Streamline Final-Stage Production With Custom Collaborative Robots
Melton Machine & Control Company builds custom packaging cobot systems to automate the repetitive, hands-on tasks that slow down production lines. These collaborative robots handle packaging workflows like sorting, sealing, labeling, and case loading with speed and precision, giving your team more time and space to focus on quality control, inventory, or more high-value production tasks.
Our packaging cobots are never off-the-shelf. Every system is engineered to match your part specs, floor layout, and operational goals—whether you're working with lightweight retail boxes or heavier industrial goods.
Automation Excellence for Your Existing Packaging Lines
Packaging cobots are collaborative robotic machines designed to assist with or fully automate post-production packaging steps. From arranging products in a carton to applying consistent pressure during sealing, these systems support precision and repeatability.
Unlike traditional automated packaging equipment, cobots from Melton are smaller, smarter, and safer to deploy alongside human operators. They’re particularly valuable for manufacturers managing mixed product types, limited space, or high turnover in manual packaging roles.
Whether you're preparing items for shipment, retail display, or internal transfer, Melton will design a packaging cobot that keeps your operation moving without interruption.
The Advantages of Packaging Automation
Over time, manual packaging tasks can become the source of bottlenecks, errors, or even repetitive stress injuries. Melton’s custom cobot systems help reduce the burden of these tasks while improving overall consistency across your end-of-line process.
Here’s how packaging cobots add value:
- Improved Consistency: Cobots repeat the same task with precision across every shift—no missed seals or uneven placement.
- Faster Throughput: Collaborative robots keep up with production rates, minimizing delays and helping you meet shipping deadlines.
- Flexible System Design: Our cobots can be reprogrammed or retrofitted to adapt to different package sizes, materials, or product configurations.
- Labor Allocation: Free up skilled operators for more specialized work while the cobot handles time-consuming box prep or carton loading.
- Compact Integration: Designed with small footprints, packaging cobots can fit directly into tight workspaces or existing packaging stations.
Melton’s packaging cobots aren’t just another machine—they’re a purpose-built solution to help your team deliver more with less friction.
Integrating Cobots for Diverse Packaging Processes
Every collaborative packaging robot that Melton delivers is designed to align with your exact production process and packaging specs. Whether you need a single robotic station for repetitive tasks or a multi-function packaging cell, we’ll help develop a system that matches your end-of-line goals.
Our cobot packaging capabilities can include:
- Product sorting and orientation
- Carton loading and case packing
- Box sealing with tape or glue
- Pallet layer arrangement
- Barcode or label application
- Multi-cobot packaging cell coordination
We can also engineer your system to handle different SKUs or variable package sizes with minimal changeover time.
Automation Solutions That Go Beyond Installation
Choosing Melton means more than selecting a robotic machine—it means gaining a long-term partner that supports your automation goals well beyond the build. Our employee-owned team is committed to delivering results that work on your timeline and your production floor.
For more than 55 years, we’ve served organizations in the packaging industry and other manufacturing sectors across the country with top-of-the-line custom design and collaborative robot integration. Our continued support allows you to prepare for and overcome changing market demands while soaring above the capabilities of standard packaging machinery.
We are a turn-key automation provider, meaning we do more than design systems. We also offer:
System Integrations
Our engineering team works directly with yours to design a system that blends into your existing process with minimal disruption. From mechanical alignment to software communication, we oversee every part of the integration process.
On-Site Support
Melton’s field technicians provide real-world troubleshooting, training, and maintenance services whenever and wherever you need it. If your packaging cobot isn’t working the way it should, we’ll come to your facility and make it right.
START A CONVERSATION
When packaging lines run more smoothly, your entire operation benefits. Schedule your free assessment to talk with our team about tackling your production demands with a collaborative machine tending robot today.
