2025-04-16
Customer Background
China Shanxi Food Group is a leading canned food manufacturer in China, with an annual output of more than 200,000 tons, and its products are exported to Europe, America, Southeast Asia and other regions. As the order volume continues to grow, customers are in urgent need of improving packaging efficiency, reducing labor costs, and ensuring that packaging quality meets international standards.
Project Requirements
Automation level: The whole process from empty can delivery to palletizing needs to be unmanned
Productivity requirements: 2,000 cans (3kg/can) can be processed per hour
Key challenges:
Tinplate cans are easily deformed and need to be accurately grasped and packed
The packaging line needs to be compatible with a variety of can types (3kg round cans, 1kg round cans, square cans, special-shaped cans)
Palletizing must comply with EU pallet standards (1200×800mm)
Solution
We customized a fully automatic packaging line for our customers. The core equipment includes:
Automatic conveying system
High-speed conveyor belts with visual inspection ensure smooth conveying of cans
Automatic empty box supply, seamless docking of packing stations
Intelligent packing unit
The robot accurately grasps cans with an error of ≤±0.5mm
Adaptive packing system, supports a variety of cans Fast switching of can types
Efficient sealing section
Hot melt adhesive + tape double sealing process ensures that the boxes are not scattered during long-distance transportation
Automatic labeling machine prints batch information synchronously
Robot palletizing system
Equipped with high-load industrial robots (150kg), the pallet types are neat and stable
Intelligent algorithm optimizes the palletizing path, and the space utilization rate is increased by 20%
Technical highlights
Flexible production: Switch can type/box type with one click through the HMI interface, and the production change time is less than 3 minutes
Data traceability: The MES system records the production time, batch and operation information of each box
Energy-saving design: The servo drive system saves 30% energy compared to traditional production lines
Customer evaluation
This automated packaging line completely exceeded our expectations. It not only solved the pain point of high labor costs, but also met our automated warehousing requirements for the neatness of palletizing. The technical team of Shanghai Waylead Company demonstrated extremely high professional standards during the installation and commissioning process.
