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5 advantages that mGrip brings to the food industry
The food industry is clearly one of the most sensitive in terms of safety. Food safety is a factor that has to be guaranteed since, when it is not, it can cause very serious damage. It is imperative that safety is involved in all food processing, from production and handling to the final stage. This requires that companies adopt a series of strategies and equipment in their activity.
As a way to counter the dangers that these processes involve, the food industry has become increasingly automated. This way, there are much fewer people around the whole process, which automatically makes it safer. The replacement of human labour by machines and robots has been a relatively difficult process when it comes to food handling and packaging. This happens because the products are very different in several factors: size, texture, density, shape, etc.
In the last years some solutions have been developed in the area of robotics for food processing and handling, but there is still a gap that seems to resist this technology - the packaging technique. There is a great difficulty in finding an automated solution that is able to pick up food without crushing, breaking, or even dropping it at the time of packing it. Following this problem, Soft Robotics has developed a system that guarantees to be the ideal solution: the mGrip. The usual robotics technology is not able to hold firmly some types of products, but mGrip has this incredible particularity thanks to its fully adaptable silicone clamps.
This technology complies with the EC 1935/2004 regulation for food contact in the European Union.
The mGrip brings numerous advantages to the food industry, especially with regard to the packaging process. Some of them have already been mentioned, but it is important to highlight the most relevant ones. Know the main advantages of this technology from Soft Robotics:
- Speed and Productivity
The mGrip has an enormous working capacity at a very high pace. Therefore, it can store food much faster than any human being, becoming much more productive for any company.
- Security
This gripper has a filtering technology that prevents the entrance of particles, food, or other substances into the equipment, which prevents contamination throughout the process. Besides this, maintenance and cleaning operations are also avoided. As far as food safety is concerned, this system allows to hold them firmly so that they do not fall or destroy themselves.
- Softness
The great new thing that distinguishes mGrip from all grippers on the market is that the grippers are completely made of silicone. The usual grippers on the market are usually made of stainless steel and frequently damage food that has a more sensitive consistency. With Soft Robotics technology this is no longer a problem, since the softness of the grippers allows to pick up, move and drop food without crushing, breaking, or dropping it.
- Versatility
Although the success of mGrip is, undoubtedly, in the food industry, the versatility of this system allows it to be applicable to other industries. There are different mGrip kits that are also widely used for handling:
- Plastics and metals
- Medical devices / Pharmacy
- Consumer goods
- Others
- Profitability
Finally, the combination of all the above advantages results in the main - profitability. The fact that this is a faster, safer (because it avoids less damage) and more versatile technology, makes the mGrip very profitable for a company in the long run, since it dispenses a lot of human labor and brings even more results.
For more information, please contact Reiman's specialized team.
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