With changing consumer needs and increasing labor scarcity, robotics technologies are a welcome addition to packaging processes. Product life cycles are getting shorter, and manufacturers are looking for more flexibility. A leading contract manufacturer Vetipak responded to these challenges with with an innovative automation solution that combines the strengths of people and technology. Vetipak needed to automate the packaging process for confectionery and and luxury cosmetics, whilst ensuring speed, scalability, and quality. They opted for automating three new packaging lines with industrial robotics from OMRON, implemented together with OMRON Solution Partner B Electrical Engineering.
Vetipak is a Dutch family company, established in 1997, that has since become one of the largest contract manufactures in Europe, working with major food and commodities brands. The company provides innovative and scalable solutions for leading FMCG companies designed specifically to their needs. From automating a highly complicated packaging process that would not be feasible without automation, to ensuring high output or scalability into the future, Vetipak offers its clients a complete production and packaging solution: from design and engineering through to production.
AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CONTRACT MANUFACTURING
Mark van der Burgt, Chief Commercial Officer at Vetipak comments: "We recently made a considerable investment to develop our facilities in the Netherlands, including a fully controlled building with temperature, air pressure and humidity control, as well as state-of-the-art automated production lines with robotics technology."
This story is from the February 2023 edition of Food Marketing & Technology - India.
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