Cama, a 12 robot pick & place line with Augmented Reality functionality

At All4Pack, Cama will offer visitors the opportunity to touch the machines, but not only; through videos related to new applications, the company will introduce Cama plants and lines, for an even richer presentation. At the show, the company will bring a robotic line with a cell of 12 Triaflex robots designed to pick up products and put them in trays.

The machine Cama is going to exhibit is a fully integrated robotic solution, with a very small footprint and a cell of Cama’s own 12 Triaflex delta robots working in co-flow, therefore capable of packaging about 1000 products per minute. These robots feature an anti-collision system, which allows them to work in a very small space without interfering with each other’s functions. The cell configuration allows for two product loading lines, one on the right and one on the left, with various pick & place patterns able to be handled.

The lines have an advanced vision system, which allows them to recognize product shapes and do quality checks. They are also equipped with an integrated digital-twin simulation system, the flagship of the first phase of Industry 4.0. Even before the machine was produced, in fact, Cama focused on preventive design, dedicated engineering that allowed the company to simulate the behaviour of the products and their interaction with grippers and packaging. All of this is visualized with a large HMI touch screen, mounted directly on the machine and allowing users to see virtual twin operating in sync with the live machine.

Digital twin technology and the ability to simulate solutions during the design phase of machine realisation is a game changing technology to allow Cama as a machine builder to get machines built right first time to deliver successful projects for customers. This design strategy is very useful in sectors such as frozen food, where there is no guarantee of being able to test product which is 100% representative before machine installation, due to the need to maintain sufficient quantity of products in the cold chain, which in that sector are often tons processed per hour on very fast lines. The digital twin therefore helps to simulate a real production cycle and helps to prevent problems that, if discovered during assembly and testing, can be a very serious problem.

Cama’s Industry 4.0 capability also includes an augmented reality package where through the use of a tablet, overlays for user information relating to maintenance, changeover and spare parts are brough to life for the user as an augmented reality view on the tablet’s screen. This information, which was previously accessible with the paper manual, is displayed on screen via QR code. This is a user-friendly solution that almost completely replaces the traditional manual, and makes accessing the right information easier and more effective, an ideal tool for supporting staff training.

For 2022, and looking forward, Cama is rolling out its technology into new segments, including Personal, Home & Healthcare, a sector in which the company has already increased its turnover since last year, with a range of innovative machines that have taken Cama out of its traditional market, allowing it to face new challenges that it has successfully learnt from and solved with new solutions. In fact, Cama has adapted its technology, which was developed for the specialized food industry, to meet the needs of the non-food sectors, exploring new opportunities such as assembly, where packaging and product handling combine, creating opportunities and challenges with the likes of components, adhesive tape, cosmetics, but also returning to food, where the likes of meal kits or ready meals are assembled from a variety of food components.

Cama at All4Pack 2022:

Hall 5A Stand H167

Prodotti e tecnologie: CAMA GROUP

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