Earlier this year, Tri-Mach completed a transformative journey with one of the world’s largest food producers. Their mission: revolutionize hamburger patty production for a global fast food giant without compromising quality or efficiency.
The existing client’s process demanded a labor force of 25-30 employees continuously performing repetitive tasks. Tri-Mach’s solution streamlined operations, reducing this number to a mere 4, allowing the client to repurpose over 80% of the original workforce to less labor-intensive positions.
Efficiency soared, and the client reaped substantial cost savings. Simultaneously, the new system maintained quality while enabling higher production rates. In the new system, burger patties emerge from freezers along a conveyor system, where instead of being greeted by a team of laborers, six uniquely engineered robots autonomously grab, stack, and pack the patties to the pre-programmed amount. An impressive 6.4 million patties now flow through this system daily.
An additional piece to this application was Tri-Mach’s latest developed elevator technology. By facilitating a new system for seamless product transfer from floor to ceiling, Tri-Mach was able to introduce a solution to expansion while maintaining spatial constraints for the client.
An investment in a 3D scanner proved invaluable, ensuring precise design fit, and Tri-Mach plans to continue using it for all major projects moving forward. Collaborating with Tri-Mach’s internal millwrighting team also provided a deeper understanding of integration capabilities, and the success of this project introduced the creation of a dedicated systems department within the company.
After six full months with the new system in place, client feedback has been nothing but positive. Impressed by their new production capabilities, the client is now actively considering implementing this technology across its global plants after touring prototypes.
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