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In this context (referring to the previous article), Sinterpack’s collaborative robotics is a valuable tool for achieving sustainability in the agri-food sector from three perspectives: economic, social and environmental.
Economic Sustainability
Competitiveness. This is the solution to the search for economic sustainability in any sector. How to get it? Modernizing processes to achieve greater profitability.
From the initial phase of cultivation to the transport of a food product, the insertion of robots to perform certain tasks increases the value of the production chain.
The possibility of performing micro-operations in the field; localized soil preparation, locating pests and crop problems in real time with sensors of all kinds; performing crop protection micro-treatments (spraying only one drop on each leaf), selectively harvesting only the fruit that is truly ready to sell (avoiding wastage); even mechanically transporting processed products, packaging them, packing and palletizing them using robots, makes the sector more profitable.
They provide higher productivity, reducing personnel and input costs and can work much more efficiently (using the minimum resources) for many more hours, even at night.
In terms of price, the cost, in our case, of a collaborative robot, is much lower than the price of any large implement/machine and its average payback time is one year.
Artificial intelligence, robots, drones and biotechnology will help reduce crop and food losses and increase yields by up to 25%.
Social Sustainability
– Save unnecessary work and effort
Robots are already saving a lot of manual effort, significantly improving people’s ergonomics and making better use of their personal skills. The main advantage is the reduction of illnesses associated with repetitive physical exertion.
– More jobs will be created
For those who might have reservations in this regard, we can affirm that other jobs will be created, more related to control and data management and decision making, rather than to strength and repetitive work during long hours. The applications for using our robots are easy to learn, and in just a few hours a person can acquire the necessary knowledge to take over the control of the machine.
– Attract and retain talent
With the generation of new jobs and the inclusion of technology in the sector, qualified profiles will be attracted. Talents that will help to combat depopulation, one of the main problems of the rural environment, which currently hosts most of the companies in the sector.
Environmental Sustainability
Collaborative robotics represents a quantum leap in the preservation of the environment and resources. They provide chemical-free solutions with emission-free electric propulsion systems. Sinterpack firmly believes that the need to care for natural resources will also drive the use of robots, as they are well suited for this purpose.
Our CCPS is mainly made of steel. According to IISI (International Iron and Steel Institute) statistics, it is the most recycled material on the planet: approximately 34% is reused.
For each ton of recycled used steel, one and a half tons of iron ore is saved, and about 500 kilograms of coal used to make steel coke, the fuel used in the manufacture of this metal, energy consumption is reduced by 70% and the use of water, another natural resource, is reduced by 40%.
Other materials used in the manufacture of the robot, although to a lesser extent, are plastic and aluminum, both of which are also recyclable.