High-Speed Picking Robots for Packaging Automation

Delta, SCARA, and 6-Axis Solutions for Precise, Vision-Guided Product Handling

Manual picking caps your throughput, strains operators, and slows every SKU changeover on the line. Remtec designs vision-guided picking cells with your preferred controls platform controls and touchscreen operation, so your floor runs the system without robot programming expertise.

Key Takeaways:

  • Vision-guided delta, SCARA, and 6-axis robot options
  • Pick up to 110 products per minute per robot
  • Automatic SKU changeover without robot programming on the floor
  • FANUC Authorized and Cognex Certified system integration
  • FDA-grade and washdown configurations for food handling

As a FANUC Authorized System Integrator and Cognex Certified Vision Integrator, Remtec brings proven expertise in both robotics and advanced machine vision to every system delivered

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How Picking Robots Handle High-Mix Lines Without Reprogramming?

Frequent SKU changes and randomly fed products force manual sorting, line stoppages, and rework downstream. Remtec builds cells with high-speed vision tracking and recipe-based changeover, so the line adapts to your product mix automatically.

  • Delta, SCARA, and 6-axis robots configured to your product format
  • Up to 110 picks per minute per robot, scalable with added units
  • Washdown configurations available

Why Manufacturers Choose Remtec for Vision-Guided Picking?

Remtec is a FANUC Authorized System Integrator and Cognex Certified Vision Integrator serving manufacturers across the Midwest and Eastern U.S. Each cell is designed around your line layout, product mix, and throughput targets, then integrated with your existing conveyors, inspection, and plant systems.

  • FANUC Authorized System Integrator and Cognex Certified Vision Integrator
  • Production data tracked, displayed, and communicated to plant enterprise systems
  • Integration with ERP, MES, conveyors, inspection, and palletizers

Remtec’s robotic high speed picking systems offer maximum flexibility, with the ability to change SKUs automatically on demand. All of Remtec’s picking robots are equipped with standard Allen-Bradley controllers, which eliminate the need for robot programming expertise on the packaging floor. A simple touch screen operator interface is provided so that the system can be operated without specialized training. Production data is also tracked and displayed.

Feature Specification / Range
Robot types Parallel‑link (delta), SCARA, 6‑axis
Picking rate Up to 110 pieces per minute per robot
Vision system High-speed line tracking, orientation
Changeover Automatic SKU change via Allen‑Bradley PLC
Integration ERP, MES, conveyors, safety systems
Common payloads Pouches, tubes, cartons, bottles, trays

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Bring us your product mix, line speed, and changeover challenges, and Remtec will scope a picking cell built around them. Starting the conversation takes one form.

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Case Study: How SS White Automated Tedious Burr Packaging—Without Halting Production

When labor shortages and ergonomic risks slowed a top dental burr manufacturer, Remtec delivered a flexible robotic solution that transformed output, safety, and operator efficiency.

  • One operator now runs 6+ production cells
  • Automatic SKU changeovers with no downtime
  • Zero programming required — touchscreen control

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FANUC

Certified FANUC Integration for the East and Midwest

As a long-standing FANUC Authorized System Integrator, Remtec brings proven robotic expertise to manufacturers across the Midwest and Eastern U.S. Our team designs and installs reliable automation systems built around FANUC robots and vision technologies, ensuring smooth deployment, strong performance, and long-term support. For plants looking to modernize picking, packing, palletizing, or material handling, Remtec offers a partner with deep experience and a regional presence you can count on.

Frequently Asked Questions

    • Picking robots use high-speed vision systems to locate items—often randomly oriented—on moving conveyors. The system calculates their position and orientation in real time, enabling the robot to pick and place each item precisely into a tray, pocket, or carton.

    • Remtec’s systems are used across rigid, flexible, and semi-rigid formats. Common examples include pouches, tubes, bottles, blister packs, thermoformed trays, and cartons.

    • Each robot can pick up to 110 items per minute depending on product size, weight, and orientation. Systems can be scaled by adding multiple robot units.

    • Industries include:

      • Food & beverage (pouch loading, case/tray packing)
      • Pharmaceuticals (tube or blister pack handling)
      • Consumer goods (multi-pack arrangements)
      • E-commerce (automated order picking)

    • Picking robots are typically integrated with:

      • Upstream conveyors or infeeds
      • Downstream tray formers, cartoners, or case packers
      • Vision inspection systems
      • Safety enclosures and guarding
      • Plant control systems (via Ethernet/IP, OPC UA, etc.)