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Instant Robot Palletiser
Palletising
Instant Robot Palletiser
Foodmach Instant Robot Palletiser i35
The PALTZ Instant Palletiser i35 is an all-in-one palletising work cell that is literally plug-and-play.
It can handle up 34kg cases at 12 cycles a minute, or even 24 cases a minute at 17kg—with the STACKiT unique multi-variable case pick-up software. This innovative software allows the robot pick head to select one or two cases, depending on the layer pattern requirement.
i35 takes 5 minutes to set up. It features a Fanuc M20/iD35 robot arm that requires no programming, calibration, or technical skills to operate. Intuitive software allows any operator to enter box dimensions and weight and select a pallet pattern, which is translated automatically into a robot program. That’s why the setup is so fast and simple. New pallet patterns can be created in just seconds using the integrated touch screen and software.
It palletises to two locations for continuous operation and comes with collapsible guarding.
Specs
Robot – M20/iD35
Pattern forming – PALTZ STACKiT
Collapsible guarding
Two pallet zones – With conveyor
Handles pallet sizes up to 1165 x 1165 mm
Maximum pick size 610 x 510 x 510 mm
Palletising height 2.1 m
Pneumatic or electric gripper
Two zones infeed skewed conveyor
Product presence sensor
Requirements
Power – 3-Phase power with a current rating of 20A
Air
Benefits
Improves Safety
Industrial cyber security – Unit is optionally connected to your wifi/ethernet network.
Safety compliance and reporting – Complies with all Safety regulations.
Maintenance – The unit requires a yearly preventative maintenance visit only. No other maintenance is required.
Cleaning – No regular cleaning is required.
Operator unavailability – The unit requires no manual labour; once set up, it is completely automatic.
Significant equipment adjustments – Swapping from one SKU to another takes 10 seconds. Programming a new SKU takes no more than 5 minutes.
Equipment warm-up – From power down to powered up takes 2 minutes.
Product flow obstructions – The built-in infeed gate ensures that the correct number of cases are inducted into the pickup location.
Misfeeds – The built-in skewed conveyor ensures the cases are always presented correctly for the robot pick-up.
Sensor stops – A built-in vacuum sensor alerts the operator if the vacuum cups encounter a poorly formed case that cannot be picked up.
Checking – Once operating, no stops are required to check palletising performance.
Substandard materials – Because we have vacuum or mechanical pick options, we can deal with large variations in case quality.
Operation below nameplate – Following a trial establishes the maximum performance capability, other than packaging quality or case overweight, there is nothing likely to slow the palletising rate.
Lack of operator training or operator inefficiency – There is no operator involvement in the palletising process other than selecting the correct SKU.
Flexible – Can be configured to stack two different SKUs or even use one location for slip sheets. It can stack to a height of 1,550mm, with an option to include a telescopic mast to increase the maximum stack height to 2,500mm. AMR-ready: Optional docking stations make Instant Palletiser work cells ready for pallet positioning by autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).
Rework – No rework will ever be required with a robot palletiser, as the very nature of robots is that they gently pick and place cases.
Scrap during test runs, start-up and changeovers – No scrap is generated during set-up or operation.
Pallet stack quality– As the cases are placed exactly according to the pallet pattern program, each pallet stack is always built perfectly.
Lower Cost of Ownership
Purchase price – In a single-shift operation, payback is typically 2.5 years and just over one year for two shifts. As the unit eliminates OHS manual strain injuries, the potential insurance benefits are significant.
Overheads – Compact and space-saving with a small footprint of 3.61 m x 2.63 m, including two pallets.
Change parts – No change parts are required.
Maintenance – An annual 1/2 day preventative maintenance visit is recommended.
Repairs – The robot is supplied with a two-year warranty. A spare parts kit of wear parts and possible failure parts costs less than $4,000.
Training– Training to operate and maintain the unit takes less than half a day.
Expected working life – The unit has an expected working life of 10 years.
