Robotic Loading Systems for Blister Packaging Machines & Thermoformers

The ESS Technologies, Inc. TaskMate™ Robotic Blister Loading System integrates a FANUC robotic cell with any commercially available blister packaging machine or thermoformer. Custom ESS-designed end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) can be designed to pick a wide variety of products and place them into blisters or thermoformed cavities prior to sealing. The system can be ordered with new machines or integrated with existing systems to automate manual feeding processes. The TaskMate™ system includes:

• A FANUC multi-axis robot (model varies depending on application)
• ESS-designed end-of-arm tool (EOAT) that changes in minutes
• Controls and programming
• Interlocked Lexan guarding designed to Category 4 safety standards

Product is delivered to the TaskMate Robotic Blister Loading System via an infeed conveyor. The ESS-designed EOAT can be designed to pick one or multiple products and place them into blisters either one at a time or simultaneously. Custom fixtures allow ESS engineers to test the system without the need to send the thermoformer or blister packaging machine to the factory, and the robotic cell can be integrated directly with the machine at on-site.

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