AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS FOR PRODUCT ARRANGEMENT LINES FOR CONFECTIONERY FACTORIES
1. Background and challenges of the food industry:
- The food industry is growing rapidly, requiring ever-increasing production.
- The Korean customer’s confectionery factory needs to maintain large capacity to meet market demand.
- At the same time, the factory needs to reduce labor costs and improve the working environment.
- Requires ensuring stable product quality and compliance with strict food safety standards.
2. Space limitations and characteristics of confectionery products:
- Factory space is limited, it is necessary to design the production line to make the most of the area.
- Confectionery products are soft and have uneven surfaces, requiring automated systems to have high precision and flexibility in processing.
3. Technology solutions from ETEK:
- Using Delta robot with fast and flexible operation.
- Integrated specialized suction head suitable for soft, easily deformed products.
- Test different nozzles from different suppliers to find the best solution.
- Calculate the exact working cycle to ensure efficiency and stability of the line.
4. Quality control system:
- Equipped with camera to check product for errors before packaging.
- Timely elimination of substandard products, ensuring final quality.

5. Project management and support:
- A team of experienced experts directly supervises and quickly handles arising situations.
- Support from material supply to design adjustment when necessary.
6. Results achieved:
- The automatic line operates at a capacity of 240 packages/minute, 60% higher than the manual method.
- Completely eliminates heavy work, ensuring 100% labor safety.
- Ensure product quality to the highest standards.
- The new technology was first deployed at the factory but exceeded customer expectations.
- Help enhance the reputation and image of the business through the application of modern technology.
Commitment from ETEK
We always accompany customers not only during the installation process but also throughout the operating life cycle of the system. With a team of experienced and specialized technicians, ETEK commits to 24/7 support to ensure stable operation of the production line and quickly handle any problems that may arise. We believe that dedicated and timely support is the key factor to help customers feel secure in production, improve efficiency and develop sustainably.
Looking to the future
This project not only brings satisfaction to customers but also solidifies the long-term cooperative relationship between the two parties. ETEK has affirmed its technical capacity as well as its commitment to accompany and solve all challenges posed by customers. In the future, we will continue to expand and develop automatic candy sorting lines for many factories in Vietnam as well as in the international market, contributing to bringing automation technology closer to the food manufacturing industry.