
Palletizing Perfection
Dyco helps independent dairy improve productivity with robotics.
Bloomsburg, Pa.-based Dyco
Inc., an industry leader for one-source, custom-engineered
container-handling solutions, has been a valuable partner to the dairy
industry for more than 30 years. Through a combination of innovation and
insight, the company has achieved a proven record of reliability, service
and customer satisfaction.
So it’s no surprise that one of the nation’s top
dairy processors called on Dyco to help with a palletizing project.
“Dyco is known throughout the dairy industry for
its quality manufacturing, use of top-grade materials and precision
workmanship,” says Matt Snyder, the company’s marketing
manager. “Companies choose us as their vendor partner for single
equipment purchases as well as long-term solutions to on-going projects.
Our latest innovation for the dairy industry unites the flexible automation
of robotics and the reliability of Dyco’s palletizing equipment. We
partnered with Kuka — a worldwide leader in robotics technology
— to create the perfect palletizing solution for the dairy
industry.”
Dyco’s integrated robotics and palletizing
systems do everything, says Snyder, from sorting and stacking to pallet
transport and wrapping. “Employing Dyco robotics and palletizing
equipment in your dairy production facility offers you the ability to
palletize products from up to four different production lines
simultaneously including spot packs, tray packs and corrugated
boxes,” he says.
Snyder says the robotic palletizer’s design and
construction of conveyors, system controls and multi-function head tooling
are completed onsite by highly-trained experts. “Without operator
assistance, the robotic arm and multi function head gently lifts packaged
products from conveyors and stacks them neatly onto pallets,” he
says. “A pneumatic application of the multi-function tooling head can
add slipsheets to the palletized product throughout the stacking process to
further ensure stability and product safety.”
When pallets are stacked to their programmed height,
the pallet conveyor automatically moves the completed pallet to a turntable
where it is stretch wrapped for shipping. At the same time, a new pallet is
rolled safely into place for the robot to continue the stacking process.
So when Guida’s Milk and Ice Cream, one of the
largest independent dairies in New England and among the top 100 dairy
processors in the United States, was looking for ways to improve
productivity through the use of new technologies, the company turned to
Dyco for a robotic palletizing solution.
“We’ve been doing business with Dyco for
over 10 years. They are fantastic to work with and we are very
satisfied,” says Michael Guida, chief operating officer. “When
they came to us and said they were getting into robotics, we knew it would
be a great marriage.”
Guida says he was amazed from day one at the
efficiency of Dyco’s robotic palletizer. “It worked the first
time — it was like plugging in a radio, it was that efficient,”
he says. “I would recommend the robotic palletizer from Dyco to
anyone looking to get into robotics. They handled our complete plastic line
and they are impeccable in terms of work, service and quality.”
In fact, Guida says he has even received calls from
competitors asking about Dyco and its robotic palletizer. “I told
them I was very satisfied,” he says. “I even gave them their
name and number!”
In most cases, Snyder says, the return on investment
of the Dyco robotic palletizing system is realized in less than two years.
“By adding Dyco robotics and palletizing systems to your dairy
production facility, you’ll enjoy the benefits of implementing a
modern, operator-free automation solution,” he says. “By
incorporating Dyco equipment into your dairy manufacturing facility, you
can increase efficiency and throughput while lowering your costs and better
utilize your work force.” — Dyco
Inc., 6951 Naus Way, Bloomsburg, Pa., 17815, phone: (570) 752-2757, fax:
(570) 752-7366, e-mail: sales@dyco-inc.com, Web site: www.dyco-inc.com
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