Package palletising.Bulk products are packed in polyethylene bags, then grouped by 10 pieces and loaded on a pallet.100 packages (1000 kg) are loaded on a pallet

The problem addressed

The customer encountered the following problems during the manual operation of production loading onto pallets:

• Hard and repetitive manual work
• Non-ergonomic work (heavy packages loading at different heights, from 15 cm to 150 cm)
• Work in shifts (24/7)
• Quality parameters of pallet loading (only a correctly and stably loaded pallet can successfully reach the end user)

Solution to the problem

A fully automatic robotic package loading onto pallets line was designed and manufactured, which not only solved all the issues mentioned above, but also brought the additional benefits: • Cost-free downtime   • Much faster execution of orders (from receiving the order to dispatching of palletised pallets) • Significantly increased productivity compared to manual work

• Cost-free downtime
• Much faster order fulfilment (from receiving the order to dispatching of palletised pallets)
• Significantly increased productivity compared to manual work

Technology:

Robot: FANUC; R-200_165F

Gripper:mechanic gripper; the possibility to measure the height of a pallet

Delivery of pallets:automatic device for delivery of the pallets

Conveyors System::

• Product delivery conveyors: stainless steel housing, modular belts with accumulation
• Packages positioning unit
• Pallets conveyors: steel housing, galvanized steel rollers. Max weight of the pallet transported – 1200 kg

Palletising system parameters:

System capacity: up to 8 packages/min

Height of a pallet: up to 1800 mm

Different palletising templates: 6

The solutions’ applicability in the market

This solution can be applied in any manufacturing enterprise, where production is packed in bags/boxes and the precise positioning of the product is necessary.