Görtz bakery to rely on robots in future with ADM and Yaskawa
High performance in a limited space
ADM has made a name for itself in this industry with intelligent automation solutions for industrial bakeries. The machine and system manufacturer from Warburg in eastern Westphalia is firmly committed to Yaskawa MOTOMAN robots. This is also the case with an ongoing project for the Ludwigshafen bakery Görtz, where four robots handle frozen dough within a very constricted space.
- Industries
- Food
- Applications
- Palletizing
- Client
- Bäcker Görtz GmbH
- Products
- GP180 FGG - GP FGG Series
In its current industry report [1] the Association of German Industrial Bakers states: “Fewer and fewer bakeries are selling more and more baked goods”. This means that individual companies must increasingly expand their production capacities in order to remain competitive. In view of the shortage of personnel in the food industry, automation is becoming even more important for large-scale bakery production.
Görtz Bakery breaks new ground
Bäckerei Görtz GmbH in Ludwigshafen is also facing these current challenges. Since 1963, the owner family Görtz – now with partner FSN – has been supplying delicious breads, rolls and cakes, as well as sweet and savoury snacks, to its regional customers, 362 days a year. The traditional company has always remained true to its recipe for success: “For our guests, we bake naturally, delicious and above all fresh every day.”
Taking the concept seriously, in 2024 the Görtz Bakery started tapping into new efficiency potential in existing production. Together with ADM Automation Technology GbR, the responsible parties went in search of new possibilities. The company from Warburg, eastern Westphalia, founded in 2022 and specializing in cutting-edge mechanical engineering and robotics systems for bakery products, took up the challenge in Ludwigshafen.