Palletizing Equipment
Palletizing equipment is used in materials handling applications,
specifically in the loading and unloading of objects from pallets.
Pallets are flat surfaces on which objects are stacked for storage or
shipment. They are among the most widely used shipping materials in the
world, which is why palletizers have become necessary in many large
scale manufacturing and distribution operations.
Palletizing systems can be used to load and unload all kinds of materials from pallets in all kinds of circumstances. Bag palletizers
are used specifically to place bags on pallets in advance of shipment
or storage or to remove them after receipt of a shipment. Bulk
quantities of cement and other heavy granular materials are often moved
by bag palletizers. Drum palletizers
accomplish the same task as bag palletizers, except instead of bags
they move drums. Chemical processors and other operations that deal with
large quantities of drums can benefit greatly from the use of drum
palletizers; they can load drums more quickly and safely than human
employees can. In addition to boosting productivity, palletizing machines
improve workplace safety by reducing the amount of strenuous lifting
for employees. Palletizing equipment can lift and move very large
quantities of materials without becoming fatigued or injured.
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 just a few of the palletizer equipment varieties available to
industrial operations. Palletizing equipment is divided into three main
categories: low-level palletizing equipment, high-level palletizing equipment, and robotic palletizing equipment,
all of 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.
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