最近, 我们收到了一家冰棒制造商的现场照片. In the cold storage palletizing stage of the food cold-chain industry, low temperatures, high humidity, and strict hygiene requirements often render many conventional automation equipment “out of their element.”
For this specific scenario, we customized a 3.5kg ice-pop dedicated palletizing robotic arm for the customer.
Q1: What is the biggest challenge in ice pop cold storage palletizing operations? Why can’t ordinary robots handle it?
一个: Many customers have tried general-purpose robots in the past, only to find them frequently breaking down in cold storage environments (–10°C to –25°C). The core issue is a set of “low-temperature complications”:
Lubrication failure: Standard industrial lubricants solidify at low temperatures, causing joints to seize and wear to accelerate.
Cable embrittlement: Ordinary drag-chain cables become hard and brittle in extreme cold, leading to frequent breaks and signal loss.
Condensation and frosting: The sudden temperature difference when moving in and out of the cold storage causes internal condensation inside the control cabinet, short-circuiting and burning out electronic components.
The robotic arm we recommend is specifically engineered to “survive the cold.”
Q2: What “hardcore” upgrades does this palletizer have for low-temperature environments?
一个: Inside the robotic arm, we’ve implemented four custom cold-storage upgrades that are invisible from the outside:
Full-system low-temperature grease: Joints and reducers are filled with military-grade ultra-low-temperature lubricants, ensuring excellent fluidity even at –25°C.
Cold-resistant flexible cables: Equipped with low-temperature-resistant drag-chain cables, whose special outer protective layer prevents cracking even under frequent mechanical flexing.
Intelligent temperature-controlled cabinet: The control cabinet features a built-in heating and dehumidification module that automatically detects ambient temperature, keeping the main control board and drivers at their optimal operating temperature.
Stainless steel anti-corrosion base: To cope with the high humidity in cold storage, the base uses corrosion-resistant and anti-rust treatment to prevent rust caused by freezing moisture.
第三季度: What specific advantages does the 3.5kg payload specification offer for the “ice pop” category?
一个: Ice pop packaging typically consists of cartons or film-wrapped packs (light in single weight, small in size). With the 3.5kg light payload, we’ve matched it with an extremely high-speed cycling capability.
The robot is equipped with a custom end-effector that can quickly adjust its gripping posture during changeovers.
Speed is the lifeline of ice pop production lines. The 3.5kg payload allows the robot to move more nimbly, greatly improving palletizing cycle times. To keep pace with the continuous downstream speed of the ice pop packaging line. It can perform mixed-pattern stacking, 采摘, and placing in one seamless motion. Increasing palletizing speed by more than 3 times compared to manual labor.
第四季度: Is the equipment difficult to operate? What is the training cost for workers?
一个: The equipment comes with an integrated standalone control cabinet and prominently colored red/yellow emergency stop and operator panels.
Worker training time is extremely short: simply set the carton dimensions, layer count, and the robot automatically calculates the optimal palletizing path. “Set once, run persistently,” greatly freeing up valuable human resources inside the cold storage.
Q5: All things considered, why must we recommend this product to you?
一个: Because true “cost reduction and efficiency improvement” isn’t just about the purchase price – it’s about the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) :
High reliability: Specially optimized for low temperatures, the robot has an extremely low annual failure rate, significantly reducing the pain of repairing equipment inside the cold storage (where maintenance costs are extremely high).
Food-grade hygiene: Reducing direct human contact meets food GMP hygiene standards and lowers hygiene risks associated with hand contact.
快速投资回报: One machine can replace 3–4 cold-storage palletizing machines, with no need for extreme-cold subsidies, social insurance, or worries about staff turnover.
核心参数规格 (基于这个推荐系列)
| 臂展 | 2400毫米 |
| 重复定位精度 | +0.04毫米 |
| 最大负载 | 120公斤 |
| 安装方法 | 地面 |
| 防护等级 | IP54 |
| 轴数 | 4 轴 |
| 运动范围 | 1 轴+180° |
| 2 轴-40°~+85° | |
| 3 轴 -20°~+110° | |
| 4 轴+360° | |
| 最大速度 | 1 轴 105°/秒 |
| 2 轴 110°/秒 | |
| 3 轴 110°/秒 | |
| 4 轴 290°/秒 | |
| 效率 | 600 袋/小时 |
If you are also facing “extreme-cold palletizing challenges” with ice pops, 冰淇淋, 冷冻食品, 或类似的产品, send us your site layout drawings and carton dimensions. We will match you with a tailor-made “cold-chain customized” robotic solution, so your cold storage can achieve “unmanned, intelligent” efficient production!