Robotic Palletizers

Robotic Palletizers

Robotic palletizers save workers from the potential problems of heavy, repetitive lifting by lifting and moving goods to pallets automatically or semi-automatically. Robotic palletizers often do not have feeds. Instead, the robotic arm individually picks up, orients, and places the item on the pallet. Robotic palletizers are often used with products that are fragile or heavy.

Some of the advantages to using robotic palletizers are that they work faster and have better consistency than a human operator. They can also withstand harsh environments and are less likely to be injured than a human. In many cases, these palletizers come with safety features like QuickSTOP and Smartscan. QuickSTOP decreases damage to the system by shutting down the work cell and deflating to absorb impact., whereas Smartscan automatically shuts down the palletizer when a human's presence is detected.

Users claim that the cost of a robotic palletizing system is justified alone by the money saved from avoiding just one back injury. Besides protecting workers from injury, however, robotic palletizers also offer efficiency, accuracy, and dependability.