Feed mills of all sizes have long benefited from the efficiencies offered by automated palletizing systems, yet many who have not adopted the technology may be unaware of how far robotic systems have evolved in the last decade. "I think some consumersstill have the mind set that robots are too complex, but now, 99% of the time any issues can be resolved with a phone call," says Phil Wright of Icon Robotics, an integrator and manufacturer of palletizing and packaging systems, a division of JMP Ltd. In the past, automated systems may have required staff engineers to program, maintain and work with robots; however, advances in technology have made systems user friendly, with simplified interfaces and easy-to-program configurations.
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