Vision-guided variety pack solution for confectioneries

Achieve seamless variety pack assembly by dynamically loading various products with precision and flexibility, ensuring each flavor or style is placed accurately, even under rapid production speeds.

Sorts and Loads Multi-Flavor Variety Packs

Blueprint Automation’s Vision Guided Variety Pack System is designed to revolutionize multi-flavor pack assembly for snack manufacturers and confectionery producers. Utilizing integrated vision technology, this system inspects, verifies, and dynamically sorts various products into cartons, ensuring precision in loading unbalanced product counts with minimal changeover time. It’s ideal for handling snacks like granola bars and savory crackers, as well as confectioneries such as chocolates and fruit gummies. With pick-and-place rates exceeding 140 items per minute with a single robot, and opportunities to increase throughput using multiple robots or grippers, this system meets high-speed, continuous operation demands. The equipment integrates seamlessly into existing production lines, offering expandable capacity and flexibility in configuration. Its robust design supports solid product types and is engineered for efficient operation in food processing environments, ensuring reliability and high throughput.

Benefits

  • Enhances operational efficiency with rapid product orientation and loading.
  • Boosts production flexibility by accommodating unbalanced and varied product counts.
  • Increases throughput with high-speed pick-and-place capabilities.
  • Minimizes changeover time for seamless transition between product types.
  • Integrates vision guidance for improved accuracy and quality assurance.

General


Applications
Cookies,Baked goods,Granola bars,Snacks,Chocolates,Snack foods,Confectionaries
End products
Chocolate truffles,Energy bars,Pretzel sticks,Assorted fruit gummies,Savory crackers,Shortbread cookies,Layered wafer bars,Party mix trail snacks,Macadamia nut cookies
Steps before
Sorting,Inspection,Product preparation
Steps after
Cartoning,Tray insertion,Quality check
Input ingredients
naked product,packaged product,flow wrapped products,granola bars,cookies,snack foods,chocolates,confectioneries,baked goods,bulk product
Output ingredients
variety pack,product tray,carton,final packaged product,kit assembly
Market info
BluePrint Automation is known for designing and manufacturing innovative packaging automation systems, specializing in end-of-line robotic case packing solutions for various industries, enhancing operational efficiency and product handling with a strong reputation for quality and innovation.

Technical Specifications


Pick,Place rates
140+ per minute with a single robot
Automation
Vision guided,robotic
Capacity
Expandable for any product count
Flexibility
Load unbalanced product counts
Product Detection
Integrated vision system
Cycle Time
Dependent upon application specifics
Loading
Dynamic loading of product into cartons

Operating Characteristics


Working Mechanism
Robot with vision-guided system
Integrated Steps
Inspection,verification,re-orientation,placement
Automation Level
Vision-guided robotics
Changeover Time
Minimal
Batch vs. Continuous Operation
Batch for variety pack assembly
Flexibility
Handles naked and packaged,different flavors/styles
Efficiency
High throughput with 140+ picks per minute

Material Compatibility


Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm

Physical Characteristics


Discharge method
Dynamic loading
Modularity
Expandable for any product count

Custom Options


Control panel type
Touchscreen HMI
Integration capabilities
Vision system integration
Product handling flexibility
Naked and packaged products
Pick,Place speed
140+ per minute