Foster's toast successful robots

摘要

Anew robotic palletising system has been installed at one of Foster's Australian breweries. The two IRB4400 robots from ABB Robotics provide flexibility through simple changeovers between products and pallet patterns. Making beer and getting it to millions of thirsty Aussies is a serious business. Australia makes about 2 billion litres of beer a year, and the country consistently ranks in the top 10 of beer consumers in the world in terms of litres drunk per person. In the Foster's brewery pack house, the palletising lines stack the cartons of freshly bottled beer onto pallets, ready for warehousing and eventual distribution. The pallets typically hold 70 cartons (seven layers of 10 packs, each containing 24 × 375ml bottles), which need to be stacked precisely.