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The "Robot Palletizing System" is a system that allows robots to automatically determine movements for palletizing tasks without the need for human instruction. It comes fully equipped with all necessary components, does not require safety fences or large mechanisms, and can be easily operated by anyone. Additionally, ALFIS's system provides appropriate solutions tailored to your site. 【Features】 ■ Simple operation to start palletizing ■ Teachless and positioning-less design makes it easy to add different types of products for stacking ■ Choice of collaborative robots or industrial robots to suit your site ■ Compact and space-saving design for easy installation ■ Design considerations for safety *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

The "Robot Depalletizing System" uses a 3D vision system to perform depalletizing with a robot. The size and position of the cardboard boxes are recognized by a camera sensor, allowing operation without the need for variety registration. It can also work with mixed pallets. It can recognize a wide range of cardboard sizes and does not require a specific stacking method. Additionally, it can accommodate cardboard boxes and tape in colors other than brown, as well as printed designs. 【Features】 - Automatically recognizes various sizes of cardboard boxes - Capable of handling mixed pallets - No pre-registration of work is required - Space-saving type that can be installed with a ceiling height of 3m or more - Minimum work distance of 1200mm *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

The "Bulk Picking System" is a system that can automate work supply tasks across a wide range of industries, including food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. It accurately recognizes the position and orientation of workpieces of various shapes, materials, and weights, calculating appropriate robot movements while considering interference with surrounding equipment and the robot's posture. This system solves the challenges of traditional manual labor and parts feeders, achieving stable operations in our customers' workplaces. 【Features】 ■ Recognizes the position and orientation of workpieces, enabling bulk stacking and picking ■ Significantly reduces setup time ■ Capable of pick-and-place operations for workpieces of various shapes, materials, and weights ■ Allows for appropriate hand design tailored to the supplied workpieces ■ Capable of proposing bulk picking solutions by combining various robots and vision systems *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

By using the "robot case packer" for packaging, we achieve labor reduction in the process and stabilization of quality. By changing programs and hand tools, it is possible to continue using the equipment even with changes or additions to the product variety. When introducing a robot case packer, various challenges arise in order to automate while utilizing the layout and capabilities of existing lines. At JRC [ALFIS], we provide proposals that clear these challenges and meet the required specifications based on our diverse options of robots and development achievements in hand tools. 【Features】 ■ Select types suited to the process from various industrial robots ■ Experience in handling multiple robot manufacturers ■ Design and select hand tools according to the work and packing method *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

"Robogee" is a mobile collaborative robot unit that inherits the advantages of both humans and traditional industrial robots while overcoming their disadvantages. By designing the base part compactly, it enables automation even in workplaces that previously refrained from introducing robots due to limited installation space. All robot operations are conducted via a touch panel. The dedicated operation screen employs an easy-to-understand, uniquely developed GUI, allowing anyone to intuitively give instructions to the robot without any specialized knowledge in programming. [Features] - Equipped with a compact collaborative robot, achieving safe and space-saving operation. - Mobile with a hand-pushed cart, making it easy for anyone to move. - Intuitive operation possible for anyone with zero knowledge of robots. - Two types of 3D robot vision that accommodate a wide range of work and installation environments. - Flexible response to process changes with three types of standard hand exchanges. *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

The "High-Speed Picking System" is a system that pursues "high speed" that is effective in the field. It maximizes the high processing performance of parallel link robots. Multiple robots can share their operating range and operate at high speed while being controlled to avoid collisions with each other. This allows for the installation of multiple robots in a narrow space, achieving both high efficiency and space-saving. It is equipped with a "buffer function" that temporarily holds the workpiece upon receiving a signal when a minor stoppage occurs in the subsequent process. 【Features】 - Design of a wide variety of original hands that pursue lightness - Achieves high efficiency and space-saving with multiple parallel link robots - Equipped with a "buffer function" to prevent overflow during minor stoppages *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

This document is a collection of case studies addressing the challenges of introducing robots for inter-process transportation. It introduces examples of "automated stacking of trays and AMR transportation," which achieved labor reduction and efficiency, as well as a case where human tasks were limited to operating equipment and changing pallets, allowing for "parallel palletizing and depalletizing with a single robot." Additionally, it includes proposals for solving the challenges of "suspending and stacking rollers." We encourage you to read it. [Contents] ■ Case Study Proposal: Automated Stacking of Trays and AMR Transportation ■ Case Study Proposal: Parallel Palletizing and Depalletizing with a Single Robot ■ Case Study Proposal: Suspending and Stacking Rollers ■ Case Study Proposal: Casing and Picking of Beverage Cans ■ Case Study Proposal: Palletizing of Plastic Containers *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case study of a solution proposal for "automating the stacking of containers and AMR transportation" conducted at a food manufacturer. Before the proposal, the process of transporting empty containers from the storage area, filling them with products, and then transporting the filled containers to the next process was done manually. After the proposal, the stacked containers are transported by AMR, and the packing process is automated using parallel link robots, reducing human tasks to only operating the equipment. This achieved labor and effort reduction. 【Case Overview】 ■Challenges - Due to the distance between processing spaces, manual labor was required for the container packing tasks and the transportation of containers from the previous to the next process. ■Proposal - Automate the container packing tasks using high-speed parallel link robots. - Reduce the workload of transporting heavy containers by using AMR. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case study of a solution where "one robot performs both palletizing and depalletizing in parallel" at a large-scale food manufacturing plant. Before the proposal, two workers were performing both palletizing and depalletizing tasks. After the proposal, one robot automated both palletizing and depalletizing. Human tasks were reduced to operating the equipment and changing pallets, achieving a reduction of one worker. [Case Overview] ■Issue - There was a growing need for automation due to the heavy labor involved, which posed a risk of work-related accidents. ■Proposal - A single robot to perform both palletizing and depalletizing tasks. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case study of a problem-solving proposal for "suspending and stacking rollers" conducted at the headquarters factory of JRC Corporation. Before the proposal, rollers transported in a suspended state by a trolley conveyor were manually removed from hooks by one worker, while another worker visually checked the finish of the paint. If there were no issues, the rollers were stacked onto mesh pallets or similar. After the proposal, a single robot performs the task of removing the rollers from the hooks, while the paint check is conducted using camera sensors and AI. Rollers that pass the inspection are then stacked by another robot. [Case Overview] ■ Issues - The task of removing items from a height above the head using both hands is dangerous and places a significant physical burden on workers. ■ Proposal - Automate the tasks of two workers using two robots. - Visual inspections are conducted separately using camera sensors, which are trained to recognize defective workpieces, allowing AI to determine quality. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case study on solving the issue of "casing and picking drink cans" conducted at a logistics warehouse. Before the proposal, a predetermined number of drink cans were manually taken one by one from the shelves and placed into containers, which were then sent down the conveyor once completed. After the proposal, when the device receives the quantity data for the drink cans, three robots retrieve them from the shelves and place them into the containers on the conveyor, with completed containers being sent directly to the next process via the conveyor. [Case Overview] ■ Issue - To ship varying quantities daily and to different destinations, part-time workers were hired for picking, but there were often days when sufficient personnel could not be secured. ■ Proposal - By moving the robots along with their bases, all varieties from one shelf can be picked by a single robot. By installing three sets of this system, the entire process for three shelves is automated. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

We would like to introduce a case study of a proposal for solving the "palletizing of containers" at a food manufacturer. Before the proposal, two workers manually stacked various processed foods packaged in pouches and boxes onto two pallets. After the proposal, the palletizing operation for two pallets was automated with one robot. The workers only needed to operate the robot's start and stop functions, leading to a reduction in labor and a lighter workload. [Case Overview] ■ Issue - The task of stacking heavy containers high on pallets was labor-intensive, and there was a desire for labor reduction. ■ Proposal - Containers that received a signal for "weight check NG items" were not stacked but placed on a conveyor for NG item discharge, thereby automating the discharge of NG items. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

Here is an example of the introduction of our "Robot Case Picker" in a logistics warehouse. To ship varying quantities daily and to different destinations, we employed part-time workers for picking, but there were often days when we could not secure enough personnel. Equipped with a hand tool that can pick 6 cans at a time, the processing capacity is up to 600 picks per hour. Compared to manual work where a person can carry a maximum of 4 to 5 cans at once, the work efficiency has improved. [Case Overview (Partial)] ■ Challenges - To perform picking fully automatically, it is necessary to automate the discharge when the cardboard boxes that contained the drink cans are empty. ■ Proposal - Move the robot along with its base to pick all varieties from one shelf with a single robot, and by installing three sets of this, fully automate three shelves. Please check the catalog download button for a collection of successful implementation case studies featuring four examples of introduction into food factories.

We would like to introduce a case where our "Robot Case Packer" was implemented at Umenoyado Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. At the company, 3 to 4 workers manually packed 1,400 to 2,000 bottles per hour into boxes and stacked them onto pallets. By using one robot for the packing process and another for the palletizing process, automation was achieved. One worker supplies the cardboard, while another only operates the machine's start and stop functions, eliminating the need for manual heavy labor. Productivity has increased by 25%. [Challenges] - The tasks of quickly packing heavy bottles into boxes and stacking them high were labor-intensive, necessitating automation. - Some bottles are reused, which increases the risk of breakage during handling. - When packing into boxes, labels may rub against dividers, leading to tears or peeling. Please check the catalog download button for a collection of successful implementation case studies featuring four examples of installations in food factories.

This is a case where Matsuzawa Holdings Co., Ltd. introduced our "Parallel Link Robot Equipped High-Speed Picking System." The company was manually packing individually wrapped Langue de Chat cookies into trays with three people. After the introduction, tray packing was done with one machine and one person responsible for supplying trays to the machine. This resulted in a reduction of two workers. We used an originally developed variable pitch three-piece handling system to pick and place three pieces at a time. [Challenges] - The work sent from the pillow packaging machine in the previous process is not evenly spaced, and the conveyor speed is fast. - It is necessary to pack tightly into trays with small gaps to prevent tilting or overhang. Please check the catalog download button for a collection of successful implementation case studies featuring four examples of introductions to food factories.

This is an example of the introduction of a "High-Speed Picking System with Parallel Link Robots" at a food manufacturer. At the company, there were two lines where empty trays were supplied, noodles were arranged and packed, and the packed trays were stacked again, all performed manually by four workers. The packing operation for two lines was automated with a device equipped with two parallel link robots. By introducing a stacking and unstacking device for the trays, the only task left for humans was to load and unload the trays stacked on the cart. [Challenges] - Due to the factory's location and the simple tasks of packing and stacking trays, securing labor is difficult. - The packed trays are heavy, making the task of stacking them high burdensome. Please check the catalog download button for a collection of successful case studies featuring four examples of implementation in food factories.