Customised Solutions
Specialises in developing customised solutions that perfectly fit the unique requirements of each client, ensuring optimal performance and integration with existing processes.Comprehensive Support Services
Provides extensive after-sales support, including training, maintenance, and technical assistance, to ensure smooth operation and quick resolution of any issues.Long-Term Partnership and Consultation
Acts as a long-term partner for clients, offering ongoing consultation and upgrades to keep pace with technological advancements and changing industry demands.
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RNA’s Capabilities
- Design and supply of automated Feeding and handling systems, including Vibratory bowl feeders, centrifugal feeders, and VariFeed™ systems.
- Flexible Feeding Systems: Adapts to handle a variety of product types and sizes for feeding into packaging machines, enhancing versatility.
Robotic solutions enhance speed and accuracy in packaging operations.
- Robotic pick-and-place systems for precise product handling and placement.
- High-speed packaging robots for rapid assembly and packing tasks.
- Collaborative robots (cobots) for safe, flexible automation alongside operators.
- Custom robotic cells for complex tasks like case packing.
Advanced vision systems ensure packaging quality and compliance.
- High-speed camera inspection detects defects in seals, labels, or containers.
- Vision-guided robotics (e.g., FlexType™ R) for precise component placement.
- Integrates machine vision and AI to inspect packaging for defects, correct labelling, and product integrity, ensuring quality control.
Custom systems for all packaging stages, tailored to specific needs.
- Filling and sealing systems for accurate, high-speed packaging of liquids, powders, and solids.
- Dispensing systems: Accurately dispenses products or ingredients into packaging, crucial for food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics industries.
- Labelling and coding systems: Applies labels, barcodes, and expiration dates with high accuracy, ensuring compliance and traceability.
- Automated assembly for packaging components: Assembles complex packaging components, such as caps, nozzles, and spray pumps, with precision.
- Automated palletising and depalletising: Stacking and unstacking of products on pallets, improving end-of-line efficiency and reducing labour costs.
- End of Line Solutions: Tailored end-of-line solutions like shrink wrapping, boxing, and labeling, designed to meet specific packaging needs.
Custom design, development and installation of automation solutions tailored to specific pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging needs, including the integration of feeding, handling, rotary indexing systems, robotics, vision systems, and precision mechanics.
- Collaboration with OEMs to integrate RNA’s feeding, handling, and robotic systems into into existing production lines.
- On-site installation, commissioning, and operator training.
- After-sales maintenance and upgrades for long-term reliability.
- Systems designed for high-speed operations to meet the demands of high-volume production.
- Flexible systems (e.g., RNA VariFeed) adaptable to various product types and sizes, accommodating diverse packaging and assembly needs.
- RNA offers both custom and standard equipment, enabling OEMs to scale production or offer off-the-shelf solutions to their clients.
- Standardised components like vibratory bowl feeders reduce development time.
Experts say
What our clients say
“Polymermedics had an application that required a bespoke automation solution to ensure accurate insertion of small pins in a critical care medical device. We approached RNA for this solution and after some scoping discussions were presented with a cost effective and innovative solution to our requirements. The level of detail that they went to, finding potential pitfalls we had not envisaged ensured that the solution met all our requirements and more.”
Operation Director of Polymermedics
Packaging FAQs
Automation in the packaging industry refers to the use of advanced machinery, technology, and software to perform various packaging tasks that were traditionally done by human workers. The aim is to increase efficiency, improve precision, enhance safety, and reduce costs across the packaging process.
Automation is extensively utilised in the packaging industry to streamline operations, improve efficiency, ensure product quality, and reduce costs. Some of our capabilities include:
- Precision dispensing systems
- Flexible feeding systems
- Automated assembly for packaging components
- Automated labelling and coding systems
- Custom packaging lines
- Automated filling and sealing systems
- Custom end-of-line solutions
RNA systems can handle a wide range of packaging items such as bottle caps, sachets, blister packs, trays, lids, tubes, pouches, flow pack bags and other flexible packaging. We also support the handling of packaging components like clips, scoops, straws, and dispensers used in food, personal care, medical, and consumer goods packaging.
Yes. RNA automation platforms are specifically designed for high-throughput environments, often operating at speeds of 200–500+ parts per minute. Our feeders and handling systems seamlessly integrate into horizontal or vertical form-fill-seal machines, cartoners, case packers, and flow wrappers.
Yes. RNA’s VariFeed™ is a high-speed centrifugal feeding system, ideal for handling lightweight, uniform parts at exceptionally high speeds—often exceeding 500 parts per minute. It’s particularly well-suited for pouches, snack bars and flow pack bags. VariFeed™ is best used when high volume, gentle handling, and minimal noise are key priorities.
RNA offers flexible and modular systems, such as the FlexCube™ and FlexType™ P series, which allow for quick changeovers and tool-less adjustments.
Yes. We specialise in customised and retrofittable automation solutions. Whether you need to add a feeder to a current line or integrate a fully automated sub-assembly station, RNA works closely with OEMs and end-users to ensure compatibility in terms of space, controls, and throughput.
Contact our team to discuss your next project. Our experts will provide guidance and support to help you achieve your goals. Call us on +44 (0)121 749 2566 or email us using [email protected].
RNA are able to support a wide range of Packaging applications from capping systems through to wrapped bar repacking lines. Through RNA’s use of digitalisation and repeatable feed systems the fast-pace of component change can be easily accommodated.
Chris Mills | Global Business Development Manager