Robotic Decorating & Depositing Equipment for Bakeries What do you see as the top trends in depositing today, in food manufacturing markets? One of the top trends we’ve seen is targeted depositing with robotics. It allows for flexible conveyor configuration and container versatility. Food manufacturers have also found use for specific deposit designs to set their brand…
Automation Equipment for Pie Production and Bagel Production What equipment does your company produce that can help food manufacturers with pie or bagel production? Deco-Bot (Pie Production) For pie production, Apex Motion Control’s Deco-Bot can support egg wash application and decorating processes. The Deco-Bot is an all-in-one robotic decorating station that is capable…
Automation Analysis – Depositing with Robots and Cobots for the Food & Baking Industry It’s no question that depositing is a common application for food automation, so we dove deep into this topic to help you learn all about it! We asked a few questions to Rob Antonides, the President of Apex Motion Control, so we…
Robotic Tray Handling for Industrial Bakery and Food Manufacturing 1. What robotics equipment has your company recently introduced that can help a food manufacturer with tray handling? Apex Motion Control’s Baker-Bot is a cobot (collaborative robot) that is perfect for tray handling, as it is specially designed to help bakery and food manufacturers with this…
What is a Cobot (Collaborative Robot)? Invented in 1996 by J. Edward Colgate and Michael Peshkin, professors at Northwestern University. Their 1997 US patent entitled “Cobots” describes “an apparatus and method for direct physical interaction between a person and a general purpose manipulator controlled by a computer.” The invention resulted from a 1994 General Motors initiative led…