Robotic pick-and-place product handling

Each Talon variant shares the same core platform — IP69K-rated delta robots, 2D/3D vision, JLS-engineered VOB tooling, and B&R controls — but the infeed, tooling configuration, and integration are purpose-built for a specific application. (For product that arrives touching, overlapping, or stacked, see JLS Vision AI, available with select JLS robotic systems.) Talon FW, TF, TL, SA, and RD are featured configurations — JLS also engineers Talon systems for applications that don't fit a standard category. Talon FW loads flow wrapper flights. Talon TF places product into thermoformer cavities while tracking web movement. Talon TL loads foam, plastic, paperboard, or MAP trays. Talon SA assembles multi-component sandwiches and food products. Talon RD handles fragile raw dough. Harrier is purpose-built for sliced bacon draft loading. If you’re unsure which fits your line, tell us your product and packaging format — our engineers will recommend the right configuration.

Probably — the Talon was built for difficult products: warm tacos, delicate cheese portions, wet sausage links, shingled bacon drafts, raw dough balls. JLS engineers custom tooling for your specific product geometry, weight, surface, and packaging format. If we’re not sure, we don’t guess. JLS Flight Lab can test product samples, or a close proxy, subject to scope and availability: see the pick method and tooling tested before the design is finalized.

The Talon is built with full sanitary washdown construction for daily high-pressure, high-temperature washdown with caustic cleaning agents. Its delta robots carry an IP69K rating — the component rating for full exposure to pressurized hot water and chemicals. Full washdown construction is standard on the Talon, not an optional upgrade. The sanitary stainless frame uses sloped surfaces to shed water and routes cabling openly, with an open-channel frame available to minimize hollow tubing — all designed for USDA/FSIS-inspected facility requirements.

Changeover on the Talon is recipe-based for most product switches: the operator selects a recipe on the HMI and presses run. The vision system and motion parameters update automatically. For a physical format change — different EOAT tooling for a significantly different product geometry — tooling swaps are tool-less and typically take minutes. JLS designs changeover to be operator-level, not maintenance-level. Your team should not need a robotics engineer to switch SKUs.

Conventional vacuum systems route compressed air through long lines from a central generator to the end-of-arm tool — creating lag, pressure loss, and high air consumption. VOB (Vacuum on Board) moves the vacuum generator directly onto the robot arm, adjacent to the tooling. Its design was optimized using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), through a partnership with Penn State, to maximize efficiency. Shorter lines also mean faster response, more consistent picks at high speed, and lower utility cost every shift. VOB 2.0 is JLS-engineered.