The technology disclosed relates a robotic workstation for packaging wood products. The robotic packaging workstation can achieve can handle efficiently wrapping/packaging product stacked into units. In one configuration, the robotic packaging workstation includes a robot manipulator capable of moving an end effector to points in a three-dimensional work volume under programed control of a programmable robot controller executing stored instructions. A fastener and wrapping tool head is affixed to the end effector adapter plate. The fastener and wrapping tool head further includes a support structure, a fastener applicator, a fastener storage, and a one or more grippers for grasping wrapping material.

A method and system for integrity testing of sachets. The method comprises the steps of disposing at least a portion of the sachet relative to an electrode structure; applying an AC bias voltage to the electrode structure; measuring an electrical property of the portion of the sachet over a frequency range, and determining the integrity based on the measured electrical property over the frequency range.

A method and system for integrity testing of sachets. The method comprises the steps of disposing at least a portion of the sachet relative to an electrode structure; applying an AC bias voltage to the electrode structure; measuring an electrical property of the portion of the sachet over a frequency range, and determining the integrity based on the measured electrical property over the frequency range.

An orientation module including a base configured to support at least one container, a camera positioned to scan the at least one container, a processor operatively connected to the camera configured to analyze an initial orientation of the container and determine a secondary orientation of the container, and a turning member positioned above the base configured to turn the corresponding container according to a command from the processor to rotate the container to the secondary orientation.

An orientation module including a base configured to support at least one container, a camera positioned to scan the at least one container, a processor operatively connected to the camera configured to analyze an initial orientation of the container and determine a secondary orientation of the container, and a turning member positioned above the base configured to turn the corresponding container according to a command from the processor to rotate the container to the secondary orientation.

A sterile container for sterilizable medical goods includes a receiving space for the medical goods and a data acquisition unit for acquiring parameter data of influencing variables that act on the sterile container. The sterile container includes an NFC module with at least one sensor for acquiring sterility-relevant and/or sterilization-relevant data and a data logger for recording and storing data from the sensor at a recording interval. The sterile container can be monitored by a method that is automatic and sterile-container-specific.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a press-type strapping machine configured to strap a load when both the height of the load falls within a target height range and the compressive force applied to the load falls within a target compressive force range.

A management system (1) manages a production line (2) including a processing apparatus (20) and an inspection apparatus (40). The management system (1) includes: a control unit (61) that estimates a processing time at which a defective food is processed by the processing apparatus (20) based on a time at which the defective food determined as a defective product by inspection by the inspection apparatus (40) is inspected; and a storage unit (62) that stores processing information of the processing apparatus (20) related to the processing time estimated by the control unit (61) such that the processing information can be output.

A management system (1) manages a production line (2) including a processing apparatus (20) and an inspection apparatus (40). The management system (1) includes: a control unit (61) that estimates a processing time at which a defective food is processed by the processing apparatus (20) based on a time at which the defective food determined as a defective product by inspection by the inspection apparatus (40) is inspected; and a storage unit (62) that stores processing information of the processing apparatus (20) related to the processing time estimated by the control unit (61) such that the processing information can be output.

A method and apparatus are provided for handling beads such as lyophilized beads or cryo beads to enable reliable singulation of the beads and facilitate accurate dosing. The bead handling equipment (100) includes an equipment housing (102) containing a hopper (104) and a bead dispenser (103), a gas delivery system (105), and an inspection system (120). The housing 102 may be pressurized by supplying pressurized gas to the housing 102 from the gas delivery system 105. The bead dispenser includes a piston 106 operative to singulate individual beads from the stream of beads exiting the hopper 104 and to deliver individual beads to a feed channel 108 and to a container 110. The inspection system 120 identifies bead fragments, or beads that are otherwise mis-sized, so that such beads can be rejected and not delivered to the container 110.