Pot technology

Rod and Ben’s is one of the first UK food manufacturers to employ new labour saving technology from Advanced Dynamics for the de-stacking of pots and tubs.

Available from Advanced Dynamics, Pack Leader’s automatic Pot Dropper has been supplied to Rod and Ben’s along with a Pack Leader PL-501D wrap around labeller designed for conical pots, ensuring an accurate, efficient, automated labelling system for its range of chilled soups and pot meals.

Suitable for the de-stacking of pots and tubs for filling of hot or cold food ranging from soups, stews and sauces to ice cream, the Pot Dropper eliminates a time consuming manual process.

The system accommodates a range of pot diameters and is capable of running up to 60 pots per minute. Oscillating stability jaws catch the pot on the conveyor, open end up, to ensure a stable transfer into the production line.

This solution can also be supplied with a bulk infeed rack of 15 full stacks of pots to keep the Pot Dropper topped up without operator intervention for a long period of time.