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Three new Paro palletising robots undergoing final testing at Roteg in Dortmund, Germany, before shipping to Reynolds in NZ for build-up and integration with case and pallet handling systems. This sizeable robotic palletising project has been under heavy time constraints from the outset, and even with Covid-19 everything is still well on schedule, a real testament to the Roteg and Reynolds teams.

The announcement of the move to Level 4 restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus has created a lot of uncertainty for us all. The services and products Reynolds supplies for the food, beverage and FMCG industries means that Reynolds falls under the category of Essential Business. Therefore we will continue to trade during the Level 4 restrictions, albeit with some caveats, specifically:

We have built this solution based on a Universal Robots UR5 cobot for a customer that needed a little extra reach. The telescoping vacuum gripper extends out a further 200mm as required. The robot will be collecting RSC cartons of varying size from an erector, breaking the flaps, and then delivering them to an outfeed in different orientation depending on the box type. A simple solution that removes a worker from a dead boring job, with rapid payback on investment.

Testing line integration systems on a Linx CSL30 laser coder to be used for carton coding at a meat packer. These 30w CO2 lasers are ideal for indelible carton coding in tough environments. 

Putting the finishing touches on a labelling application using the Novexx XLS204 labelling head. This unit is being retrofitted to an existing flow-wrapping system and has to be squeezed in underneath the film path. A very compact build!

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Reynolds recently commissioned an innovative print-and-apply labelling solution for a leading New Zealand timber processor in the Bay of Plenty.