Portuguese food distributor uses Robopac robotic palletizers to reduce shop returns

Challenge

• High return rate due to defective packaging
• Large stretch film consumable cost
• Substantial consumable wastage

Solution

• Introduce Robopac Robot S6 self-propelled packaging machines
• Implement capabilities to pack any product with any shape and size (even cylindrical)
• Add capabilities for fixed and variable film pre-stretch
• Add industrial 4.0 capabilities for remote control and optimization

Outcome

• Significantly fewer shop returns
• A sharp drop in the costs of stretch film
• Higher employee production performance