For Dutch dairy products manufacturer Friesche Vlag, flexibility in production and distribution is essential to meet fast-changing market demand. The robotised system with central merging and palletising combines optimum utilisation of system capacity with rapid switches between different products and batches.

• 9 production machines
• Central merging, leaving production floorspace empty
• System capacity 11,000 products/hour
• 5 robots in dedicated palletising area
• Automated pallet handling system

Benefits:

• Highly effective and cost-effective solution
• No need for transport of products by fork truck
• No need for barcoding of products
• Virtually no manual labour

The system meets strict criteria of compactness and high flexibility, and delivers improved quality and increased productivity with much lower labour content.