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Six FlexiBowl® 800 units run simultaneously on a single filling machine

Case Study: Flexible Feeding for Cosmtic Packaging

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FG Robosys B.V. specialises in robotic bottling solutions, seamlessly integrating with customers' engineering teams to design reliable, innovative systems. From robotic bottle sorters to fully automated filling and capping lines, their technology — including the groundbreaking ROBO-SmartLFLEX system — sets a new benchmark for simplicity, flexibility and uptime in the bottling industry.

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The Challenge

Challenge – Flexible Connector Handling
  1. Managing bottles, caps and internal components with different heights and diametres, caps with variable geometries and internal plastic protectors on a single filling line.
  2. Frequent format changeovers, requiring costly mechanical reconfigurationsabd extended downtime.
  3. Guaranteeing quick changeover and quality, preventing micro-stops and protecting critical stations from non-conforming parts.

The Solution

  1. Six FlexiBowl® 800 running simultaneously each handling a different component on the same machine.
  2. ABB 5-axis delta robots for high-speed, high-precision picking across all formats and ACOPOS 6D planar transport for independent, flexible component flow.
  3. Integrated vision system for reliable orientation without hardware modifications
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The Benefits

FlexiBowl Benefits
  1. Speed and production continuity: around 30 ppm depending on the component handled, maintaining consistent throughput across the entire product family without compromising speed or accuracy.
  2. Handling of complex parts: Reliable feeding of different geometries, asymmetric and lightweight components that would cause frequent jams in traditional bowl feeder systems
  3. Precision: ABB 5-axis delta robots combined with an integrated vision system ensure repeatable, accurate picking across all component geometries — eliminating misfeeds and reducing rejects to an absolute minimum.
  4. Compact and efficient layout: six FlexiBowl® 800 units operating simultaneously within a single, space-optimised footprint — delivering the feeding capacity of an entire component family without multiplying floor space or system complexity
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