Discover the Benefits of Automating your Pan & Tray Handling tasks.
Every production facility handles trays, pans or bins every day. Why not eliminate one of the most common
and repetitive, injury-prone tasks on your production floor with collaborative robots.
Move Pans & Trays from Racks to Conveyor
Accurately and safely load pans with or without products to the in-feed of a conveyor.
Move Pan & Trays from Conveyor to Racks
Accurately and safely load pans with products
from the out feed of a conveyor to racks.
Automated Pan & Tray Feeding
Entry level automation for feeding pans with or
without paper liner to the in-feed of a conveyor.
Robotic Tray Handling Equipment for Food & Bakery Production
Eliminate one of the most common and repetitive, injury-prone tasks on your production floor with collaborative robots.
Robotic pan and tray handling automates the movement of pans and trays between racks and conveyor lines — pulling trays off a rack or a conveyor and feeding them into a rack or onto a conveyor for proofing, freezing, or baking.
The Baker-Bot is a collaborative robot (cobot) built specifically for this task, removing it from the list of manual jobs your team has to handle every shift.
Available in standard or custom configurations, from standalone systems to dual racking and unracking systems with auto-rack lock and release to safely secure your racks while being filled.
Safely works beside human workers . Increases productivity and
consistency . Increase employee morale . Reduces staff turn-over.
Pan & Tray Feeding
The Tray Feeder is an automatic tray and pan loading system that has a small footprint and integrates seemlessly into your existing production conveyor.
It's a perfect way to start automating the non-value, repetitive tasks on your bakery and food production floor, while helping to set the pace of your daily production.
How it Works
The Tray Feeder automatically loads trays onto a conveyor with or without auto-placed parchment paper. Simply roll up the dolly full of trays, lock in the auto-lift feature and roll out the empty dolly. The Tray Feeder automatically moves the trays up one at at time to transfer directly to your conveyor.
Why Automate Tray Handling
Nearly every bakery and food production facility racks and unracks trays daily. It's repetitive, physically demanding, and one of the most common sources of injuries on a production floor — but it adds no value to the product itself. Automating it frees staff for higher-value work, keeping racking and unracking running at a consistent pace.
Key Benefits
- Removes a repetitive, injury-prone task from staff workloads
- Works safely alongside employees on the production floor
- Runs at a consistent pace, reducing variability between shifts
- Improves staff retention by shifting workers off physically taxing, low-value tasks
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a cobot pan and tray handler? It's a collaborative robot that automates loading and unloading pans or trays between storage racks and production conveyors, working alongside human operators without requiring safety cages.
Can it handle different rack or tray sizes? Yes. Standalone and dual racking/unracking systems can be custom-configured to match existing rack and tray dimensions.
Is it safe to operate near employees? Yes. Collaborative robots, such as the Baker-Bot are built to work directly alongside staff rather than in an isolated, caged cell.
What happens after a rack is filled? The auto-rack lock releases once the rack is complete, and the rack is ready to move on to the freezer, oven, or proofer.
Reach out and let us know what your Tray Handling Needs Are.