Bühler integrates robot technology

At interpack, Bühler presented 20 new products and processes. One of the highlights shown was a new chocolate moulding plant with integrated robot technology. With ChocoBotic, chocolate processors can now manufacture smaller batches of specialties or seasonal items without having to interrupt production on large plants. ChocoBotic unlocks the opportunities for entrepreneurs to enter into chocolate production or can be employed for new product development or market entry. With Sortex F BioVision, Bühler combines the hygienic design of the F sorting platform with BioVision recognition technology for the first time. BioVision technology uses spectral differences to identify even extremely small deviations, meaning that foreign bodies, such as shell fragments from nuts, can be recognized even when they cannot be distinguished from the actual product in terms of colour. •