... http://www.matrixcontrols.com/ Matrix Matrix specialises in shop floor computer systems for the food industry. Founded in 1979, Matrix is a software solutions and automation company,providing automation systems that are truly integrated with the back office. Their solutions...

...P.Y. Chua; T. Ilschner; D.G. Caldwell The food industry is a highly competitive manufacturing area, but with relatively little robotic involvement as compared to the automotive industry. This is due to the fact that food products are highly variable both in shape, sizes and structure which poses...

...Christine Connolly This article describes two developments for the automatic handling of delicate food products: a new end‐effector for handling sticky objects, and a vision‐based system for harvesting mushrooms. Figure 3 End‐effector on an x‐y frame, picking...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Robots Food Packaging Motoman Robotic cell for automated packing and handling Keywords: Robots, Food, Packaging, Motoman Motoman Robotics (UK) has recently introduced the SP-100 robot specifically designed for palletising applications...

...Stuart Wilkinson The paper discusses the new emerging technology of “gastrobotics”, or food‐powered mobile robots. The concept of self‐sufficiency is examined, and it is postulated that robots with stomachs offer the promise of sustained autonomous operation in an unstructured outdoor environment...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Robots Food Hostile environments Fanuc The hidden costs in cold room operations Keywords: Robots, Food, Hostile environments, Fanuc The growth of the frozen foods and the ready meals markets means that more people in the food industry...

... or leaves, the robot is still only in action 50 to 60 times each day. Even so, it is a job that previously was handled by three full‐time microbiologists and, says QA Director, Barbara Ellison, “The new cell will achieve payback in less than 18 months”. Robots Food Painting Machine vision Lasers...

... Hopper, Robotic Systems Manager at UK Robotics, summarized the detailed report prepared by the British Robot Association for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, entitled Out of the Factories and into the Fields. The report, presented to the Government in September 1998, was based...

...Brian Rooks Describes the latest robot, the IRB 340 FlexPicker, from ABB Flexible Automation that is designed for high speed picking and placing operations found in the food and beverage industry. The new gantry mounted robot is based on a triple arm configuration licensed from a Swiss company...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Food Palletising Global growth impacts UK market ­ new Integrated Solutions Division announced Keywords Food,Palletising The Columbus McKinnon Corporation, parent to Univeyor, has grown 42 percent in the last year, with sales now running...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Food Agriculture Robots Robots come out of the factories and into the fields Keywords Food,Agriculture, Robots The last 15 years has seen a massive increase in farming mechanisation, with the labour force shrinking proportionately...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Food Automation MACA (Meat Automation Concerted Action) Keywords Food,Automation Under the auspices of the European Union -- MACA (Meat Automation Concerted Action) has been formed. More than 30 companies are participating...

...Peter G. Davey Outlines the special design requirements for robots working in the food industry © MCB UP Limited 1999 Food Robotics OxIM Ltd, the Oxford‐based automation specialist, is now able to offer new techniques for grasping, guidance and actuation specifically developed...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Food Palletising Robots Palletizing in the Spanish food industry Keywords Food,Palletising, Robots A leader in the Spanish food market, GALLINA BLANCA, is located near Barcelona. With over 400 employees working...

... Motoman introduces modular, pre-engineered PackWorld® : new standard for robotic packaging of consumer products Keywords Packaging,Food, Robots Motoman continues its modular concept for robotic solutions with PackWorld. Its standard components, including a Motoman high-speed, six...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Food Palletising Robots Robot first for palletising beef in an abattoir Keywords Food,Palletising, Robots For the first time in Australia, and probably the world, robots are being used in an abattoir to palletise cartons of frozen meat...

... potential customers. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Robots Food Robots for the meat industry Iain Wadie, Neil Maddock, Graham Purnell, Koorosh Khodabandehloo, Alan Crooks, Andy Shacklock and Dave West The labour-intensive meat industry is under considerable pressure to develop more efficient...

... is a practical solution for the processing of naturally varying products. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Robots Food Machine vision Waterjet Fish deboning requires knowledge of anatomy W.E. Friedrich , N.R. Spooner and P.K. Lim Introduction Natural products, such as food products derived from animals...

...Peter J. Wallin A review of the use of robotics in the food and drinks industry based on a report commissioned by MAFF [Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food].Outlines trends and changes, and robot sales figures in the food market. Looks at problems areas and technology limitation. Stresses...

... arms. Outlines the software for the robot and gives results of initial trials. Concludes that with careful design, a fish can be grasped reliably and with the necessary accuracy in order to achieve yield improvements on fish deheading exceeding 1 per cent. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Robots Food...