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MOTION CONTROL AT THE SPEED OF TECHNOLOGY™
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Hygienic Conveyor & Pick-and-Place Systems for Dairy and Beverage Producers
Hygienic conveyor and pick-and-place systems enable clean, accurate, and contamination-controlled movement of bottles, cartons, pouches, cups, and packaged dairy products. These systems support continuous production in wet, cold, and chemically sanitized environments while maintaining speed and reliability.
Electromate supplies washdown-rated actuators, servo motors, stainless-steel gearheads, modular conveyors, and food-grade sensing components used to build motion paths for filling, packaging, sorting, and end-of-line handling in dairy and beverage facilities across Canada.
Typical Uses
Hygienic conveyor and pick-and-place systems built with our mechatronic components support:
- Bottle, jug, and carton transfer through filling and capping lines
- High-speed pick-and-place of yogurt cups, cheese packs, and beverage multipacks
- Smooth product flow through primary and secondary packaging zones
- Accumulation, merging, diverting, and lane balancing
- Handling of milk bags, pouches, trays, and fragile containers
- Servo-driven placement for labeling, sealing, and inspection steps
- Integration with robotics, delta mechanisms, and vision-guided systems
Key Benefits
- Components designed for high-pressure washdown and CIP/SIP sanitation
- Stainless-steel and food-grade materials suitable for dairy and beverage processing
- High-speed, repeatable pick-and-place motion for improved throughput
- Smooth conveyor transitions minimizing spills, dents, and product instability
- Precise servo control enabling accurate indexing, sorting, and placement
- Scalable configurations supporting both retrofit upgrades and new installations
- Reliable operation in cold-room, humid, and caustic environments
Technologies Supplied by Electromate
Electromate provides a wide range of motion-control and conveyor technologies from manufacturers such as maxon, Kollmorgen, Tolomatic, Harmonic Drive, and others. Available hygienic-rated components include:
- IP-rated servo motors and stainless-steel motor options
- Food-grade planetary and harmonic gearheads
- Hygienic linear actuators and belt/rodless actuator platforms
- Modular stainless-steel conveyor systems
- High-resolution encoders for precise feedback and motion accuracy
- Machine-tending and end-effector accessories for robotic pick-and-place cells
These technologies allow OEMs and integrators to design systems that meet throughput, washdown, material-handling, and maintenance targets required in dairy and beverage processing.
Applications in Canada
Hygienic conveyors and pick-and-place systems are widely used across Canadian dairy and beverage sectors, supported by strong regional processing hubs:
- Ontario – Bottled beverage plants, milk and cultured dairy processing, yogurt and cheese packaging, and large-scale filling lines serving national distribution.
- Québec – High-volume dairy production including milk, cream, yogurt, and specialty cheeses, along with advanced packaging and cold-chain automation.
- British Columbia – Ready-to-drink beverage producers, craft beverage facilities, and fresh dairy manufacturers requiring compact washdown automation.
- Alberta – Milk, ice cream, and cultured dairy operations supplying Western Canada, along with handling systems for large beverage bottling runs.
- Atlantic Canada – Regional milk and beverage processors operating smaller plants that benefit from modular, scalable hygienic conveyors and pick-and-place machinery.
