Palletizers are useful in the small production lines because they avoid the heavy manual job and increase the overall safety of the workers. In the fast production lines palletizers are of course inevitable. We build automatic palletizers for both the small and the fast production lines. Our range starts with the cartesian palletizers and ends with the fast robot layer palletizers, passing trough the traditional single column or double column machines. For the canned products we also build magnetic head palletizers.

The layer palletizers prepare the product outside the machine’s gripping head. The packs enter the machine and are rotated, if necessary, by mechanical devices or by a couple of belts at different speeds and then stop in the correct position. The operation is repeated until the completion of the layer. In the case of layer palletisers with openable rollers, the layer is then transferred inside the head through mechanical arms. Once in the head the layer is compacted and then transferred to the platform.

Cartesian palletizers are the best palletizing choice when the available space is limited. These type of palletizing robots are normally equipped with three brushless motors for the movement of the items in the three main directions (X, Y and Z). A fourth motor, when needed, is dedicated for the rotation of the head. Cartesian palletizing robots have the benefits of: small footprint, simplicity in mechanics, lower prices when compared to antropomorphic robots, highly accessible PLC driven motion control.

Magnetic head palletizers use magnets to pick up ferrous materials, such as tin plated cans. They are usually used in the preserves sector and generally treat bulk product that is palletized directy on the pallet, without a secondary packaging. The loose product enter the machine and is arranged on

Palletizing robot by full layer or by pliers. Robots can be used with success also for palletizing packs and bundles. Their speed and flexibility makes them a commonly used tool for palletizing products in many industries such as food, beverage pharmaceutical end petrochemical. The robot palletizers are generally divided in two main subcategories: the full layers palletizers that transfer a full layer of items to the pallet. The layer collation is created out of the pallet. The single or multi-item palletizers, that trasfer only parts of the layer on each cycle. The layer collation is created on the pallet. We have a great experience in robot palletizing and has helped several companies achieve the best palletizing solution for their specific need. The robot brands that we commonly use are: Kuka robots, ABB robots, Fanuc robots.

Sweep off palletizers allow a fast transfer of the product from the pallet to an accumlation table. The product is embraced by the sweeping off head, while the underlaying pad is blocked by pliers and the layer of product below the one to be transferred is blocked by means of a centering device. The top layer is at first transferred horizontally on a dead plate, then moved vertically at the height of the outfeed accumulation table on which it is transferred with a second horizontal movement. The product that has been transferred to the accumulation table is then aligned and put in a single lane conveyor