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. var addthis_config = {“data_track_clickback”:true,”data_track_addressbar”:false,”data_track_textcopy”:false,”ui_header_background”:”#E8E9EA”,”ui_header_color”:”#CE1A0C”,”ui_cobrand”:”Flexicell”};
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…
Why Do Companies Expand their Plants? Food Manufacturing Magazine Gives Survey Answers.
A survey of readers of Food Manufacturing reveals that: 21% Report a planned plant expansion project within the next few months 48% Have plans to expand within the next couple of years. 87% Of recent plant expansions involved investing in new equipment/machinery. Additional expansion goals include plants that are: 61% – More energy efficient 55% – More ergonomically designed to speed workflow 40% – More…