# ABB automates packaging line for Orkla Latvija

ABB delivered a robotic packaging solution for Orkla Latvija's chips packing factory, using five IRB 360 Flexpicker robots and safety technology. The project replaced manual labor of 24 people across three shifts.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-01-16
- Where: Latvia
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 65 chip packets per minute
- Products: IRB 360 Flexpicker robots, PickMaster machine vision, Pluto safety controller
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md)
- [Orkla Latvija](https://endata.com/companies/38816.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [new.abb.com](https://new.abb.com/news/detail/55568/automating-packaging-for-baltic-food-company), 2020-01-16: "The new solution has eliminated the need for stacking empty boxes, and the tiring manual routine labor of 24 people in three shifts has been replaced with advanced robotization equipment."

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