MODULAR SOLUTIONS


As part of a modular packaging solution, pick & place robots can help ensure that pralines are handled with precision and care.


from Easter and Christmas to Eid,” he says. “Modular equipment can be converted in a very short timeframe, allowing for rapid adaptation to cater for new products or packaging types with minimal downtimes.” So, adopting a modular approach can


maximise equipment utilisation, ensuring that the investment delivers value throughout the year while also reducing valuable factory floor space requirements by enabling multiple products to be produced on the same line. “Furthermore, modular design can also


ensure long-term investment security. If market demand for a product declines, machines can be reconfigured to handle different formats or packaging types and this helps confectionery manufacturers to keep their existing equipment fully operational and avoids additional capital expenditure,” continues Markus. “Further, in highly automated flow-wrap systems, changeovers between different product sizes and/or SKUs can be performed within minutes on a modular line.” As confectionery product lifecycles become shorter, and consumers


MODULAR SYSTEMS WILL HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AS A SET OF STANDARDISED BUILDING BLOCKS… THAT CAN BE SWAPPED, ADDED


TO, OR RECONFIGURED WITH MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RE-ENGINEERING


changing confectionery trends. He says: “Modular design matters most wherever flexibility and fast changeovers are critical. With just one machine or integrated system, different production and packaging requirements can be met efficiently. Instead of investing in multiple machines – which also consume valuable production space – modularity allows a single solution to adapt flexibly to a variety of products, formats, and packaging types.”


expect ever more seasonal variety, manufacturers need to be able to package a wide range of products in high volumes, often on tight schedules. Markus went on to explain why modular systems map so well with these fast-


Robot-based modularity Schubert believes that confectionery packaging machines should be designed to adapt to the application requirements and not the other way round, which is why it focuses on creating modular, robot- based packaging solutions. Whether for primary or secondary packaging, its systems are designed in a modular way, to handle frequently changing formats and different packaging materials. Its modular systems enable specific


lines to be tailored to a range of different applications by adding or removing


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