


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...
Test Tube Dispensing Application Example
Food Processing / Medical / Etc. Test Tube Dispensing Application Example Actuators: RCP2-SA7C RCP3-SA5C RCP3-SA3C Controller: PCON ROBO Cylinders have been adopted to dispense reagents in chemical inspection equipment. To prevent dripping the liquid, the...
Container Sealing Application Example
Food Processing / Medical / Etc. Container Sealing Application Example Actuator: RCP2-GRHM Controller: PCON This operation was previously performed using two air cylinders to heat seal the neck of the container. Since it used two independently driven cylinders, they...
Food Applications Cost Savings
Examples of Cost Savings with ROBO Cylinder Electric Actuator Applications 7% Increase in Production Efficiency Application - A ROBO Cylinder system that removes filler hoses from industrial beer barrels after the barrels have been filled with beer at a brewery. Air...
Food Packaging – Label Inspection and Discharging Application Example
A vision sensor is used to inspect the printing of the date printed on the lid of a cup of food. If defects are found in the printing, the ROBO Cylinder is used to push the product and discharge it from the conveyor.

Packaging Application – Hot Food Conveyor Packer
Packaging Application – Hot Food Conveyor Packer – Packages of hot food flow on a conveyor towards heat bonding equipment to seal the lids – Solved by IAI Electric Actuator

Food Packaging – Dessert Placement Application Example
This machine places desserts into cups – Cups travel from left to right, and desserts travel from right to left on the upper conveyor. – IAI Packaging Application Example

Cake Cutting Application
Previously done by hand – No air source available at this particular facility for an air cylinder – Cake Cutting Machine with IAI Electric Actuator: 5,000-6,000 slices of cake were made in 7 hours