Packaging and Material Handling
Automation for Material Handling and Packaging
In your manufacturing facility, the final packaging and material handling steps define your throughput. You already know that introducing industrial automation to these processes is a necessary step in improving efficiency and ensuring accuracy. But the next step can feel more daunting: choosing the right automation integrator for your facility. You need an industrial automation integration partner with the deep expertise necessary to design a solution able to handle the complexities of your products and your facility layout.
As a leading automation solution integration company, Cross has been engineering these types of solutions since the 1950s. We’ve seen the evolution of American manufacturing and we’ve evolved with it, providing automation solutions at every scale. From smart sub-assemblies to fully integrated industrial robots with custom end of arm tooling, our goal is to provide the automation solution that’s best for your operation, your people, and your bottom line. And we do this by working directly with your own internal teams to ensure a solution is successfully developed, implemented, and maintained.
From the start of the line to the final pallet, each touchpoint in your material handling process is an opportunity for optimization. If you’re looking for a reliable partner to automate your material handling and packaging application, Cross can help.
Custom Material Handling and Packaging Solutions That Work
Whether you’re looking to reliably singulate parts from a bin or for a configurable means of stacking cases on a pallet, our experienced engineering team can design an integratable automation solution tailored to your specific product and facility.
We know that in a shrinking labor pool, your people are more important than ever. That’s why our focus isn’t on replacing jobs. It’s about empowering people. By partnering with Cross to automate the dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks of manual handling, packaging, and palletizing, your skilled team members can focus on higher-value work where they can contribute more meaningfully to your facility’s success.
Using advanced AI and 3D imaging, our robotic bin picking systems are able to successfully pick individual parts from a random collection. Future-proof your bin picking operations with an integrated industrial automation solution
Eliminate manual, repetitive stacking tasks with a flexible collaborative or industrial palletizing robot. Industrial automatic palletizing are ideal for reducing ergonomic-related injuries, managing multiple production lines, and freeing up personnel
The Cross automated case packing solution can increase the speed and consistency of the end of your line. Whether you’re packing bags, cartons, or individual items, we can devise a system that efficiently packs the necessary products
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Increase Material Handling Efficiency and Safety With Automation
Manual material handling and packaging are often among the most important jobs in the production process. But they are also among the most repetitive and physically demanding. When you partner with Cross, you’re not just getting a robot or a conveyor. You’re getting a robust automation solution built to optimize these critical tasks while integrating directly with your existing manufacturing process.
At Cross, we understand that a reliable automation system is an investment in the future success of your plant. Our automation solutions are designed to provide consistent, efficient performance that is able to rescue downtime, eliminate stacking errors, and redeploy valuable personnel to more mission-critical tasks.
We take ownership of the project from start to finish, meaning if there’s ever a question or an issue, we are the only phone call you need to make.
Reduce Workplace Injuries
Optimize Labor Allocation
Increase Production Flexibility
Reduce Packaging Bottlenecks
Trouble Staffing? Cross Can Help
If you’re struggling to keep workers in positions that involve dull, dirty, or dangerous tasks, the solution may not be to keep hiring. It might be time to consider automation.
At Cross Company, we specialize in automating these hard-to-fill roles with collaborative and industrial robotic solutions. Automating these tasks not only enhances safety and well-being for your workforce but also boosts overall efficiency and productivity.
Whether you need to integrate robotics into existing processes or design a new automation system, Cross has the expertise to help. We work closely with you to develop tailored automation strategies that transform staffing challenges into opportunities for innovation and growth.
Struggling With Production Delays or Inefficiencies?
Get an on-site assessment from our team by scheduling a FREE Line Walk! Gain a fresh perspective on your operations and discover where automation can make the biggest impact in your company. Our expert engineers are available to assess your facility, identify key improvement areas and deliver a detailed, actionable report—all with follow-up support to get you moving fast.
Collaborative Robot Application Complexity Calculator
How complex is your process? If you aren’t sure whether or not your team is equipped to deploy a cobot on your own, our complexity calculator will help you determine how difficult it may be.
Why Cross Material Handling and Packaging Applications?
When you partner with Cross, you’re gaining an integration partner who’s able to leverage decades of real-world experience across countless material handling and packaging applications. We understand the potential “gotchas” that can derail a project, from the complexities of 3D vision for bin picking to designing for multiple pallet types and unique facility layouts. Our process always starts with a comprehensive understanding of your needs and your facility. Then we can engineer a solution that is not only effective, but also rugged and reliable.
By leveraging our strong partnerships with industry-leading brands, we’re able to source the right robotics, vision systems, and components to create an automation solution that seamlessly integrates into your production line. This ensures that you get a system that is not only reliable, precise, and efficient, but also tailored to your unique product and facility layout.
We focus on creating a clear ROI for you while also protecting your investment in the long run. By leveraging our strong partnerships and deep technical knowledge, we design automation solutions able to work and grow with your operation. Whether you need a simple setup or a more advanced, fully integrated system, our engineers work closely with you to develop the right solution. That’s the Cross advantage.
