmaceuticals in a complete end-to-end packaging line. By meeting high speed input/output requirements and providing greater flexibility for product handling, robotic machine loaders/unloaders offer a solution to keep packaging lines running at optimum efficiency while reducing labor costs, scrap and re-work. Capable of integration with fillers/cappers, tube fillers, cartoners, wrappers, and case packers, TaskMate™ robotic loaders/unloaders offer custom vacuum or gripper style EOAT for handling any product, such as medical devices, test kits, vials, test tubes, bottles, jars, bags, cartons, and pouches. Programming for multiple SKUs can be provided along with quick-change EOAT to allow the system to load/unload multiple SKUs on the same packaging line.
A number of FANUC robots may be specified, depending on the payload and reach requirements of the application. FANUC robots have cycle times that meet or exceed the input/output speeds required by today’s high speed packaging equipment. The system has a very small footprint, and tool-free changeover typically occurs in fifteen minutes or less. TaskMate™ robotic systems have the advantage of reducing repetitive motion for personnel while allowing the integrated packaging equipment to operate at peak productivity. ESS is an authorized FANUC systems integrator and FANUC’s strategic partner for pharmaceutical end-of-line packaging in North America as well as a U.S. distributor for Bergami packaging machinery. As such, ESS offers years of experience integrating robotic systems with Bergami’s secondary medical device packaging equipment such as cartoners, wrappers and case packers. The system can also be used in primary packaging systems for tube fillers and Monoblock fillers/cappers.
The flexibility of the robotic system allows it to integrate into a variety of complete packaging lines which may include high speed horizontal or vertical cartoners (up to 250 cartons per minute), overwrap machines for cartons and bundles (up to 160 wrappings per minute), and case packing (up to 18 cases per minute).ESS and Bergami packaging equipment has been designed specifically to handle the requirements of packaging for medical devices and pharmaceuticals. As part of a new packaging line or when integrated into an existing line, the TaskMate™ Robotic Loading/Unloading Systems can increase line productivity and OEE while providing a fast ROI.
About ESS Technologies, Inc.
ESS Technologies, Inc., (esstechnologies.com) founded in 1993, specializes in complete packaging line design, equipment manufacturing, and system integration. Our product expertise includes monoblock fillers/cappers for liquids, powders and creams; robotic palletizing systems; horizontal/vertical cartoners; horizontal/vertical case packers; tube fillers/closers; overwrappers; custom medical device assembly systems; and integrated robotics. Engineered for reliability and efficiency, ESS Technologies’ innovative solutions offer you tomorrow’s packaging technology today.
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