RML Machinery

When Tip Top needed to automate a complex, high-speed end‑of‑line packaging process, we had the opportunity to work with the ice-cream industry-leading company again. What they required was a solution to:

🟠 Erect, load, and close four carton sizes
🟠 Feed into a case packer capable of five shipper SKUs
🟠 Run at 300 ice creams per minute
🟠 Protect a delicate chocolate-coated product
🟠 All within a very tight footprint

Our customised Robotic Carton Loading and Wraparound Case Packing system helped make it happen, with customised handling, integrated conveying, and smart coding to suit Tip Top’s operation.

Want to see how we engineered it end‑to‑end and what’s possible for your line? View the full Tip Top case study: https://www.rmlnz.com/project/wraparound-case-packer-31354/

We are excited to announce that we are now taking applications for our 2026/27 Summer Internship Program!

If you’re a 2nd or 3rd-year Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering student, this is your chance to get hands-on with cutting-edge robotics.

💼 What’s in it for you?

💰 10-Week Paid Internship (From Nov 2026 – Feb 2027).
🛠️ Real-World Impact: Work on actual engineering projects from concept to delivery.
🧠 Top-Tier Mentorship: Learn directly from experienced engineers in a collaborative, high-performing environment.
📍 Based in Hamilton: Launch a long-term career pathway right here with us.

📩 How to Apply:

Send your CV, Cover Letter, and recent Academic Transcript to: 📧 [email protected]

⚠️ Applications close June 30th, 2026. Don't miss out!

Struggling with slow, error-prone end-of-line packing that ties up your team?

When packing remains manual, you face reduced throughput, higher error rates, safety risks, and limited opportunities for staff to upskill. See how Comvita automated their end-of-line with a customised RML robotic case packer, which helped them boost line speed and output by 30%, cutting manual handling and packing errors, improving safety, and freeing operators to focus on higher-value work.

Read more about the equipment we developed for Comvita:https://www.rmlnz.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/K000035-Comvita-Case-Study.pdf

Learn more about how we partnered with Wilmar Sugar to deliver a fully automated packing line for new 250g & 500g formats all the way back in 2012! Facing 24/7 reliability needs and 26 tricky SKUs (including caster and icing sugar), we collaborated on tear-off top/front box designs, fine-tuned fill volumes and implemented an easy-to-read HMI for on-demand product changeover. Using tried-and-tested chimney-style stacking and an ABB robotic arm, one operator can now monitor the entire line, which results in major labour savings.

Read the full case study about the equipment we developed for Wilmar Sugar:https://www.rmlnz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/K000005-Wilmar-Sugar-Case-Study-V2.00-2.pdf

Enhance your equipment cleaning processes with our CIP nozzles! These state-of-the-art components are designed for use in large tanks, ducts, and vessels that process milk, milk powders, and other products.

Some benefits of our CIP nozzles include:
🔸Ensure thorough, uniform cleaning every time, reducing contamination risks
🔸Minimise downtime and maximise productivity with efficient cleaning cycles
🔸Reduce labour costs and decrease expensive cleaning materials
🔸Use water and chemicals more efficiently

Even better - we also provide service kits designed to maintain your CIP nozzles' performance for years to come!

Get in touch today about how we can enhance your cleaning processes with our CIP nozzles: https://www.rmlnz.com/components/cip-nozzles/

Learn more about how we turned a co‑packed bottleneck into an in‑house, high‑throughput, customised production automation line. Working with Westland’s existing product and packaging, we integrated a customised two‑axis robot infeed into a standard cartoner, added a specialised pick‑and‑place case packer for shelf‑ready trays, inline date‑code printing, and a standard RML palletiser with layer boards, delivering a seamless flow from bulk unpack to wrapped pallets.

The result for Westland was that they could put the production process back into their cool store, so there was much less freight sending their product to the co-packer and then bring it back once it was packed, which was a cost- and time-saving decision.

Read more about the automation machinery we developed for Westland: https://www.rmlnz.com/project/q105-case-packing-and-palletising-cell/

Watch how we partnered with Oceania Dairy to fully automate a previously manual case-packing and palletising line.

What we delivered:
🔸Custom Automated RSC Top-Load Case Packer with automated product laning, RSC erecting, robotic loading via the RML Hawk, and tape closing.
🔸Integrated track & trace with each product scanned during loading, check-weighed, and labelled, as well as cases and pallets tracked end-to-end.
🔸A Robotic Palletising System with slip-sheet handling, pallet feed stacks, and staged pallet output.

The result for Oceania Dairy:
🔸$1.4M in customer savings in the first year after installation.
🔸Improved product traceability, consistent pack quality, and higher throughput with reduced labour.

Learn more about how we can develop customised automation solutions for our customers: https://www.rmlnz.com/automation