Automation

Seamless Fresh Processes: Robotic Precision Meets Smart Slicing Systems

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The partnership for the always perfect sandwich

In collaboration with FANUC and other partners, we are presenting a fully automated sandwich station, which has been developed for use at the point of sale. It is fresh, hygienic and efficient. This innovative solution brings the precision of industrial production directly to fresh food counters in supermarkets, petrol stations and hospital canteens, meeting the highest customer expectations.

Reimagining Automation: Combining the Best of Robotics, Vacuum Technology and Dosing Systems

For accurate slicing

Bizerba slicing technology ensures precise, accurate cuts — regardless of product shape or consistency. This ensures that the quality of every sandwich remains consistently high.

For precise handling

The collaborative robot takes care of sandwiches and prepares complete snacks — shielded by protective glass elements that ensure maximum hygiene and transparency.

For hygienic placing

Food is picked up and placed gently. This guarantees maximum product safety and process hygiene.

For exact spreads

Spreads and sauces are applied precisely and evenly — without excess quantities or waste. This increases product quality and reduces waste.

For central control

All components are controlled and monitored via a user-friendly interface. This enables simple operation, quick changeovers and full transparency in the process.

For accurate slicing

Bizerba slicing technology ensures precise, accurate cuts — regardless of product shape or consistency. This ensures that the quality of every sandwich remains consistently high.

For precise handling

The collaborative robot takes care of sandwiches and prepares complete snacks — shielded by protective glass elements that ensure maximum hygiene and transparency.

For hygienic placing

Food is picked up and placed gently. This guarantees maximum product safety and process hygiene.

For exact spreads

Spreads and sauces are applied precisely and evenly — without excess quantities or waste. This increases product quality and reduces waste.

For central control

All components are controlled and monitored via a user-friendly interface. This enables simple operation, quick changeovers and full transparency in the process.

Smart. Modular. Sales-Promoting

All components interlock seamlessly and form a closed, controllable system — modular in design, flexibly scalable and specially developed for use directly at the point of sale.

The automated sandwich station delivers consistently high quality — with reduced staffing requirements. This frees up the sales team to optimise the shopping experience and meet customer expectations even better.
A real competitive advantage in a tight labour market.

The Key Benefits at a Glance

Precision & Reliability
Precise portioning for reproducible quality and better taste
Hygiene & Safety
Contactless process, clear lines, full transparency — 100% POS-compatible
Economic Efficiency
Reduces personnel costs, calculable through time and resource efficiency
Sustainability
On-demand production reduces waste and minimises overproduction

Innovation
The manual fresh produce segment is industrially automated for the first time — scalable, practical, future-oriented
Live from automatica

How Automated Freshness Works at the POS

Experience the fully automated sandwich station in action — recorded at automatica 2025 in Munich, Germany.
Our collaboration with FANUC brings industrial precision and intelligent automation to where it is needed, directly to the point of sale. This not only makes fresh produce processes more efficient, but also gives food retailers important impetus for the future
Ante Todoric
Managing Director Business Unit Retail at Bizerba
Our partnership with Bizerba enables us to bring the strengths of industrial robotics directly into people's everyday lives — to where they provide tangible benefits: at the point of sale. Together, we are creating practical solutions for the future of food retail.
Nils Tersteegen
Marketing Manager at FANUC
Looking to the future

Challenges in the Fresh Produce Sector of the Trade

Fresh food counters are under increasing pressure: a shortage of skilled workers, high hygiene requirements and growing customer expectations in terms of individualisation and availability are challenging existing processes. At the same time, the fresh food segment is considered to be particularly labour-intensive and difficult to automate — an area of tension that calls for new, scalable solutions.

The solution presented addresses precisely these challenges — reliably, economically and practically applicable — even in communal catering, restaurants and petrol stations.

Areas of application

Where Does the Sandwich Station Fit?

Consistent availability at peak times and effective staff deployment

Quick snacks, hygienically produced — even in small formats

Standardised quality with minimal personnel requirements and high product safety

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