The use-case addresses the food packaging market, and more specifically the handling of soft plastic pouches. Empty standing pouch will have to be manipulated for bin picking and placing in correct way at fixed speed in input machine. And already filled pillow pouches will have to be manipulated for volume optimal stacking into a transportation flexible bag.
In this task, THIMONNIER will integrate the MERGING technology on its production lines, with the support of the partners. The installation layout of the MERGING solution, adapted to the production step suggested by THIMONNIER (transfer and stacking), will be defined by CEA, LMS and AIMEN, helped by CASP and OPTEAMUM.
OMNIGRASP will provide support for the implementation and running of the robot gripper in the production environment, and (if necessary) will perform some adjustments of the robot gripper to the object shape/ size and specifications. CASP will fine tune the control and communication software of the robot to the specificities of THIMONNIER use-case. EPFL will adapt the electro-adhesive gripping device to suit the flexible polymer pouches handling. IPC will analyze the gripper / plastic pouches interaction and provide support to the products quality analysis.
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