Robotic Palletizer

A robotic palletizer is a type of palletizer that uses a robotic arm to pick, orient, and place individual products into a single stack, pallet or load. Representing the next generation of palletizers, robotic models offer advantages such as lower capital cost, versatility, and the ability to perform multiple tasks. However, their limitations in speed, product dimension tolerance, and robustness prevent them from entirely replacing traditional palletizers in all applications. Like any other type of palletizers, robotic palletizers take advantage of the concept of unit load. Unit load refers to the assembly of materials combined for efficient handling. It is faster and more economical to move a large, single unit instead of several small individual items. Finished goods are not designed and built to be handled and shipped separately. These are usually placed in boxes, cases, trays, and crates that are then combined into a single unit supported by pallets or roll cages.

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