Tag: Fanuc America

Festo FPaKit pre-engineered gantry system is designed to simplify palletizing integration and reduce commissioning work for packaging OEMs.

Packaging line flexibility: AI, changeovers and robotics

October 1, 2026

FANUC’s R-50iA controller and palletizing robot are shown on the left, while ABB Robotics’ robotic automation demonstration is shown on the right at Automate 2026.

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Built for the unexpected: AI expands what packaging machines can handle

September 22, 2026

Quest’s Flexible One packaging system, which brings together technologies from multiple ProMach brands, uses robotic case packing technology to handle cookie boxes.

Quest integrates robotics into Flexible One packaging platform

August 21, 2026

Fanuc industrial robot demonstrating mixed-SKU rainbow pallet building at Modex 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, stacking cases of Ziploc bags as part of an AI-enabled palletizing system designed for high-variability warehouse operations.

The year of the pallet: from uniform loads to mixed-SKU, real-time builds

April 30, 2026

A KUKA robot palletizing boxes at the SICK booth at Modex 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, demonstrating AI-enabled automation in a physical handling application.

From the Modex show floor: robotics, conveyors, and systems on display

April 19, 2026

A comparison of 1D and 2D barcodes (left), Coal’d Water Distilling Company’s co-packing facility (center), and a flexible pouch from Mondi Group (right) reflect key packaging themes covered by Packaging OEM in 2025.

2D barcodes, flexible formats, traceability, and co-packing lines: Packaging OEM’s most-viewed stories of 2025

December 18, 2025

Coal'd Water founder John Burleson and equity partner Jordan Hamrick stand next to the facility's distilling equipment (left side of image), while the canning line (pictured on the right side of image) features the Tripack sleever integrated after the filler, supporting flexible beverage packaging and co-packing operations.

Coal’d Water’s modern packaging line taps into OEM technology for distilling ambitions

August 18, 2025

Fanuc’s M-10/12-14D robot performs tote consolidation with 2D/3D vision and RFID scanning (left side of image). The M-410/800F-32C industrial robot uses the Schmalz gripper for high-payload depalletizing up to 800 kilograms (center). The M-710/50-26D curved-arm robot handles medium package palletizing with 3DV/1600 vision sensor (right side of image).

Fanuc flexes robotic muscle, showcases controller built for vision

August 4, 2025

Fanuc demonstrates food-grade cobots at PACK EXPO International 2024. Source: Fanuc America

A focus on food-grade robots and secure controllers

November 3, 2024