SIG Pack has developed a mineral casting material and a control system that significantly reduces required floor space for their robot. This SIG Delta robot can be utilized in many markets.  

• Sleek modular design of affordable pick-and-place robot offers flexible integration and anti-microbial surfaces - Pick-And-Place Robot System.
• In the past, pick-and-place robots have needed plenty of top support because of the vibration caused by their oscillatory movements.
• By using a special mineral casting material for the first time in the packaging industry, SIG Pack Systems has been able to create a columnar robot that gives the user a new level of installation flexibility.
• The MonoPacker, suitable for high-volume product flows, such as confections and baked goods.
• Mineral casting material allows the robot to be made in a columnar design.
• This material is a mix of minerals and bonding materials based on epoxy resins.

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