Robotic Bag Handling
A custom automated system for ICL – Dead Sea Works, combining FANUC robotics bag handling, bag opening, lump breaking and controlled furnace feeding.
Customer
ICL – Dead Sea Works
Year
2025
Project Duration
1 year
Industry
Chemical Manufacturing
Solution Type
Automated assembly lines, Filling and Packaging Systems, Robotic Automation Systems
Scope
• Turnkey project
, • Manufacturing
, • Assembly
, • PLC and HMI programming
, • On-site installation and commissioning
Technologies
FANUC industrial robotics, custom bag gripping, pneumatic actuation, bag cutting, lump breaking, hopper handling, screw conveying, HMI operation and process monitoring.
Location
Israel
Project Status
On going
Project Specifications
Customer
ICL – Dead Sea Works
Location
Israel
Year
2025
Duration
1 year
Project Status
On going
Industry
Chemical Manufacturing
Solution Type
Automated assembly lines, Filling and Packaging Systems, Robotic Automation Systems
Scope
• Turnkey project
, • Manufacturing
, • Assembly
, • PLC and HMI programming
, • On-site installation and commissioning
Technologies
FANUC industrial robotics, custom bag gripping, pneumatic actuation, bag cutting, lump breaking, hopper handling, screw conveying, HMI operation and process monitoring.
Automated Sodium Bromide Bag Handling and Furnace Feeding System
PILCO is developing a custom automated system for handling 25 kg sodium bromide bags and feeding the material into production furnaces at ICL – Dead Sea Works. A FANUC robot picks bags from a pallet, presents them to a cutting station, empties the contents into a lump breaker and transfers the empty bags to a collection bin. The material is collected in a hopper and fed into the furnace through a screw conveyor, with an HMI providing operation controls and system status monitoring.
Challanges
- Handling and emptying heavy 25 kg sodium bromide bags.
- Opening bags reliably before discharging the material.
- Breaking material lumps before furnace feeding.
- Controlling material flow into the furnace.
- Managing heat exposure near the furnace.
Solutions
- FANUC robot with a custom bag gripper
- Dedicated cutting station for robotic bag opening.
- Lump breaker integrated beneath the emptying station.
- Collection hopper and screw conveyor for controlled feeding.
- Thermal shielding and drive placement outside the heat zone.
Results
- Reduced manual handling of heavy bags.
- Automated bag opening and empty-bag collection.
- Smaller material lumps before furnace feeding.
- Controlled material delivery to the furnace.
- Operator visibility of bag counts and system status.
Challanges
- Handling and emptying heavy 25 kg sodium bromide bags.
- Opening bags reliably before discharging the material.
- Breaking material lumps before furnace feeding.
- Controlling material flow into the furnace.
- Managing heat exposure near the furnace.
Solutions
- FANUC robot with a custom bag gripper
- Dedicated cutting station for robotic bag opening.
- Lump breaker integrated beneath the emptying station.
- Collection hopper and screw conveyor for controlled feeding.
- Thermal shielding and drive placement outside the heat zone.
Results
- Reduced manual handling of heavy bags.
- Automated bag opening and empty-bag collection.
- Smaller material lumps before furnace feeding.
- Controlled material delivery to the furnace.
- Operator visibility of bag counts and system status.
Turnkey Solutions Built for Precision & Performance
Custom mechanical design and system integration.
Lump breaking and material collection system.
Screw conveyor for furnace feeding.
Screw conveyor for furnace feeding.
Robotic bag handling and cutting station.
Control system, HMI and robotic cell guarding.
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