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.
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.
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