2021 + ISSUE ONE
E X P E R T
Q&A
Gary Pickett
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Fast, Accurate and Flexible Cartoning JLS® provides an in-depth look at how the Peregrine® cartoning system eliminates transfer conveyors, saves space and eliminates costs while boasting robotic, vision-guided technology.
What are the benefits of the Peregrine® compared to traditional top- or end-load systems?
Pickett: The Peregrine is a robotic, vision-guided top-load cartoning solution. Compared to end-load cartoning, top-load carton applications provide a larger window to place product. The cost savings associated with reduced materials on a top-load system is a big opportunity for our customers.
8 VISION
Tri-seal cartons reduce transportation costs and space requirements versus pre-formed cartons used on a traditional end-load system. Top-load cartons are typically manufactured and shipped as a flat blank while end-load cartons are formed and glued. The empty cartons are then packed into cases, stacked on pallets and shipped to the customer’s plant. By eliminating the need to ship cartons, the Peregrine saves food manufacturers between five and 10 percent of costs associated with material and shipping by forming and closing cartons inline.
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Why does JLS® consider the Peregrine the next generation of carton loading?
Pickett: Top-load applications are more conducive to automation and we’ve seen the market move away from end-load during the last 10 to 15 years. The reason for this is because you have to build the collation for an end-load application, which requires an in-feed conveyor. From that point, it’s then pushed into the end of a carton, and that’s a challenge in itself just getting the product safely and accurately into the carton. On the Peregrine, JLS builds the collation with the robot directly into the carton and eliminates all transfers from the infeed into the carton. With robotic applications, our solution is much more conducive to automation. Plus, robots are more affordable now than they were in the past, allowing food producers to move to automation and convert to a top-load carton application.
GARY PICKETT, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT at JLS Automation, discusses how the fast and flexible robotic Peregrine cartoning system saves customers costs, materials and floor space compared to traditional mechanical top-load solutions. Pickett holds more than 30 years of carton loading experience and helps JLS® expand and develop in existing and new industry markets.
