BluePrint Automation (BPA)

Fully and semi-automated packing equipment for various product and secondary container styles. Specialties include case packing, carton and tray loading, wraparound case packing, end load cartoners and packing solutions for shelf-ready applications. BluePrint Automation also provides semi-automatic pack assist solutions for bags and other packages. Company offers solutions for handling packaged and raw product for the baking, snack, protein, confectionery, dairy, dry food, fresh produce, frozen, ice cream, personal care, pet food and pharmaceutical markets.

See the Case Packing Equipment page on this company's website.

Vision robotic loading for raw and packaged products into clamshells include the Spider 100. The system offers full automation of bag handling and horizontal loading process of boxes and/or trays. This solution includes the BPA robotic platform that features targeted processing components to fully suit specific applications, including the patented SmartTrak system for high-speed precollation and end effectors.

See the Blister & Clamshell Packaging Equipment page on this company's website.

BluePrint Automation makes high-speed stacking and loading systems for frozen pancakes, waffles, tortillas, flatbreads, protein patties and related products. This solution forms, stacks and loads products in various horizontal form/fill/seal (hf/f/s) machines, including a continuously moving flow wrapper chain infeed. Integrated vision is used to provide position and orientation of product as well as inspection for size, shape and more.

See the Product & Package Handling page on this company's website.

BluePrint Automation’s Cartoner 100 intermittent motion cartoning machine can process up to 100 pre-glued cartons per minute. Because of its intermittent operation, the production speed of this machine is high in comparison to its relatively small footprint. This almost fully stainless steel machine is designed to meet a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene, making this machine highly suitable for the food production industry.

See the Cartoning Equipment page on this company's website.

BluePrint Automation provides 3-D printed end-of-arm tooling for integration into an existing BPA-supplied robotic end-of-line packaging solution, from concept to production floor in hours. 3-D printed end-of-arm tooling allows for a variety of packaged and naked products to be packed on the same line.

See the End-of-Arm Tooling page on this company's website.