Scaling End-of-Line Packaging Automation

In the fast-moving Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, producing variety packs and multi-packs presents heavy administrative headaches, unpredictable freight costs, and high CO2 emissions. To bypass these issues, Sojo Industries pioneered “Sojo Flight”—a mobile, on-premise manufacturing ecosystem.

However, taking automation on the road is incredibly difficult. To scale, Sojo needed robust, standardized palletizing systems that could endure being crated, relocated, and rapidly deployed across the country. They needed to combine the high payload and speed of industrial palletizers with the fast, highly flexible setup of collaborative palletizers—all running under a single, user-friendly digital architecture.

The collaboration between Sojo and Vention started directly in the design phase, mapping out custom-tailored palletizing setups within tight physical constraints. By matching Vention’s compatible hardware stack directly with their unified software stack, the teams designed a truly “plug-and-play” mobile environment.

Vention’s engineering and technical teams then deployed on-site to handle the physical setup from start to finish, ensuring flawless hardware alignment, conveyor integration, and software commissioning. Through Vention’s intuitive HMI and MachineApps, Sojo gained the ability to run both collaborative and industrial palletizers on the same digital infrastructure. This allowed operators to switch pallet configurations in real-time, while integrated 5G cellular connectivity on the mobile rovers ensured Vention’s support engineers remained accessible at the touch of a button from anywhere in the country.

By partnering with Vention, Sojo Industries successfully scaled its mobile and industrial end-of-line packaging operations across its nationwide network. The deployment of five custom-configured robotic systems has allowed Sojo to dramatically increase production predictability, eliminate administrative friction, and lower freight emissions.

The introduction of MachineApps has given floor operators total control: they can create or select predefined pallet setups in real time without waiting for engineering support. Backed by robust physical modularity and 5G-connected remote support, Sojo is confidently expanding its automated fleet. Moving forward, the two companies plan to automate more of the manufacturing value chain, expanding into front-of-line processes, multi-packing, and automatic plastic de-kitting.