As companies continue to heighten their expectations of both workplace safety and flexibility, the shift from manual to automated operations is growing in popularity. One piece of equipment playing an extensive role in that trend is the palletizer.
What is a palletizer and how can it help my operation?
Companies are increasingly adopting palletizers in their operations to improve safety and efficiency.A palletizer is a machine that provides an automatic solution for stacking cases of product onto a pallet. Companies are increasingly adopting palletizers in their operations to improve safety and efficiency.
- Great for use in both shipping and receiving applications
- Transfer product from one pallet to another pallet
- Increase safety of employees
- Streamline operations
- Maintain product integrity
- Decrease wear and tear on lift trucks
- Can be purchased as a stand-alone unit or a fully automatic unit integrated into a larger system
Categories of Palletizers:
Being flexible and contracting package sizes to their most compact are also major priorities in the industry. A palletizer can range from robotic models to floor and high level machines, depending on the volume of cases per minute required for the application.
- Robotic - 20 cases per minute - ability to tailor to your space, speed or budget
- Floor Level - 45 cases per minute - reliable machines offering convenience and versatility
- High Level - 150 cases per minute - ideal for medium to high speed operations.
Adopting palletizers can give companies better means to stabilize a load as it's built, while simultaneously reducing the consumption of materials such as tie sheets and reducing the overall footprint.
Palletizers and employee safety
What's more, palletizers have a higher safety standard in their production means, as they can help companies overcome the requirements that emerge from the differences between the metric and imperial measurement systems. Their main metric components are the international norm
Standard safety precautions of palletizers include:
- Category 3 electrical components
- Upper level guarding - protects employs from moving parts
- Case entry guarding - moveable "tunnel" allowing ease of access
- Fallen case detection - prevents damage from occurring the load building area
- Easy to operate controls package - allows pattern changes or additions
Where are palletizers commonly used?
Palletizers can be used within a variety of industries including:
- Food and Beverage
- Paper and Tissue
- Home Care
- Personal Care
- Chemical
- Various additional industries
