PACE Mechanical Handling is set to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) and free performance monitoring into the HMI on its robotic and automated end-of-line packing solutions.
The AI within the ‘Gateway’ monitors various wearing components within PACE’s robots, stitchers, weighers and palletisers and issues an alert by text or email if a loss of performance is detected.
“For many years, we have offered remote access as an optional feature to our customers, but now with advances in technology, we have decided to include the Gateway feature as standard,” explained Nick Cesare, director of PACE Mechanical Handling. “Unlike some other companies involved in end-of-line automation, we are offering Gateway functionality completely free of charge to people buying brand new lines from us for the duration of their ownership of the system.”
PACE’s automated end-of-line packing and palletising solutions are popular in the fresh produce industry, with the company completing more than 100 installations on farms, packhouses and processing factories.
