ABB Robotics - Picking and packing salami snacks
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- High-speed ABB FlexPicker robots equipped with specially developed
grippers are making sure that Peperami salamis are packaged at the highest
cycle rates at Unilever's plant in Ansbach, Germany.
The robots are fitted with triple grippers which are able to pick up three randomly positioned salami snacks one after the other from a conveyor belt in a one step process, and place them individually in a rollstock machine.
The positioning and location data required comes from an upstream image processing system which is positioned to capture the information on the individual sausages and pass it on to a master computer.
Unilever commissioned ABB Robotics partner, robomotion GmbH from
Stuttgart, to plan and design the fully automated solution; and install
and commission the entire system at Unilever within 10 days. "This
high-speed technology is not only of interest in the foodstuffs sector, as
it can be used anywhere where small items have to be handled at high
speeds" says Andreas Wolf, a director of robomotion.
Unilever's chief engineer, Carim Gad, concludes "With the new system,
we're running the packaging machine at full capacity, giving us a
performance increase of up to 25 percent compared with manual loading. The ability to cover peak loads is of particular interest.
For example, in the run-up to the Football World Cup, special production shifts were operating at the weekend. This alone gave us a competitive edge, enabling us to deliver Peperamis to our customers on schedule".
The most amazing part of this to me is the Peperami salamis are just poured out all over the place and the packing robots have to 'see' where they are.
Robot can "see", their eyes are sensors
That technology of "machine seeing" is half a century old now. Its very simple, high contrast draw a line for robot to pick up. Thats it. It was done in analog first, using cameras and raster grid.
@@Helloverlord The implementation details doesn't make it less fascinating.
cameras im working on newer versions of this. can do a 2d or 3d
@MitchMb14 The robots are loading a packaging machine which is working intermittently, not continuously. That´s the reason the robots have to wait today. In order that the robots never has to wait for incoming products we overfill the input conveyor. Our customer saved money this time because he did not need additional regulation for this task. Hope this helps.
For a swedish company, you guys sure made bank, working for p&g, we have more than 8 robots made by you guys, 5 flex pickers, a machine that stacks boxes onto a pallet, 2 that load flat rate boxes with suction cups, you guys really have paved a road, its so impressive
imagine all the smart ass ppl that it took to program develop and distribute these robots. genious
As a maintenance tech, I bet this machine is fun to PM!
@Hyminym They are locating the salami snacks by using vision systems that can see the locations & pass that info on to the robots.
I bet its only based on length and width, 🤔 is weight a factor for the picker bots.
Fascinating. Negative: the mass production of waste (packaging)
Unilever = Umbrella Corp. They own the world and everything in it !
Idk why this is in my home page but these are looking delicious
At one end of each conveyor belt there are workers sitting on top of a toilet seat, eating sausages and dumping their poop down a chute, this then lands on the conveyor belt before going into the packing area!
Get some professional help you idiot.
@@ventureelect
Ah, you poor, little idiot, it does not take much to hurt your feelings.
Think about all of the jobs that it TOOK to design the robot, along with all of the equipment and the entire machine. And all of the companies it took to make all of the parts that go into everything, and all of the jobs it takes to maintain the equipment. People always look at who the robot is replacing - look the other way around.
If those robots wherent able to run 24/7 and replace the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of man hours a year. Along with not having to pay HR and employees for vacation sick leave and all the problems and responsibilities that employers forced to have to shoulder because people are to demanding.
Then they wouldn't be used or deemed necessary.
The problem is The local C-stor the car wash the grocery store auto parts store the beauty salon barber
Shop the restaurants dont have an upwardly mobile clientele to do buisness with. And the higher skilled jobs dont have anyone with work experience to cost effectively run their buisnesses.And it destroys the tax base which isn't available for social programs that are now more neccessary because no jobs are available.
So no one can afford anything but beef jerky. Maybe.
The robots are loading a packaging machine which is working intermittently, not continuously. That´s the reason the robots have to wait today. In order that the robots never has to wait for incoming products we overfill the input conveyor. Our customer saved money this time because he did not need additional regulation for this task. Hope this helps.
Power and Productivity for a Better World... Without Humans.
Wow. The accuracy and agility of those things is mind blind.
For a better world with less dull ,dirty & dangerous jobs for humans. Elevating the nature of work.
That's the dream. Though the transition may be difficult while the nature of work changes so drastically.
What does thermodynamics have to do with "getting more dirty"?
@@0x1EGEN entropy
I'm made a similar video at a French Fry plant, though nothing quite this complex. Fascinating process and great video!
You can cram your robots - we want our ZOMTEC commercials back!
over here they are called "hunters sausages" because they are already cooked and do not go bad in hot or cold weather.
You need to consider that the limiting factor might be the machine that is downstream in the line, eg: the sealer maybe uses a cutter that does need the pause in motion. I do think that's the case if you notice at the start of the video how the roll of wrapper film pauses at periodic intervals too.
Amazing and this is just the beginning of the coming of automation .
@m0rttt I think @BGSoccerMagic got it about right. "Why would we want humans to do this repetitive and tedious job when the machines can do it much faster and more accurate". We call that "Elevating the nature of work"
Drake and Josh really could have used this thing for packing all that sushi
Such a fine piece of tech, that too 11 years ago!
Just wow!
888k views though!
I think it's starting to hit the algorithm
I wonder why so many people are worried about robots putting people out of work? This has happened since the start of the agricultural revolution when hunter gatherers were put out of work, or when horses replaced people, or then when tractors replaced more people and horses, etc.
Not to mention there are plenty of jobs created for servicing and designing those robots.
The Pepperoni Pickers Guild will be up in arms over this!
This thing can package my salami snacks any time.
Please don’t sexualize A FUCKING ROBOT.
Should be designing such things for recycling pickers. The world DESPERATELY needs to increase the rate and volume of recycling activity, which is extremely manual.
That job used to be done by humans but when they sped up the line, the humans couldn't keep up and started eating them and stuffing them in their clothes.
The robots don't pick their nose or cough and sneeze over the sausage...go go robots.
Those hands are quick! Imagine dealing cards with those babies.
Never thought I'd end up here on RUclips, watching robots package food. Exciting stuff though-sincerely. Just thinking about how much R&D went into those robots, I wonder if the benefits outweigh the costs. It's been more than three years now.
If it didn't outweigh the costs then they would have never purchased the robots. No question. Unilever is a huge company, with teams of people to figure all that stuff out...they're not making random purchases.
+Jordan Maslin
Researching a robot like this costs a lot.
BUT, it'll pay off.
These robots are lightweight and very cost effective. They are faster and cheaper than conventional robotic arms.
Research is also worth it if it's implemented on large scale.
Also, robots can work almost 24/7 and are more reliable than people. Running a robot the whole day will only cost the electricity, while a human is much more expensive and probably slower.
With your logic, GTA V should have never been made because it would be too expensive, but they did get a lot of revenue of it. And they can use the engine/research for newer versions.
15 years ago humans made pepperoni sticks. Now robots make them. In 15 years robots will be making robots and humans will have zero jobs
I really love the bit between 0:57 and 1:11.
@saizai Yes it can also work as you suggest, but the set up in the movie is currently meeting the production demand that Unilever needs.
@AClarke2007 The decision is made by the PickMaster 3 software. It is handing out the tasks to the robots
Iwlw. Huge. Missed
That's pretty neat. What happens to the ones that roll off the end? Will the line eventually be redesigned to give them more time in the part where they are oriented parallel to their direction of travel?
My guess is sent around again
Airport conveyor / sushi belt style, the hot dog shaped meat sticks take a loop back through the heating lamp to stay warm instead of sitting waiting for pickup
How is this better than more conventional automation that uses conveyors and tray sorting? Is the curved salami causing problems, because I know my wife complains.
At least some things are moving forward. These 3 minutes are worth more than 3^x hours filled with politicians blabbing.
Imagine what you can program these for on weekends. 😉👍
KUKA macht auch sehr gutern Robotern!
great video!
Bringing order to the galaxy
Add some multi-threading and the pickers won't have to wait for the tray conveyor advancing.
Interessant. Danke für den Beitrag
I think that 4 robots could be replaced by way more simpler machinery.
This robot rules!
Seems like the center conveyor should stay moving so there isn't a big pause. The bots should have no trouble setting onto a moving target.
It packs them 10 at a time.
it can't move continuously it needs to pause to form, vacuum seal and cut the cavities. you don't see these steps in the clip
Is using robots really the easiest way to put thoses snacks in row ? Isn't this a bit overkill ?
Probably not the easiest way to do it, but the benefit or robots over linear feeders is that robot is easier and cheaper to program for new product over machining a new linear for the new product- you just need to replace jig where the product is placed and the gripper the robot uses to snatch the object and you can use the same cell to pack just about any product to any package be it sausages, batteries, pills, ammunition, lettuce or anything else.
Ecentually robots will be building and manufacturing for robots.
Salami robots. The number one enemy of the working class. Honestly people?
@leppy111 Pererami, Peperoni. Lets call the whole thing off :-)
honestly, who would even want this as their job? i'd rather be jobless.
wish granted
@@gharidav whut did you do
Lmao, 1st world ignorant perspective at its finest.
@@kezicss Really? I would go insane by doing this all day long. I'm not kidding. So, I guess I'd rather be sane and jobless than insanely depressed and probably off myself.
@@SuperClavera Did you even read what I said? There are millions of people in asia doing these kind of jobs because they face far worse if they didn't.
Salami snacks are big business.
This is like porn to me.
I think it changes the channel on the TV screen :-)
"AAB Robotics: Putting People Out of Work Since 1987"
Very cool.!
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Adoro ese trabajo
Meh...these robots are slacking off. Look how slow they're going. Get me my whip ! 😁
Bad and naughty children will be put in The Salami Wiggler to atone for their crimes.
What happens to the weenees that aren't being picked up? Do they circle back?
Do you also have maxiking production lol
@sklineline - how about all the people it took to design & build the robots and equipment? or all of the jobs it took to manufacture all of the parts that go into the robot and equipment? look the other way and actually think.
@ABBRobotics nice machine does ABB make a MAP machine for jerky that wont break the bank? I have looked into theremoforming rollstock machines (which produces a nice package and I could use it in a wide range of applications (jerky and vacuum sealed custom meats))the problem.... in my mind..... a high mill plastic is used for jerky to prevent puncture but the heated seal is very difficult to open. So for jerky a zipper to MAP bag is more customer friendly but the machine has fewer applications.
Amazing 😍
wow, I wish I had a job servicing that system... I'm assuming it's operated by some form of PLC.
@ABBRobotics Lets call it: Delegating strategic decisions instead of "picking" politicians... human animal is not yet ready to understand and accept what is ahead of us :)
This music video is weird.
Ist das in Ansbach?
Is it picking the straight snack one's on conveyor
this robot hands are fast.
Why does the line of "picked" dogs keep starting and stopping when it could run continuously?
And a fair fraction don't get picked at all on their first voyage on the conveyor.
Odd.
James Garry Look at our beautiful robots running at peak in a system that's crippled to 40% efficiency!
Dan Royer On the other hand, catch 90% of them on the first pass, accept that one in a million will be on the conveyor for an hour or two, or invest in another spiffy and expensive pick-and-place...
Mmm.
+James Garry
Indeed, run both conveyors a little slower, and make the robots work 100% of the time. Should be faster overall.
+Dan Royer The packaging line which presents the cavities operates intermitently because it is performing processes upstream and downstream which you don't see in the video. Whilst 'stopped', the packaging line forms the cavities upstream (prior to salami loading), whilst downstream (after salami loading) a top layer of film is overlaid and vacuum sealed, followed by cutting laterally and longitudinally to create an individual (or multi tear-off) package. The plastic film needs to be held stationary for 4-5 seconds, so that the dies on the packaging machine (forming, vacuum sealing, cutting) can open/close to carry out the necessary process steps.
@LU29UN99 This installation is in Germany & it is impossible to get people to do this dull repetitive work.
We are inadequate.
ABBRobotics what is the vibration system used ahead of the conveyor?
I think it is the orange components we see at 0:21, but what company makes this?
Mhhh lecker, eine deutsche Erfindung, die BiFi Wurst.
Great.
@destrukkTHOR Yes they can do that to.
I don't really get it. Why not order the salami into a proper grid, then just wrap them up row by row, like what other factories do?
I'm a believer you won me over lol
This is not the true speed of the machines; the video has been speeded up x3
Ok Professor. What an ignorant comment
@@ta8077
You are the real one that is ignorant and stupid if you can't see the video is speeded up!
@@ta8077
And you are a nasty patronising, little shit with no personality to speak of and you sound as boring as hell, along with your irrelevant long-winded shit post. What's wrong with you, have you always been this miserable in your life?
@@ta8077
There is nothing wrong with having "high opinions", opinions are there to be challenged by intelligent/respectful and decent people and you lack miserably in all three. You are just an arrogant, nasty little guy. You also need to learn English properly; I did not say you were "bored", I said you are a "boring" person with no personality. And as far as IQs go, you certainly don't come across as an intellectual; quite the opposite...
@scir91 It really is becoming more and more difficult to find people who want to do this kind of dull, dangerous & dirty jobs.
How long does it take to clean this and how often does it need cleaning?
@MarkoKraguljac Marco maybe we should get robots to "pick" our politicians :-)
A question for you ABB buddy. I am about to buy an ABB robot but are these robots faster now than back 10 years before?
Incrível
Animatrix one step closer
Like this one.
wow
Isn't more speed always good, all other things being equal? AFAICT there'd be no downside to doing it the way I suggested.
If the salami was sent down the line too fast, the packager would overflow, causing a failure at the plant, instead they wait, allowing some of the product to take another loop back through the heating lamp while it waits in queue
its emergency stop button...
Our owners don't need us any more.
Now I am hungry
fat
Great now automate produce picking in fields.
So much for co-employee crushes....... or not.
@littlestworkshop Nice thought. But only one color !!!!
@GLeNss It wont o-o Working class people will get pissed off, the same way slave drivers got pissed off when the slaves were freed, the same way Britain got pissed off when the US did not want to pay taxes (despite the average American having more money than the average British citizen at the time period). The methods of work will continually be changing, but there's a constant. There will always be scientists and engineers, other people just have to fit themselves into wherever they can.
this is soo cool
How many picks per second?
0:50 your girl a week after you ship out
Yeah why would we want humans to do this repetitive and tedious job when the machines can do it much faster and more accurate? Humans job is to create machines that do so not do it themselves.