July 27, 2012 - SAS Automation Introduces Robotic Muffin Depanner for handling different types of baked goods more efficiently. Commercial bakery products are can be challenging to depan as they are fragile and often topped with fruits, nuts or candies. Designed for high volume and low maintenance depanning, the Muffin Depanner has custom stainless steel needle grippers, each using 4 curved needles to depan 144 muffins from 2 moving baking pans on an oven conveyor. The small diameter needles leave limited evidence of penetration. A welded tubular stainless steel frame supports the mounting of stroking cylinders, bushing rails, needle grippers and actuating cylinders.
In addition to depanning, the tool is designed to compress the muffin spacing in two directions for direct deposit into retail and wholesale trays on an adjoining conveyor. The tool is made of stainless steel, is wash down capable and ideal for very high-volume, continuous commercial operations. This tool provides the speed and repeatability critical for the depanning of baked goods with both needle grippers and food grade vacuum cups.
"The SAS depanner accommodates a wide range of bakery products and is flexible enough to handle different shapes and sizes making it perfect for handling muffins, cakes, brownies, and cupcakes,” said Rob Dalton, General Manager for SAS Automation. “Automating this process has revolutionized the handling and depanning of bakery products. We are proud of the innovations we have brought to the industry by reducing labor and increasing productivity,” said Dalton.
About SAS Automation
SAS is a leading supplier of modular Robotic End-of-Arm Tooling, components, and gripper systems, capable of servicing any part and any robot. SAS manufactures in the USA “get a grip!” , and distributes Nile sprue nipper line, and Asian chucking/gripper line and is ISO 9001:2008 Quality Certified. Specialists in Robotic End-of-Arm Tooling for commercial bakery products, general material handling, palletizing, packaging & plastics industries.
