An IML lids with a folded spoon sticked to it is now a very popular packaging solution for Yogurt and Icecream. The spoon is for the convenience of the consumers to enjoy the Yogurt safely, and a folded spoon well sealed by film represent the highhest hygiene standard and the food safety. That's why it's warmly welcomed by the big names of the Yogurt producers around the world and make the production of the IML Lids with folded spoons sticked for Yogurt cups a cash cow, and the SWITEK IML Lids Injection Molding With Folded Spoons Sticking Automation Solution is the best caregiver of it.

The Layout Design of the Automation System

Functional Units of the IML Lids for Yogurt Cups with Spoons Sticked

According to the new hygiene standard of the dairy giants in China, the production process of the containers for Yogurt must be "Untouched" during the whole process, of which is the driving force of the suppliers of the IML Yogurt cups to cooperating with SWITEK to develop the automation system for the production of the IML lids with the folded spoon sticked. The automation system will include the functional unit below:

• High Speed Injection Molding Machine: A productivity high speed injection molding machine is the core of any injection automation system, it'll finish the injection molding process of the IML lids for Yogurt cups.
• The IML Robot: The IML robot will finish the in mold labeling and parts picking of the IML lids and have them lined up in the chain plate line. SWITEK will have both side entry and top entry solutions of IML for lids here according to the budget of the project.
• The Vision Control System: The IML lids with pass through the camera of the vision control system one by one for defects like insufficient injection, black dots, flash, and ill labeling etc. to ensure the quality of the IML lids.
• The Folded Spoon Sticking Unit: In this function unit the automation system will handle the folded spoons slicing, glue spraying, folded spoons sticking and the finished IML lids stacking etc.
• The Packing System: Although there's no packing unit in the automation system of the video, but it's an optional function which could be integrated into the system to have the IML lids with spoon well stacked and packed automatically.

What's the Advantages of the Automation Solution for the IML Lids with Spoon Sticking?

The automation system will make the production of the IML lids for Yougrt cups a complete unman process which will meet the new hygiene standard of the dairy griants around the world. And it would be a labour intensive business if to have the spoons sticked to the IML lids manually but with the automation system it'll help the producers to reduce the man hour and increase the productivity.

As a supplement to the IML Lids Folded Spoon Auto-sticking System, SWITEK Spoon Folding Automation System with Vision Control and Film Sealing will help to produce and supply qualified folded spoons with film sealing for the IML Lids.