Robotic Palletizers and Depalletizers

Robotic palletizers and depalletizers utilize 4, 5 or 6-axis jointed arm robots. Many palletizing applications handle more than one production line by building different loads at multiple positions inside the robot's work envelope. Cases, pails or bags can be picked individually, in rows, or in layer quantities, depending on the application. Depalletizing frequently involves lifting complete layers of product and placing them on an unscrambler, which orients the product for the downstream conveyor system. Vision systems are frequently used to accurately locate layers in depalletizing applications.