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. 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, corrugated, and 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 — we test your actual product in our York, PA lab before we say yes. That’s the Flight Lab: bring your product, see it run, before any commitment.

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. The result: 50%+ reduction in compressed air consumption versus conventional vacuum systems. Shorter lines also mean faster response, more consistent picks at high speed, and lower utility cost every shift. VOB 2.0 is JLS-engineered.