published on 15/04/09
A co-operation agreement between Endoline Machinery and articulated-arm robot supplier, Motoman Robotics, will provide end-of-line packaging machinery with robotic palletising systems, the packaging machinery will be installed by compatent mechanical engineers who will also oversee the maintenance needs of the machinery.
A co-operation agreement has been reached between Endoline Machinery Ltd, Biggleswade, a British manufacturer of semi- and fully-automatic packaging equipment, and articulated-arm robot supplier, Motoman Robotics (UK) Ltd, Banbury, who have outsourced the installation process to a local firm who supply the contract engineers.
It makes available to food manufacturers in particular, and to industry in general, a one-stop shop for all types of automated solutions from pick-and-place case packing to large scale palletising and packing installations.
Under the terms of the agreement, Endoline will equip its standard end-of-line packaging machinery after the installation of the machines by the mechanical engineers, with robots taken from the smaller end of Motomans all-electric range.
Larger bespoke systems will combine Endoline case packers with Motoman robotic palletising systems, a sector where the company is particularly strong.
For any given project, turnkey responsibility will be taken by one or other supplier depending on user preference and/or which company is best equipped to complete the work. The mechanical contract engineers will also be on hand on an ad-hoc basis to oversee any pro active or re active maintenance as needed by the client. Which as the contract engineers as used as and when needed this also keeps overheads to a minimum, which is eapecially good in this economic climate.
Those Endoline systems which are built for overseas customers will be similarly equipped with Motoman robots supplied in the UK

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