Project Background

Bottleneck in Sorting: The customer's squid processing line faced inefficient back-end sorting with high material loss. Harsh Environment & Labor Issues: -15° C cold storage conditions led to 40% staff turnover and 25% annual labor cost increases.

Urgent Automation Need: Peak seasons require 24/7 production, which manual labor couldn't support, resulting in only 65%multihead weigher utilization.

Pain Points Analysis

Low Efficiency & High Waste:
Manual handling of slippery frozen squid chunks (friction coefficient < 0.6) caused ≥ 12% drop rate and high raw material loss.
Irregular chunk sizes slowed manual alignment, disrupting multihead weigher feeding stability.

Extreme Environment Constraints:
Harsh -15° C operations reduced worker comfort/efficiency and increased recruitment difficulties.
Inconsistent manual sorting caused extended weigher idle time and low equipment utilization.

Cost Pressure Driving Change:
Thin industry profit margins (8-10%) necessitated sorting cost reduction for competitiveness.