hygienic robotics

— Purpose-built hygienic design supports high-speed food packaging— TAUNTON, Mass.–Harpak-ULMA today introduces a family of robotic loading platforms that combine purpose-built hygienic construction with robot motion programmed directly in a Rockwell Automation PLC. Designed for applications including cheese, fresh meat and snacks, the platform brings robotic loading and packaging equipment into the same Logix programming…

— Integrated packaging systems target flexibility, scalability, sanitation and efficiency across changing production demands — Taunton, MA, September 22, 2026 Harpak-ULMA will showcase a broad cross-section of packaging equipment and automation at PACK EXPO International 2026, October 18-21 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Visitors can see live demonstrations in Booth S-2939 in the South Hall…

In this edition of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) Supplier Roundtable, author Grace Atherton features Dan Feeney, Automation Application Engineer at Harpak-ULMA, discussing the future of robotic cheese packaging. Feeney advises dairy processors to prioritize hygienic robotic platforms designed around sanitation rather than adapted afterward. He explains how orchestrating robotics with vision, product infeed,…