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Automated Poultry Packing Achieves 120 Trays/Min and 85% OEE at CP Foods UK 

Case Study
8/11/2025
Automated packaging system loading poultry trays for high-speed packing
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Industry

Food & Commodities

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Application

Packaging

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Robot Solution

Hornet

Meeting retail demands with servo-driven robotics

CP Foods UK, a major supplier to leading retailers and foodservice operators, faced increasing pressure as traditional packing lines struggled to keep up with changing market demands. Manual processes led to frequent downtime, high maintenance needs, and limited flexibility—making it challenging to achieve ambitious throughput and quality targets.

To address these challenges, CP Foods UK partnered with Gripple Automation and OMRON to implement a new robotic packing solution. The system features two Hornet parallel robots equipped with a custom multi-stack gripper, designed by Gripple Automation, to handle 120 sealed trays per minute. Powered by OMRON’s Sysmac automation platform, the line achieves 85% OEE and less than 1% rejects, delivering reliable, high-quality results at scale.

Servo-driven automation ensures smooth, quiet operation, while the integrated control environment brings together robotics, vision, safety, and motion in one system. Engineers and operators benefit from simplified machine control and gain valuable new skills. The scalable platform allows CP Foods UK to adapt quickly to changing retailer requirements and future projects, ensuring long-term flexibility and resilience.

The collaboration between Gripple Automation and OMRON resulted in a compact, high-speed solution that not only meets operational goals but also inspires workforce engagement. The project has energized the team, with engineers embracing new technology and working closely on installation and optimization.

Watch CP Foods UK’s journey:

“There’s been really strong level of engagement from our engineers. They’ve embraced the new technology, enjoyed gaining hands-on experience with the packaging machine, and worked closely with the installation team. It’s definitely the way forward.” — Andy White, Engineering Manager, CP Foods UK 

  • Automated packaging system managed by Sysmac Studio software
  • Robotic arms in packaging handling containers
  • Food containers being stacked by automated packaging system
  • OMRON Hornet Parallel Robot
  • Packaging Automation at CP Foods UK
  • Automated packaging system loading poultry trays for packing

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