Palletizing Equipment

Palletizing Equipment

Palletizing equipment refers to the various types of palletizers and related palletizing equipment parts that are used to arrange products on a pallet for shipping, storing, or moving purposes. Different types of palletizing equipment, like bag, can, case, drum, and pail, are designed to move a specific product. Articulated arm palletizers, automatic palletizers, gantry palletizers, in-line palletizer systems, manual palletizers, robotic palletizers, row stripper palletizers, selective compliant articulated robot arm (SCARA) palletizers, semi-automatic palletizers, and vacuum-head unit palletizers are other palletizing equipment options, each with its own unique capabilities.

Palletizing equipment is divided into three main designs: low-level palletizing equipment, high-level palletizing equipment, and robotic palletizing equipment, which differ based on the location of their feed area. While low-level palletizing equipment is fed from the ground, high-level palletizing equipment is fed through a hopper overhead. With the use of either type of palletizing equipment, the feed is received in a rolling fashion and is continuously transferred to the pallets. Robotic palletizers, in contrast, do not utilize a feeding area. Instead, they consist of an arm that individually picks up and places each item on the pallet, reducing the risk of damage to the product and injury to the workers.

Depending on individual palletizing equipment needs, many options of palletizing equipment are available. In addition to various speeds, capacities, feeding methods, and sizes, palletizing equipment can be tailored to meet a wide range of stack patterns, types of slip sheet, and wrapping configurations. Not only does palletizing equipment save time and money, it also improves product quality and safety.