Meiners Saaten is a family-owned seed supplier with a long-standing tradition and a commitment to "Quality from the start." Before the automation solution was implemented, the manual handling of heavy seed bags was part of the daily routine. The bags were manually removed from pallets and placed onto a conveyor belt, sometimes with the assistance of a crane with a suction device. This task involved significant physical effort, especially due to the high weight of the bags and the additional strain of the working environment, characterized by heat and dust. The associated health risks clearly highlight the urgent need for an ergonomically and technologically optimized solution.
This video showcases the automated sack depalletizing solution in action, with excerpts highlighting the operations at Meiners Saaten. It demonstrates how the technology streamlines the process, enhances efficiency, and reduces physical strain on employees, all while ensuring precise and reliable performance in their day-to-day operations.
To sustainably reduce the physical strain on employees while simultaneously increasing process reliability, we have implemented an AI-powered system for the automated depalletizing of seed bags for Meiners Saaten.
An integrated Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor captures the 3D point cloud of the loaded pallet and, in combination with a deep learning algorithm, enables the precise localization of the bags and the identification of suitable gripping points. The collected data is transmitted via a custom-developed PLC interface to a robotic system, which then precisely transfers the bags onto the conveyor belt. The overall solution ensures a secure, reproducible process and significantly relieves the staff.
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