Pick and place robots with vision that keeps up.
A pick and place robot moves products between a feed and a destination — belt to tray, tray to carton, bin to fixture. Delta robots reach 150–300 picks per minute on light products, SCARA arms 60–120, and collaborative arms 20–40 with the widest flexibility. Vision guidance removes the need for precise part fixturing.
Overview
Pick and place robots — where it fits
Pick and place is where speed and flexibility meet. We build cells from a single cobot picking trays at 30 cycles a minute to delta lines running hundreds of picks a minute off a moving belt.
- Primary and secondary food and bakery packaging
- Tray loading, denesting and carton filling
- Random bin picking with 3D vision
- Assembly feeding, kitting and part orientation
- Inspection handling and reject sortation
Equipment
What we build into the cell.
Delta robots
Ceiling-mounted, hygienic-design deltas with conveyor tracking for 150–300 picks per minute on light products.
SCARA arms
High-accuracy four-axis arms for tray loading, assembly feeding and electronics handling at 60–120 cycles per minute.
Collaborative arms
Fenceless six-axis arms for lower rates and mixed products, easily redeployed between lines.
Vision & feeding
2D conveyor-tracking cameras, 3D bin-picking sensors, flexible feeders and denesters, plus lighting designed for your product.
How we deliver
From first study to production in 8 weeks.
Product trial
We test your actual product for grip, tack and tolerance — the single biggest risk in a high-rate pick and place project.
Rate simulation
Robot count, belt speed and vision field simulated to prove the required rate with margin before you order.
Build & vision tuning
Cell assembled and the vision recipe trained on production samples across lighting and colour variation.
Ramp-up
We stay on the line through ramp-up until the cell holds rate and yield across a full shift.
FAQ
Questions we get asked
Something not covered? Our application engineers answer within 24 hours.
Ask an engineerHow many picks per minute can a robot do?
A delta robot handles 150–300 picks per minute on light products, a SCARA 60–120, and a collaborative arm 20–40. Where one robot is not enough, several work in series along the same belt.
Do we need vision?
Only if the product arrives in an unknown position. Fixtured or indexed parts can be picked blind, which is cheaper and faster; random belt or bin flow needs 2D or 3D vision.
Can it handle soft or sticky products?
Usually yes, but the gripper decides. We run a product trial with your real material before quoting, because bakery, meat and film products behave very differently from rigid parts.
Is it suitable for food contact?
Yes. We build in washdown-rated robots, IP69K options, food-grade suction cups and stainless frames where hygiene requirements demand it.
What accuracy can we expect?
Repeatability is typically ±0.05 to ±0.1 mm at the robot flange. Overall placement accuracy depends on vision calibration and gripper compliance, which we verify at commissioning.
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