New FLL Team is All Charged Up for the FIRST Lego League 2011 Food Factor Challenge
All Charged Up, a new FIRST© Lego League team from Chickahominy Middle School, is preparing for the First Lego League 2011 challenge, Food Factor. In this year’s challenge released September 2nd, teams are researching the preservation of food and developing new methods that prevent spoiling. Like all FIRST competitions, the middle schoolers will also program robots to solve real-world problems.
Cost-effective Robotic Palletizer Reduces Labor and Waste for Loose and Bundled Stacks of Carton Blanks
A packaging manufacturer of paperboard cartons and corrugated containers was continuing their efforts to reduce labor costs with automation. They have purchased robotic palletizers from Flexicell for two lines, one palletizing shrink-wrapped bundles and the other palletizing open-top cases. These systems have proven to be a great success in reducing labor, increasing the consistency of pallet loads, and functioning at a higher operational efficiency.
When More Is Better: Flexible Palletizing Solution for Large Food Manufacturer
A large manufacturer of sauces and food toppings needed to automate palletization for 6 production lines in their Canadian facility. A centralized palletizing system seemed like the best solution because they could use one robot on multiple lines; however, the lines were not near enough to each other for this to be practical. To keep the footprint relatively small, Flexicell suggested an alternative method, which…
Reducing Labor Costs and Increasing Palletizing Efficiency for a Petroleum Refinery
A petroleum refinery had numerous troubles with their palletizing operation. Their employees were loading the heavy packages, which could weigh up to 45 pounds, by hand. The weight made the process difficult due to the potential for injury. The company also needed to increase production. Their palletizing system needed to be capable of handling two very different products simultaneously: cases and 20-liter plastic pails. Whereas…
Personal Care Products Manufacturer Reduces Labor with Case Packing and Palletizing Automation
A personal care products manufacturer needed to increase their production volume. They decided to combine two moderate-speed tube fillers into one line and install a new high-speed tube filler as a second line. The new filler would be capable of producing the same volume of tubes as the two existing tube fillers combined, effectively doubling production. The manufacturer had been case packing and palletizing their…
Flexicell Officially Certified by FANUC as an Integrator of Robotic Vision Systems using iRVision
Based on our experience with FANUC’s iRVision® product and the successful deployment of robotic vision, Flexicell has been welcomed into FANUC’s Certified Vision Specialist program. As a company already recognized by FANUC as a Strategic Market Specialist and Level 4 Authorized Integrator, Flexicell is honored to accept another distinction that recognizes our dedication to innovation and flexible solutions. The Certified Vision Specialist program is reserved…
Flexicell employees featured in VirginiaFIRST Video
VirginiaFIRST is Virginia’s chapter of FIRST, the host of the robotics competition for kids grades K-12. In a video titled “A View From All Sides”, students and mentors talk about how FIRST has helped them grow and learn. This is an organization that Flexicell is proud to be a part of. Allen Bancroft, our Information Logistics Director, discusses how mentors and students interact by working…
Flexicell-sponsored Blue Cheese Robotics wins another regional competition in the FRC!
The Flexicell-sponsored Blue Cheese Robotics team (#1086) won the Virginia Regional of the FIRST Robotics Competition! The competition took place at the VCU Siegel Center on March 18-20, 2010. Team 1086 also received the Engineering Inspiration Award. This award “celebrates a team’s outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering and engineers, both within their school as well as their community”1. Congratulations, Blue Cheese!…