Cabinplant's pick, process and place machine has been designed to streamline fish processing operations by replacing manual labour with an automated process.
"Most machines will use the robot to do pick and place only," says Ralf Astrup, md of Cabinplant. "We thought, why not process the food between the two?"
The firm believes its pick, process and place line has potential uses in other industries, such as for meat and vegetable processing.
"There is a great deal of interest worldwide in the pick, process and place line, as many fish processing facilities are dealing with a dual problem finding adequate and skilled labour and facing increasing labour costs," says Astrup. "This forces many firms to outsource the work, which means they lose control. The pick, process and place line allows them to regain control and also reduces the risk of error since there is no manual handling."
Cabinplant's patent-pending robot trimming and packing line has been nominated in the 2011 Danish engineering product prize, to be awarded on October 12.
Contact: Cabinplant