Robotic Palletizing Trend

The use of a robotic palletizer has become the system of choice for manufacturers who require flexibility to deal with market and product changes.

If you haven’t stayed up-to-date with the robotic palletizer market lately, now could be a good time for a refresher.  While both conventional and robotic palletizers focus on the same objective—uniformly stacking cases, bags and other units on a wooden or plastic pallet in a prearranged pattern—they go about it quite differently.

The variation in their designs suggests that the advantage of conventional palletizers is speed, and for the robotic palletizer, it’s flexibility.  That said, a growing number of applications could go either way.

So, if conventional palletizers having the advantage in speed, where does a robotic palletizer fit in?   Well, a robot works the best when you’re running multiple products at lower rates.  The robotic solutions normally fit lower-speed lines where the robotic palletizer must handle several lines simultaneously. Because of their generally smaller footprint, robotic solutions are also an option where floor space is at a premium.

And of course, as innovations continue and support grows, RMI’s speeds are increasing.  The goal:  total industrial automation.

In any case, an automated roboitc palletizer offers numerous new options for creating pallets and getting them shipped out in a hurry.  So contact RMI, and take the time to look at our robotic palletizer options and determine if they’re just what you’ve been looking for.