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Material Feeding & Machine Tending

Replace the repetitive job of loading material bags and parts into machines, taking heavy lifting and dusty environments off people.

Core functions
  • Grips 20–30 kg bags and parts and loads them into machines
  • Unloading and loading in sync with the machine cycle
  • Dust- and water-resistant models for powder and washdown areas
Customer value
  • Eliminates heavy lifting and cuts back-injury risk
  • Feeding continues nights and weekends, raising equipment utilization
  • Less exposure to powders and chemicals improves the work environment
Check before deploying
  • Whether bag opening and empty-bag disposal are in scope (needs custom tooling and integration)
  • Payload and reach, plus guarded versus collaborative operation

Selected Robots

Hand-picked for this work, with the reason each one fits. "PoC" marks robots to validate in a limited trial first.

Estun ER20-1780
Robot Arm
Estun（埃斯顿）

ER20-1780

20kg可搬・1780mmリーチの搬送やマシンテンディング向け6軸産業ロボット

1箱20kg
In use

20 kg payload, 1,780 mm reach industrial robot for guarded handling and loading.

DOBOT CR 30H
Robot Arm
DOBOT（越疆科技）

CR 30H

30kg可搬・高速動作の重可搬協働ロボット

1箱30kg
In use

30 kg, IP67 cobot for loading bags and parts alongside workers.

Elite Robots CS630
Robot Arm
Elite Robots（艾利特机器人）

CS630

30kg可搬・IP68の重量物対応協働ロボット

1箱30kg
In use

30 kg, IP68 cobot that can sit in powder-heavy or washdown feeding stations.

Proven in Japan

Beverage Plant · Ingredient feeding
2,391hours/year saved
Factory

Kirin Beverage fully automates tea-leaf unpacking and feeding with three robots

Challenge

People unpacked tea leaves (up to 25 kg) from cartons, fed them in, and weighed them.

Deployment

Three robots and peripherals fully automate opening cartons, lifting out inner bags, cutting, feeding, and clearing empties.

Outcome

Saves 1,870 hours a year in feeding and 521 hours in weighing.

IndustryBeverages
UseIngredient feeding
StageFull deployment

Sources: 日本SDA 第31回大会 資料

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Robot: Three FANUC robots (not listed on Hope-Robot mall)

Overseas Cases

Bakery · Yaskawa
400trays/hour unloaded
Food ManufacturingGermanyFactory

German bakery Malzers automates everything from tray unloading to placing dough on trays with Yaskawa robots

Challenge

Trays and boards are pulled from racks, lined with baking paper, and loaded with frozen roll dough.

Deployment

A GP180-120 (unloading trays and boards), an MPK2F (laying paper), and four MPP3H (placing dough), with food-grade grease and washdown paint.

Outcome

Unloads 400 trays and 1,000 boards an hour.

IndustryFood (bakery)
UseTray handling / Dough placing
StageFull deployment

MOTOMAN-MPP3H places the dough; a GP180-120 unloads trays and boards, and an MPK2F lays the paper.

Sources: Yaskawa 導入事例

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Humanoid feeding battery cells (China)

SiteAutomotive battery-module line in Hefei (JEE Technology)
Scale1 unit

Automates the whole step from recognizing trays to grasping, moving, and placing cells, with soft ESD-safe grippers that avoid contact that could cause shorts.

What this replaces, by industry

Which step and task this maps to in each industry's process flow. Open the line for the whole flow, or ▼ for the task list.

Automotive & Transport Equipment：Vehicle Production Line at an Assembly Plant

1 task
  • 2. StampingTransferring panels between pressesIn use in JapanRobot Arm

Electronics & Semiconductors：SMT Board Assembly to Final Product Line at an Electronics Plant

1 task

Apparel & Sewing：Garment Factory Cutting-to-Packing Line

5 tasks

Food Manufacturing：Industrial Bakery Production Line

6 tasks
  • 2. Weighing & mixingDepalletizing 25 kg ingredient bags, opening them, and tipping them into the hopperProven overseasRobot Arm
  • 2. Weighing & mixingOpening cartons, lifting out inner bags, cutting, tipping, and clearing emptiesIn use in JapanRobot Arm
  • 5. Shaping & tray loadingPulling trays and boards from racks, laying baking paper, and arranging dough on traysProven overseasRobot Arm
  • 5. Shaping & tray loadingUnloading loaded trays from the freezer and stacking them onto rack trolleysProven overseasRobot Arm
  • 7. Depanning & coolingLifting baked goods off trays and out of tins (robotic depanner)Proven overseasRobot Arm
  • 8. Slicing & packagingPicking products at the oven exit to feed the wrapper, then collating packs into multipacksProven overseasRobot Arm

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