Established in the early 1990s, Boulangerie Dumas is a bakery located in Quebec, Canada, manufacturing a wide range of products including croissants and puff pastry. To remain competitive in a market with highly mechanized European and large-scale American competitors, they turned to the TOMA™ Palletizer.
Baking up innovation with collaborative automation
The TOMA™ palletizer has proven to be a simple and safe collaborative automation solution for Boulangerie Dumas. With its intuitive programming interface, any team member can easily enter box dimensions and select palletizing options. This ease of use not only streamlines the production line, but also empowers team members to troubleshoot independently. Additionally, the TOMA™ Palletizer is capable of lifting heavy boxes (about 18 kg) and bulk products. This reduces physical fatigue for workers and enables more frequent and flexible job rotation.
“If I can make a comparison in terms of ease of use, TOMA™ reminds me a bit of a smartphone, where you see people from 12 to 90 years old able to use it. It’s the same here.”
— Frederic Cohet, Factory Director
A recipe for success: The impact of collaborative robots in manufacturing
With the potential to reach 100% profitability over the course of a year, the TOMA™ palletizer’s rapid return on investment supports Boulangerie Dumas’s growth and expansion goals. The successful adoption of TOMA™ solutions marks a new era of robotics for the company, and they are already planning to add more TOMA™ products to their operations.
Highlights
Easy programming
The TOMA™ palletizer is designed with user-friendliness as a top priority. Any employee can manage the machine and make adjustments, reducing the need for specialized training.
Stronger work satisfaction
By automating the repetitive and physically demanding task of lifting boxes, employees are free to rotate through different duties, reducing fatigue and improving overall job satisfaction.
Higher profits
The TOMA™ palletizer increases productivity by quickly handling tasks that would otherwise require significant and time-consuming manual labor.
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