Sanitary Robotics

Washdown Robotic Systems Built for Food Production

AQS designs, integrates, and supports fully sanitary robotic systems for palletizing, case packing, pick-and-place, and end-of-line automation — engineered from the ground up for USDA and FDA washdown environments with single-point accountability from concept through commissioning.

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Palletizing Showcase

Robotic Picking Showcase

Case Packing Showcase

Robotic Palletizing

High-speed, full-layer palletizing in USDA/FDA washdown zones with KUKA and Stäubli platforms.

Case Packing & Pick-and-Place

Precision robotic handling for RSC, display-ready, and specialty packaging formats at production speed.

End-of-Line Integration

Complete line ownership from infeed conveyance through robotic cell to stretch wrapper and outfeed.

Sanitary Cell Design

Full 316L stainless steel frames, IP69K-rated enclosures, sanitary guarding, and washdown-ready cable management.

Rockwell-Native Controls

Allen-Bradley programming standards common to food and protein facilities — no proprietary black boxes.

Overhead view of robotic palletizer stacking product onto pallet with roller conveyor infeed

Full Washdown. Full Ownership.

We architect, integrate, test, install, and support complete sanitary robotic systems.

316L

Stainless Steel

IP69K

Protection

USDA

Compliant

24/7

Remote Support

KUKA industrial robot with custom stainless steel end effector in safety cage

Close-up of KUKA robot arm with custom-machined stainless steel end effector

Custom robotic end effectors on assembly table showing precision stainless steel components

Robotic case packing system handling pies with roller conveyor infeed

Applications

Where Sanitary Robotics Replaces Manual Labor

Palletizing

Full-layer and column palletizing in cold, wet, or caustic washdown zones

Case Packing

Top-load, side-load, and wraparound case packing with vision-guided placement

Pick-and-Place

High-speed product handling, sorting, and orientation at production rates

Depalletizing

Automated inbound material handling for raw goods and packaging materials

Stacking & Staging

Layer building, slip-sheet insertion, and pallet staging for outbound shipping

Custom Automation

Purpose-built robotic cells for processes unique to your facility and product

System Architecture

Where It Fits in the Line

See how this solution integrates into real production line configurations. Explore AQS products in this line.

MDR accumulation stages cases for the robot with zero back-pressure, so nothing collides or jams ahead of the pick. A stainless chain conveyor takes the full pallet weight from the palletizer onward. Every conveyor in the cell is washdown-rated for dairy and protein rooms.

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