The new robotic system with significant rationalisation effect: the AST 340. For automatically transferring smoke sticks loaded with strings of sausages directly into the smoking trolley. This robot solution is intended for industrial sausage production in collagen and peel-off casing. The entire system has been designed in accordance with the most recent CE guidelines and particular attention has been paid to hygiene and safety engineering. This unique smoke stick transfer unit ensures that the smoke sticks are accurately positioned and set down in the smoking trolleys, resulting in reduced costs, high production output and improved system utilisation due to optimisation.