Allpax, a product brand of ProMach, has expanded the capabilities of robots for handling pouches, bowls, and cartons in retort automation through integration with the company’s AllTrax basket tracking system. AllTrax lowers the risk of unsterilized or incorrectly sterilized product leaving the retort room. Allpax has also improved the productivity of robotic systems through quick changeover and product carrier flexibility, enabling the plant to run multiple container sizes on a single end of arm tool.
The maintenance-free AllTrax system automatically alerts personnel when product does not follow the required path through the retort. Operators can access the status of every basket logged into the system via human machine interface (HMI). In cases where product status does not match the proper location; the operator is alarmed, the alarm is logged, and plant management is required to assess the situation. Strict password protection is used to protect the system from any unauthorized overrides.