Premiere at automatica 2025: Robot-assisted sandwich station revolutionizes fresh food counters

Balingen, 06/24/2025

| The future of snack preparation starts now: Together with FANUC, the global innovation leader in industrial robotics, and the partners KILIVATIONS, J. Schmalz, and ViscoTec, Bizerba presents a fully automated solution for the hygienic and smart preparation of sandwiches and snacks. Bizerba’s precise slicing technology, FANUC’s state-of-the-art robotics, Schmalz’s vacuum technology, and ViscoTec’s high-precision dosing systems work hand in hand. Everything is orchestrated via the user-friendly platform from KILIVATIONS.

Great interest at automatica 2025: Numerous visitors gather to experience live how the smart sandwich station redefines freshness at the point of sale.

At automatica 2025 in Munich, we demonstrate how industrial precision and modern robotics are now shaping the daily operations of large-scale kitchens, hospitals, petrol stations, and food retail. Visitors will experience how each snack is freshly prepared, contact-free, and tailored to individual needs. Every action of the FANUC cobot follows the strictest hygiene standards – ensuring maximum transparency and consistent quality.

A forward-looking partnership: A joint solution for the fresh food counter of tomorrow

In close collaboration with our partners, we are addressing current challenges in food retail. Fresh counters are under increasing pressure: staffing shortages make reliable operation difficult, while customers expect more personalization and the highest hygiene standards. At the same time, automation has often been considered complex and cost-intensive.

This new robot-assisted sandwich station intelligently relieves a staff-intensive fresh food segment – giving sales teams more capacity to enhance the shopping experience and better meet customer expectations. The system is modular, easy to scale, and adaptable to various retail formats. It reduces staffing requirements, guarantees freshness around the clock, and unlocks new efficiency potentials – without compromising on quality or customer experience.

In addition to bridging staffing gaps, the automated sandwich station sets new standards in sustainability: Precise portioning and demand-driven production help minimize overproduction and waste.

Fresh inspiration for the point of sale

“Our collaboration with FANUC brings industrial precision and smart automation right to the point of sale,” says Ante Todoric, Managing Director Business Unit Retail at Bizerba. “This makes fresh food processes not only more efficient but also delivers important future-oriented impulses for the food retail sector. The new sandwich station stands for three key values: Fresh, automated, and sustainable.”

Further innovations are already in development – including flexible concepts for hotel lobbies. Bizerba is rethinking fresh food processes: modular, needs-based, and customer-focused.

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Robot-assisted precision at its best: The automated sandwich station combines slicing, dosing, and handling into one seamless process.

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About Bizerba

Bizerba offers a globally unique portfolio of solutions centered around the key factor of "weight" for customers in craft, retail, industry and logistics. Our offering includes comprehensive solutions for slicing, weighing, labeling and inspection. It spans hardware and software, apps and cloud services, labels and consumables, comprehensive services and flexible leasing models.

Founded in 1866, the family-owned company from Balingen is now in its fifth generation and continues to shape technological progress. As an innovation leader, Bizerba consistently drives the digitalization, automation and connectivity of its solutions. This creates reliable and sustainable solutions that help customers worldwide to make their processes more efficient and future-ready.

With around 4,500 employees, Bizerba operates in over 120 countries. The company runs production facilities in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Serbia, the United Kingdom, China, the United States and Canada, supported by a global network of sales and service locations.

More information: www.bizerba.com.