Palletizing is an end-of-line task performed in almost all production facilities. Therefore, a reliable and efficient palletizing system is crucial to business continuity. Yet, it can quickly become a bottleneck, and here's why:
There's a ramping labor shortage in the manufacturing industry. People don't want to perform such strenuous tasks Workers face high injury risks, which can lead to prolonged absences. Hiring and packaging costs are increasing daily.
That's why you should consider collaborative robotic palletizing. Collaborative robots can work hours without breaks, which means you can significantly increase your production output and get your products to the market faster.
Robotic palletizing is also a safer option for your workers. With cobots handling the heavy lifting and stacking, there is less risk of injury or strain on your employees.
Automation Senior Specialist at Unilever
“Each year a decreasing number of people apply for positions related to palletizing in our plants. This is a key process which has to be performed efficiently. For packaging we needed a robot with enough reach of the arm. The task that the robot needed to fulfill consisted of picking various boxes with tea and placing them on a pallet.”
Get the best outcome from your cobot solution. From project idea to loading products onto the pallets, Universal Robots provides you with expert advice and the resources to get your cobot palletizing cell running quickly and efficiently.
You can find the products and services to create your palletizing solution within UR's ecosystem of trusted partners. From solution partners and OEMs prepared to build a tailored palletizing solution for your business, to the largest showroom of cobot end-effectors, there’s a frictionless path to answer your palletizing needs.
Talk to us so we can help you find the solution that can efficiently handle the boxes you need to stack.
Ease-of-use is redefined with the Robotiq Palletizing Solution. Open the box, and the hardware and software is already connected and ready to install in a few hours.
miniPAL® by Columbia/Okura LLC is a flexible, customizable and quick to install collaborative palletizing application.
The miniPAL®’s compact design includes a lifting column for all tall loads, dual stacking locations for continuous load building, built-in fork pockets for easy mobility, area scanners for additional safety, and intuitive pattern building software.
The CoBo-Stack is a versatile palletizing solution. It can stack anything from paper to packets of various sizes and heights.
'Kameleon Palletizing' is a complete palletizing solution with a super quick ROI (Return on investment). Multiple box sizes, pallet types, label orientations all in one easy to setup application.
Tired of the backbreaking work of palletizing heavy loads? Look no further with Nonead's palletizing solution nPalletizer_CB2. Our nPalletizer_CB2 is the solution for businesses looking to increase efficiency and productivity while reducing strain on their employees.
Vention's cobot palletizers are entirely modular and easy-to-operate solutions to palletize a wide variety of products. Equipped with an intuitive operator interface, cobot palletizers are available in one- or two-pallet configurations and come with several options for vertical range extension, infeed and outfeed conveyor, end-of-arm tooling, and safety.
Let's help you find a solution that fits the resources available and technical skills within your company, and that can efficiently handle the boxes and patterns you need to stack.
Selecting the right collaborative robot for your palletizing solution is a crucial first step to its success. UR10e and the UR20 cobots are the most suitable for end-of-line palletizing applications due to their reach and payload capacity.
The UR20 and UR30 are no longer bound by their namesakes but will now offer an increased payload capacity of 5 kilograms, bringing the total payload to 25 and 35 kilograms respectively for certain movements. By redefining the way the UR20 and UR30 can be utilized we’re empowering you with solutions that can improve production and strengthen your business.
This new payload will be introduced in PolyScope 5.19, launching October 15, 2024.
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