Case Studies

Raumland GmbH

Blending family tradition with innovation: Raumland GmbH's automated solution for palletizing wine cartons.

About Raumland GmbH

Raumland GmbH provides complete bottling solutions for a wide range of wine producers. Its services include wine analysis, filtering, labeling, bottling and shipping, ensuring a streamlined and efficient process for customers. Thanks to its team of experienced oenologists, beverage technologists and technicians, Raumland GmbH guarantees its customers a transparent and end-to-end process. With this integrated approach, Raumland GmbH has become a trusted partner for the entire wine industry while maintaining its focus on quality and expertise.

Industry

Food & beverage

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Location

Germany

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Number of Employees

10-25

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Products

Palletizing Solution

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Step 1 - Box dimensions, weight and orientation

The cobot perfectly reflects what we need. It is a flexible machine, compact, quick to set up, and, ultimately, affordable. We were able to automate a task that was extremely tedious. No one complains about back pain anymore. At least not from palletizing.

Sebastian Raumland

Managing Director, Raumland GmbH

The Problem

Raumland GmbH processes over five million bottles and 2,500 different wines every year, creating a huge diversity in its bottling operations. In a single 8-hour shift, employees had to handle up to 40 tonnes of packaging, which was inefficient and physically demanding. In addition, all the proposed automation solutions came up against major difficulties, such as lack of flexibility, oversized systems or prohibitive costs, making it difficult to find a solution tailored to the company's needs.

The Solution

To tackle this problem, Raumland GmbH successfully used Robotiq's PE20 Palletizing Solution with the UR 20 cobot. The solution is positioned at the end of the bottling line, between two Euro pallets. It uses a vacuum gripper to simultaneously pick up two cartons of wine from the conveyor belt and palletize them with precision. When one pallet is full, an employee replaces it, while the cobot continues on to the second pallet. The collaborative design of the cobot enables it to work safely alongside staff without protective enclosures, improving both efficiency and safety.

The Results

Convincing wins.

Robotiq’s palletizing cobot brought benefits on many levels:

Increased efficiency: The cobot palletizes continuously, avoiding bottlenecks and streamlining the process.
Labor relief: The physically demanding task of stacking heavy wine cartons manually is eliminated, lightening the workload for employees.
Rapid adaptation: The solution efficiently handles different types of cartons and palletizing patterns, offering the flexibility needed to adapt to the diversity of wines processed each year.

Applications

Palletizing

The Robotiq palletizing solution has transformed Raumland GmbH's operations: not only has it increased efficiency, it has also eliminated the physically demanding task of manual stacking. This has enabled the company to streamline its packaging process and improve overall productivity, while preserving the delicate handling of premium wine cartons.

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