Published in Journal of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, Volume 4, Number 4
Written by CARUSO Noemi, DIACONU Britany, LABANCA Nicoletta Annetta
Scientific coordinators: Bogdan Felician ABAZA, Adolfo SENATORE

Handling of palletizing bottles in the beverage sector led to the development of specialized systems currently in use. Changes in the packaging (material and shape) of the products in order to reduce the consumption of plastic could make these systems no longer adequate: a study has been carried out for the development of a new product that, according to fourth industrial revolution, allows greater flexibility for the objects to be manipulated. For this purpose, the needs of the market were analyzed, identifying the target segment and the USPs; then the needs were transformed into functions and technical solutions through functional analysis. Several concepts have been designed and analyzed: economic analysis and general considerations showed that the concept with the best performance and that best meets the needs of the target client consists of a granular clamp that allows the handling of bottles thanks to the phenomenon of jam, generated through the creation of vacuum.

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