


Application Example: EC – Device for extruding cheese
Device for extruding cheese and cutting into string-like thin shapes. Replacing an air cylinder with an ELECYLINDER for extruding cheese.

Application Example: EC – Device for putting syrup on doughnuts
Device for putting syrup on doughnuts on a conveyor belt. Replacing an air cylinder with an ELECYLINDER ® to move and dispense syrup.

Application Example: EC – Device for transferring short cakes
Food & Beverages System Overview : Improvement Overview : Device for transferring packaged short cakes to the next process conveyor belt. Replacing an air cylinder with an ELECYLINDER to transfer packaged short cakes. Reduced labor cost of $7,800 per year thanks...
EC – Transfer Device for Breads
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A device for transferring breads on the tray transfer conveyor. Description When breads are fed out to the transfer conveyor before filling the tray, the transfer timing has to be adjusted by using a stopper. The ELECYLINDER® can...
EC – Transfer Device for Stacked Frozen Food Packs
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A device for stacking and transferring frozen food packs to the conveyor of the next process. Description This device transfers frozen gyoza dumplings from the wrapping process to the next process of packing into cardboard boxes....
EC – Feeding Device of Paper Carton Materials
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A device for feeding paper carton materials to the next process. Description The workpieces (before formed into paper liquid packs) stacked by the ELECYLINDER® are lifted up to the predetermined position. The sensor detects the...
EC – Flattening Device for Chocolate Surface
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A device for flattening chocolate surface after filled into a die. Description When flattening chocolate, an air cylinder transferred its vibration to the flattening bar at the time of stoppage. It made waves on the chocolate...
EC – Sorting Device for Instant Soup Packages
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A device to inspect instant soup packages (visual examination), and sort them into two locations. Description In the past, air cylinders were used at the sorting gates to move the gates vertically. Quality products were sometimes...
EC – Mixing Device of Sauce into Food Ingredient
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A device to evenly mix sauce dispensed from a nozzle into an ingredient container. Description An ELECYLINDER® has been employed to add sauce into ingredient for mixing them evenly by waving the nozzle from side to side. It...
EC – Aligning Device for Lunch Boxes on a Conveyor
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A device to align lunch boxes on the conveyor before a packaging machine. Description The ELECYLINDER® rod type pushes on the guide plate the lunch boxes that are flowing on the conveyor, and aligns them before going into a...
EC – Sorting Device for Food Products
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A device to sort a single line of food products on a conveyor into two lines. Description Because the application was a movement between 2 points, a simple and low-cost ELECYLINDER® was employed. Model Number EC-R6 »...
EC – Transfer Device for Sweets
ELECYLINDER® Applications Application A transfer device for sweets for pushing out trays filled with sweets on to a conveyor. Description In the past, an air cylinder was used. However, because an adjustment of the push-out speed was difficult, sometimes sweets leap...
Easy Automation Improvement Example Vol 7-1
Loader / Unloader for Press Machine – Easy Automation Improvement Example Vol 7-1

Reduced Costs for Chocolate Quality Inspection
Industry: Food Process: Inspection How We Reduced Costs for the Quality Inspection Process [Problems] · An air cylinder was used to move the camera for quality inspection. · Pressure adjustment to set the specified speed was difficult, and the speed was unstable even...
Easy Automation Concept Vol.5-2 Video #10
Example Video #10: Bagged Ice Candy Transfer System - Air cylinder vs IAI's ROBO Cylinder In this process, packed ice candies are moved in groups of six from the completed product transfer conveyor to the boxing line conveyor. Point 1: Optimal acceleration was set to...
Equipment for Transferring Bread on Conveyor Belts
Industry: Medical / Food & Beverage Process: Transfer $52,800 saved yearly due to CT Effect Equipment Overview The equipment is for pushing bread on a conveyor belt sideways to transfer it to a sideways-moving conveyor belt. There is a stopper in front of the...
Easy Automation Concept Vol.3 Videos
Example Video #05: Shampoo Filling Equipment - Air cylinder vs IAI's ROBO Cylinder Fills shampoo into bottles using air cylinder or Electric Actuator. Six bottles are filled simultaneously. Two types of bottles are handled: 500 mL and 250 mL. Point1: Increased the...
Easy Automation Concept Vol.2-2 Video #04
Example Video #04: Soy Milk/Brine Mixer - Manual Work vs IAI's ROBO Cylinder This process is where soy milk and brine are mixed in the tofu manufacturing line. Point1: The ROBO Cylinder lets you change the operating conditions with ease. Point2: lets you effortlessly...
Easy Automation Concept Vol.1 Videos
Example Video #01: Fastening bottle caps - Air Cylinder vs IAI's ROBO Cylinder (Japanese Version) Fastening bottle caps This is equipment for press-fitting plastic caps for bottles. Point 1: Cycle time reduction accomplished Point 2: Defective rate improved...
Buckwheat Flour Kneading Application Example
Food Processing Buckwheat Flour Kneading Application Example Controller: PSEP Actuator: RCP2-RA The ROBO Cylinder has been adopted into a machine to automatically knead buckwheat flour. Previously, a rack and pinion mechanism along with a gear reduction general...
Layer Cake Cutting Machine Application Example
Food Processing Layer Cake Cutting Machine Application Example Controller: SCON-C Actuator: RCS2-SA7C The ROBO Cylinder has been adopted into a cutting machine to cut 16 equal slices of a Baumkuchen (layer cake). The cutting tool is fastened to the top of the slider...
Pick & Place of Food Packaging Pouch Packs Application Example
Food Processing Pick & Place of Food Packaging Pouch Packs Application Example Controller: SCON Actuator: RCS2-SA6C By using ROBO Cylinders to supply a filling machine with food packaging pouch packs, an example of CT effects has been demonstrated. Previously, the...