F.LLI SACCHI S.N.C.
About us
Sacchi - Fully automated robotic solutions for powder handling
Since its founding over 100 years ago, Sacchi has evolved into one of the leading providers of state-of-the-art, fully automated robotic solutions for powder handling in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries.
At Sacchi, we design, engineer, and optimize turnkey systems for powders and granules that are engineered for the highest precision, efficiency, and safety.
Products
SmartPick - Robotic bag depalletizer
SmartPick is the most advanced robotic solution that picks bags from one or more pallets, opens and empties them, SmartPick is covered by five exclusive patents. SmartPick is a patented robotic bag-opener, offered worldwide by F.lli Sacchi only. The bag is handled and cut by an articulated robot, this guarantees the reliability, traceability and high production levels. SmartPick is a robotic cell where bags are de-palletized and opened with a cutting system and it is composed of : One or more fix pallet stations or roller conveyors to make pallet enter the robot area One articulated robot that, thanks to a patented gripping head equipped with sensors system and to SmartPick-AT software, can recognize, depalletize and pick one bag at a time One or more bag cutting and emptying station (bag cutting hopper) One or more compacting units for empty bags Dedicated SmartPick-AT software with a simple and intuitive interface - depalletizes and cuts bags in automatic mode from one or more pallet positioned in one or more cutting stations. - manages, stores, sets recipes. - manages the traceability of raw material. - manages pallet call from the warehouse. - it's now protected by five patents which include bag-cutter system, bag gripping, bag cleaning, bag opening/cutting, bag emptying, and software. - It's currently the only bag-opening / bag-emptying system in the world certified by - several corporations in food, baby food, and pharma sector. - hundreds of customers, looking for bags lifter, have chosen SmartPick. It replaces standard bags lifter and also automatizes bag cutting. i- t's easy to clean (production change involves only suction of a hopper) and by installing more hoppers, cleaning is no more necessary! - it's modular and can be configured to handle from 1 to 20 pallet at the entry side and as many emptying stations.
SmartPack - Robotic Bag filling and Palletizing - All-in-one
SmartPack represents the revolution in bagging, sewing/welding and palletizing of industrial bags. Based on the most advanced robotic system in the world, it guarantees efficiency and productivity. SmartPack is a packaging machine for bags of powders and granules completely robotic which not only bags (dosing the product and filling the bag) but also palletises the bag, all this by a single robot which integrates both functions. Its compact layout allows to install it in narrow places or on mobile repositionable platforms The versatility of the anthropomorphic robot allows to reconfigure the layout as required, by repositioning the destination pallets, the picking trays of the empty bag and the dosing heads. The flexibility of the six-axis system allows to change bag size/material in no time and handle more bagging heads by the same robot, even allowing to bag more products at the same time with the same plant. Thanks to the advanced graphic interface, the system can be easily managed by unskilled operators. Once a product has been configured according to type of packaging, packaged weight and type of palletization, SmarPack stores the data in a recipe that can later be recalled also by a bar code. Dosing process can be in different configurations , gross weight, net weight or by screw conveyor, gravity, turbine or vibration feeder. In all cases it's designed paying attention to cleaning needs. SmartPack is offered for two bag types and in different basic configurations that can be customised as required. Robotic solution for micro-ingredients recipes preparation. The most advanced system in the world!
SmartTipping - robotic powder micro dosing - minor ingredients dosing - additived dosing - robotic powder dosing
SmartTipping is a robotic solution for micro ingredients recipes preparation. Unlimited flexibility and modularity thanks to multi-patented robotic Smart technology designed by Sacchi. SmartTipping system coordinates dosing of "n" small containers with feeding capabilities into the robot working area, in order to execute the dosing sequence, set in the recipe. The mini-batch is collected into a bucket or in a bag, codified by bar code printing or by RFID and finally conveyed to the process machines or directly poured into the mixer. Containers-feeders can be of different types and are selected according to category of products to be dosed. Screw feeder Twin-screw feeder Belt feeder Gravity feeder Containers-feeders can be fixed or removable when necessary (they can be placed in the warehouse and taken back to the production line when necessary) SmartBatch software manages all the process. The system can be directly interfaced to the factory MES software using both standard and customized protocols.
Automatic small quantity dosing
SmartPowder-Flex enables fully automatic, gram-accurate weighing and dosing of small and micro components such as pigments, dyes, flavors, additives, active ingredients, and many other low-quantity materials. The system significantly enhances product safety while increasing production efficiency by minimizing manual operations. SmartPowder-Flex is designed for use in the food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and plastics industries, where precision and repeatability are critical. In applications with particularly high requirements for hygiene, batch integrity, and strict product segregation, the Sacchi dosing system ensures full compliance with industry-specific standards and regulatory requirements. Product handling is performed by a highly sensitive collaborative robot that reacts to the slightest touch, allowing operation without a full safety enclosure. Materials are collected using a specially developed dosing shovel integrated into the robot, ensuring precise and repeatable dosing. To eliminate cross-contamination and meet stringent hygiene standards, each container is assigned its own dedicated, product-specific scoop, which the robot automatically selects and uses during dosing. A second robot manages the supply of containers or crates to be emptied. When crates are fed via a conveyor system, an almost unlimited number of containers can be automatically supplied, positioned, and processed, enabling continuous and highly flexible operation.
SmartPick&Mix
SmartPick&Mix is an integrated robotic platform for the production of powder additives with complex recipes, designed to deliver maximum precision, flexibility and safety. The configuration combines a robotic SmartPick system, two high-performance industrial mixers and two SmartPack stations for controlled bag emptying, creating a compact, efficient and fully traceable production line. At the core of the system is SmartPick, which automates depalletizing, bag picking, cutting and emptying, completely eliminating manual powder handling. Robotics ensures absolute repeatability, reduced dust emissions and maximum operator safety. A SmartPowder unit feeds micro-ingredients directly into the mixer. The two SmartPack stations guarantee progressive and clean emptying, even with fine or critical powders, maintaining full flow control and preventing cross-contamination. The two mixers enable extremely flexible process management. Different recipes can be processed in parallel, pre-mixing and final mixing phases can be separated, or cycle times can be optimized to increase overall productivity. High mixing efficiency ensures consistent homogeneity, even when handling ingredients with very different physical properties. SmartPick&Mix is fully managed by a centralized automation system with recipe management, process parameter control and complete batch traceability. Every batch is repeatable, fully documented and compliant with the highest quality and regulatory standards. Designed for food, plastics, chemical and specialty industries, SmartPick&Mix is not just a system, but a true competitiveness accelerator. It reduces operating costs, improves product quality and makes the production of complex additives faster, safer and more sustainable. A solution ready for today and designed to grow with the future.