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About Hygienic Robotic Loading Platform

Hygienic Robotic Loading Platform is Harpak-ULMA’s configurable family of robotic cells for locating, inspecting, picking and loading food into packaging equipment. Introduced in October 2026, it serves cheese, fresh meat and snack applications across thermoforming, flow wrapping and tray sealing. The hygienic structure uses open, bent-plate stainless steel, sloped surfaces and accessible utilities for cleaning; selected components carry IP69K washdown ratings.

Application-specific tooling and 2D or advanced 3D vision adapt the cell to the product and its orientation. Optional inspection checks presence, colour, mass, defects or features. In the standard Rockwell configuration, robot motion and packaging equipment share the Logix programming environment and Allen-Bradley controls for recipes, diagnostics and coordination. Cell dimensions are configured during manufacture. A general-purpose configuration extends the family to medical-device loading, case packing and cartoning.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

Operating environments: Food packaging production lines
Control modes: Automated Cell
Pick and place
Claimed - 2026-10-01 - Locate, orient, pick and load food into thermoforming, flow-wrapping or tray-sealing equipment. - environment: Food packaging production lines
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Supply

Supply / Components

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Programmable Logic Controllers - automation_controls - Rockwell Automation - Rockwell Automation provides integrated Allen-Bradley controls for Harpak-ULMA’s hygienic robotic-loading platform - source: harpak-ulma.com
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Resources

Media library

Four-cell robotic loading configuration
image · Harpak-ULMA
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Timeline

Harpak-ULMA launches hygienic robotic-loading platform
2026-10-01 - Product Launch - Open stainless-steel construction, self-draining surfaces and IP69K-rated components support washdown and cleaning access. Application-selected 2D or 3D vision and product-specific tooling guide loading for thermoforming, flow wrapping and tray sealing. The platform will be shown at PACK EXPO International in October and Rockwell Automation Fair in November 2026.
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