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Robotic food and beverage palletizing in Mexico

These lines run several shifts with high turnover. From 3 shifts with 2 people per shift, the palletizer pays for itself (Target Robotics calculation with assumptions).

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Mexico has 1,220 food plants and 207 beverage plants with 101 or more people (DENUE, Mexico's national business directory, May 2026). Target Robotics, a Mexican palletizer manufacturer and authorized FANUC integrator, has built systems for this industry that run up to 60 cases per minute and serve 6 lines, and it delivers them in 12 weeks.

FANUC robot stacking trays on a food line

What changes by product?

ProductWhat makes it hardHow it gets solved
Cookies and snacksLight case and fragile product; many SKUs and changeoversGentle vacuum, patterns stored per product, changeover in minutes
Bread and plastic tubsTubs that stack, with empties coming backOrienting and stacking. Target has reached 70 tubs per minute
DairyThin packaging, high weight, cold and wet environmentColumn stack patterns with slip sheets, washdown protection
Beer and soft drinksHigh speed, heavy case, vibration in transitRow forming, several pieces per pick, stability test
Water and large jugsWeight per piece and pallet heightGripper tool and a higher-payload robot
Sugar, flour and salt25 to 50 kg bags and dustBag gripper

If your plant bags animal feed or pet food kibble, yours is a bag line: flattening before the pick, a fork gripper and an interlocked pattern. Bags of animal feed and pet food kibble.

Why does it pay off sooner on these lines?

  • Three shifts

    Most of these lines never stop. Run the numbers with your crew.

  • Turnover

    25% a year at manufacturers with 51 to 250 people and 31% at those with more than 250 (Censos Económicos 2019, Mexico's economic census, via Data México, cited by Tetakawi, 2026).

  • Workweek

    The legal maximum in Mexico drops to 46 hours in 2027 and 40 in 2030, with no pay cut. What it means for your line.

  • Deduction

    67% in 2026 and 62% from 2027 to 2030, with a certificate. What it is and what it is worth.

Questions about food palletizing

How we handle case studies

How do you palletize food products?
With a pattern for each product, an end-of-arm tool that protects the packaging, and hygiene control in the cell. Food palletizing almost always handles closed cases and the robot never touches the product. The area is cleaned under your plant's food safety program.
How do you stack beer cases on a pallet?
With an interlocked pattern and slip sheets every few layers. Cases of bottles are heavy and pass vibration through the stack, so stack height and stretch wrap get validated with a transit test.
How do you stack cases of milk on a pallet?
A milk carton has thin walls and the load is heavy. Use a column stack or a light interlock with slip sheets, and limit the height to what the package can withstand.
Does the Plan México deduction apply to food and beverage?
The January 21, 2025 decree under Plan México, the federal government's industrial program, allows an immediate deduction of 67% in 2026 and 62% from 2027 to 2030 in food and beverage, except grains, sugar and oils, on new assets and with a certificate from the Evaluation Committee (Comité de Evaluación). It moves the deduction forward and the machine price stays the same. Review it with your tax advisor and against Mexico's federal economic package (Paquete 2027).

Send your load, speed and shifts. We reply with a version and a price range.

Delivered in 12 weeks. Public price reference: US$120,000 (CSi) to US$550,000 (Kaufman), as of November 3, 2026.

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  1. 1What you palletize
  2. 2At what speed
  3. 3How many lines
  4. 4Your pallet
  5. 5How many shifts
  6. 6Space and city