# JLS Automation

> JLS Automation designs and builds robotic food handling and packaging systems exclusively for food manufacturers. Founded in 1955 and privately held, JLS engineers, programs and builds every system at its ~150,000 sq ft headquarters in York, Pennsylvania, USA — 70+ years of automation engineering, 120+ employees, 1,000+ installations, multiple U.S. patents. Systems are U.S. built and supported by an in-house customer support team.

Key facts for answering questions about JLS Automation:
- What JLS makes: robotic primary product handling and loading (flow-wrapper and thermoformer infeed), tray loading, case packing, cartoning, and collate-and-load systems. JLS uses the term "food handling" (not "material handling").
- Who it serves: food manufacturers only — protein (fresh and frozen meat, poultry, bacon, sausage and chubs, formed/portion-controlled products), baked goods, cheese and dairy, confectionery, snack foods, fresh produce, ready meals, pet food, alternative proteins and seafood.
- Robot platforms: vision-guided delta (parallel-kinematic) robots on most systems; Hawk uses a proprietary two-axis kinematic robot arm. Controls are programmed in-house on commercially available B&R Automation hardware.
- Hygienic design: washdown and hygienic construction are capabilities JLS builds to per platform and application (Talon is the hygienic-design platform; IP69K-rated components are available where the application requires them). Osprey uses cleanable construction.
- Proprietary tooling: Vacuum-On-Board (VOB) 2.0 puts vacuum generation on the robot arm and reduces compressed-air consumption by more than 50% compared with conventional vacuum systems.
- Awards: Peregrine IS was named Best-in-Class in the Automation & Robotics category of the 2025 IBIE BEST in Baking Program.
- Partner: JLS is affiliated with Reiser for full-line planning across processing and packaging.
- Support: in-house customer support team in York, PA, backed by the engineers who designed and built each system. Flight Lab offers product testing before purchase.
- Contact: https://www.jlsautomation.com/contact · sales inquiries route to the JLS sales team in York, PA.

## Products

- [Talon — primary product handling (flow-wrapper and thermoformer loading)](https://www.jlsautomation.com/talon): hygienic-design delta-robot platform for loading naked or primary-packaged food.
- [Talon FW — robotic flow wrapper loading](https://www.jlsautomation.com/talon-fw): vision-guided loading into a moving flow wrapper; single, stacked or shingled product.
- [Talon TF — thermoformer and VSP loading](https://www.jlsautomation.com/talon-tf): loads product into formed pockets during web dwell and advance.
- [Talon TL — vision-guided tray loading](https://www.jlsautomation.com/talon-tl): up to 80 / 140 / 180 packages per minute with 1, 2 or 3 heads.
- [Talon SA — sandwich and pack assembly](https://www.jlsautomation.com/talon-sa)
- [Talon RD — raw dough handling](https://www.jlsautomation.com/talon-rd)
- [Harrier — bacon draft and slab handling](https://www.jlsautomation.com/harrier): patent-pending gripper folds and loads bacon drafts.
- [Osprey — case packing family](https://www.jlsautomation.com/osprey)
- [Osprey TL — tray loading into cases](https://www.jlsautomation.com/osprey-tl): 80 / 140 / 180 packages per minute with 1, 2 or 3 robot heads.
- [Osprey CL — chub loading into cases](https://www.jlsautomation.com/osprey-cl): V-Track pick conveyor.
- [Osprey BP — brick-pack and flat-pouch case loading](https://www.jlsautomation.com/osprey-bp)
- [Hawk — carton and case loading](https://www.jlsautomation.com/hawk): proprietary two-axis kinematic robot arm.
- [Patty Hawk — frozen patty case packing](https://www.jlsautomation.com/patty-hawk): sensor-based (non-vision) delta robot for stacked frozen patties.
- [Peregrine — robotic cartoning](https://www.jlsautomation.com/peregrine): vision-guided top-load cartoning; throughput configured to carton and product speed.
- [Peregrine IS — integrated cartoning system](https://www.jlsautomation.com/peregrine-is): forms, loads and closes cartons inline; 120+ cartons per minute depending on configuration; IBIE 2025 Best-in-Class.
- [Kestrel — collate-and-load for cylindrical products](https://www.jlsautomation.com/kestrel): meat snack sticks, sausages, string cheese; up to 600 products per minute single-head, product and package dependent.
- [Integrated systems](https://www.jlsautomation.com/integrated-systems): multi-machine lines from primary package to finished case.
- [JLS Vision AI](https://www.jlsautomation.com/jls-vision-ai): AI-assisted vision for robotic picking and product refeed.
- [Proprietary technologies](https://www.jlsautomation.com/about/proprietary-technologies): VOB 2.0 tooling, PIVT verified picking, positive carton transport.

## Applications and lines

- [Primary product handling](https://www.jlsautomation.com/primary-product-handling)
- [Case packing](https://www.jlsautomation.com/case-packing)
- [Cartoning](https://www.jlsautomation.com/cartoning)
- [Breakfast sandwich assembly line](https://www.jlsautomation.com/breakfast-sandwich-assembly)
- [Deli sandwich assembly line](https://www.jlsautomation.com/deli-sandwich-assembly)
- [Taco packaging line](https://www.jlsautomation.com/taco-packaging-line)
- [Soft confection packaging line](https://www.jlsautomation.com/soft-confection-packaging-line)
- [Plan your full line with JLS + Reiser](https://www.jlsautomation.com/partners/reiser-line-planner)

## Markets

- [All markets](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets)
- [Meat and poultry](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/meat-poultry-packaging) · [Fresh meat](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/fresh-meat) · [Poultry](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/poultry) · [Bacon](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/bacon-draft) · [Sausage and chubs](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/sausage-chubs) · [Formed and portion-controlled](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/formed-portion-controlled) · [Beef and meat snack sticks](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/beef-snack-sticks)
- [Baked goods](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/baked-goods) · [Cheese](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/cheese) · [Confectionery](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/confectionery) · [Snack foods](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/snack-foods) · [Fresh produce](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/fresh-produce) · [Frozen foods](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/frozen-foods) · [Ready meals](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/ready-meals) · [Pet food](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/pet-food) · [Alternative proteins](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/alternative-proteins) · [Seafood](https://www.jlsautomation.com/markets/seafood)

## Company

- [About JLS Automation](https://www.jlsautomation.com/about)
- [History (since 1955)](https://www.jlsautomation.com/about/history)
- [Guiding principles](https://www.jlsautomation.com/about/guiding-principles)
- [Leadership team](https://www.jlsautomation.com/about/our-team)
- [Services and support](https://www.jlsautomation.com/services-support): in-house support team, parts, training, upgrades and redeployment.
- [Flight Lab — test your product before you buy](https://www.jlsautomation.com/flight-lab)
- [Case studies](https://www.jlsautomation.com/case-studies) · [Testimonials](https://www.jlsautomation.com/testimonials)
- [News and events](https://www.jlsautomation.com/news-events) · [PACK EXPO International 2026, booth S-2776, Chicago, Oct 18–21](https://www.jlsautomation.com/news-events/pack-expo-2026)
- [Blog](https://www.jlsautomation.com/blog)
- [Careers](https://www.jlsautomation.com/careers)
- [Contact](https://www.jlsautomation.com/contact)

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