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POULTRY

COBB COMMITS TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

live and work, and the poultry we raise % Community: Cobb partners with lo-
and produce for the global poultry in- FDO OHDGHUV DQG RUJDQL]DWLRQV WR EHQHÞW
dustry,” says Joyce J. Lee, President of the rural communities where company
Cobb. “CobbCares.com articulates facilities are located and is committed
our commitment to feeding the world to operating safely, legally, ethically,
and our goal of making a positive dif- and sustainably.
ference.” % Genetic Progress: Cobb seeks to
&REE&DUHV FRP LQFOXGHV ÞYH VXV- meet the future needs of worldwide
tainable development pillars that are poultry customers by focusing on traits
Cobb-Vantress revealed CobbCares.
integral to the company’s comprehen- related to broiler and breeder health
com to highlight the company’s focus
sive and holistic approach to building and welfare and emphasizing sustain-
and commitments to a sustainable fu-
a sustainable future. They include: able attributes that are desirable for
ture. For Cobb, sustainability means
that the company is committed to mak- % Workplace: Cobb is committed to future generations of chickens.
ing decisions with the future in mind the use of comprehensive programs, “We’re humbled to be an integral part
and is taking steps today that will help dynamic training opportunities, and of the worldwide poultry industry and
to positively shape environmental, eco- innovative incentives to optimize the a key driver in advancing a more sus-
nomic, and social impacts in the future. health, safety, and professional devel- tainable future for all,” says Dr. Kate
This focus on sustainability is close- opment of team members across the Barger-Weathers, Director of Animal
ly aligned with Cobb’s core mission, globe. Welfare. “As we tell our story about
global business strategy, and in step % Environment: Cobb is a dedicated our focus on genetic progress, poultry
with the United Nations Sustainable steward of land, air, water, and energy care and welfare, the community, the
Development Goals. The introduction resources in areas where we hatch and environment, and the workplace, we
of CobbCares.com at the 2022 Interna- raise poultry, and we work to contin- hope to demonstrate how Cobb is com-
tional Production and Processing Expo uously improve performance through mitted to a family culture, conducting
(IPPE) highlights the passion Cobb has implementation of innovative practices, our business with integrity, being in-
for delivering healthy poultry genetic tools, and systems. novative in our solutions and products,
crosses, with balanced traits that sup- and giving our best every day.”
% Poultry Care and Welfare: Cobb en-
port sustainable poultry production and Visit CobbCares.com to learn more
courages the use of innovative technol-
robust poultry welfare. DERXW WKH LQLWLDWLYHV WKDW EHQHÞW &REE
ogy to enhance continuous improve-
“We have an uncompromising com- ment and accuracy of assessment of local communities and global out-
mitment to our values, team members, health and welfare outcomes. reach efforts, including measurable
customers, the communities where we outcomes.
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THE MR50 — THE IDEAL SOLUTION FOR ALL YOUR

DEPALLETIZING NEEDS OF EGG PALLET SYSTEMS

way that the pallet transport system is
designed means that a standard pallet
jack can be used to load the pallets.
These pallets are moved onto the full
pallet (supply) conveyor. The entry
Moba equipment is packed with point of the pallet conveyor is rein-
technology. Some designs are worth forced with rugged guides for properly
further investigation as they represent aligning the full pallet on the transport
crucial customer value. In this series of chains. At the entry point, the supply
articles, we will be zooming in on these can be registered in the Omnia as the
“hidden gems”. In previous editions of next in line by simply pressing a button
Moba News, we explained more about MR50 depalletizing robot can be added once the pallet is placed onto the pallet
our MR robotics series. The MR50 is to your egg grader, relieving your staff transport conveyor.
part of that series and offers a helping of this heavy and intensive work. The As soon as a full pallet arrives at the
hand in the tray depalletizing process. MR50 is suitable for Moba equipment MR50’s offloading position, the robot
Find out what this flexible robot could with capacities ranging from 60,000 starts scanning the top of the pallet in a
do for your operation in this article.
(170 cph) to 190,000 (530 cph) eggs vertical direction. This tells the system
Transferring eggs to a loader in- per hour. how many layers are on the pallet and
volves moving heavy loads from a WKH SRVLWLRQ RI WKH ÞUVW URZ RI VWDFNV
pallet onto the grader’s transport belt. The depalletizing process that needs to be offloaded. The gripper
For example, with a daily production )XOO SDOOHWV ZLWK ÞYH RU VL[ OD\HUV RI is also equipped with flexible forks,
of 500,000 eggs, the total weight can egg trays are placed on the automatic which enables the MR50 to pick up the
reach up to 30,000 kilograms! The Moba SDOOHW WUDQVSRUW V\VWHP 7KH VSHFLÞF stacks from the pallet as they are. By

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