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Instant Cobot Palletiser
Instant Cobot Palletiser
Instant Palletiser was designed to be the quickest and easiest cobot-powered palletiser to set up and operate.
It's totally portable. Just wheel it into place, plug it into 240V power and air, and you're ready to go!
It requires no programming, teaching, or calibration. An intuitive set-up wizard on the 13’’ touch screen requests inputs on case dimensions, case weight, pallet type, and stack height. It then suggests several pallet pattern options, which, when selected, are saved for that particular SKU. The smart software provides pallet pattern configuration options that take into account optimised interlocking for pallet stability, pallet utilisation and breathability factors. The software even asks if case barcodes need to be positioned on the outside surface of the pallet.
Instant Palletiser handles up to 28 kg cases or two 14 kg cases. Variable multi-pick capabilty means it can pick one or two cases on any cycle and palletise up to 16 cases per minute. It stacks in one or two locations at heights of up to 2,500 mm.
The system uses built-in safety zone scanners for speeds
over 5 cases per minute.The solution includes sensors and indicator lights to confirm that an empty pallet is present and placed correctly.
Instant Cobot Palletiser will improve your OEE Availability with a 5-minute set-up time. It features a Doosan P3020 robot arm with a 2,000 mm reach that requires no technical skills to operate. New pallet patterns can be created in just seconds using the integrated touch screen and software.
It also helps your OEE performance by palletising to two locations for continuous operation. The operator is not involved in the palletising process other than selecting the correct SKU.
We like to refer to OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) because our focus is line efficiency. Every Foodmach packaging solution comes with our 50+ years of OEE expertise.
Models Available
| Name | Description | Payload | Cycle Rate | Pallet Stack Height |
| Instant S | Cobot safety, without zone scanners | 28 kg | 5 cpm | 1,850 mm |
| Instant HS | Includes cobot safety and five vertical zone scanners | 28 kg | 8 cpm | 1,850 mm |
| Instant THS | Includes zone scanners and telescopic mast | 28 kg | 6 cpm | 2,500 mm |
Specs
| Robot | Doosan P3020 |
| Pattern forming | PALTZ STACKiT |
| Two pallet zones | With conveyor |
Requirements
| Power | 240 V |
| Air |
Benefits
Improves Safety
Avoidable accidents for personnel – The cobot is inherently safe when operating at less than 0.6m/s. At faster speeds, we have area scanners surrounding the cobot, which slow it down to safe speed if someone enters the palletising zone.
Industrial cyber security – Unit is optionally connected to your wifi/ethernet network.
Safety compliance and reporting – Complies with all Safety regulations.
Improves OEE Availability
Maintenance – The unit requires a yearly preventative maintenance visit only. No other maintenance is required.
Cleaning – No regular cleaning is required.
Operator unavailability – The unit requires no manual labour; once set up, it is completely automatic.
Significant equipment adjustments – Swapping from one SKU to another takes 10 seconds. Programming a new SKU takes no more than 5 minutes.
Equipment warm-up – From power down to powered up takes 2 minutes.
Improves OEE Performance
Product flow obstructions – The built-in infeed gate ensures that the correct number of cases are inducted into the pickup location.
Misfeeds – The built-in skewed conveyor ensures the cases are always presented correctly for the cobot pick-up.
Sensor stops – A built-in vacuum sensor alerts the operator if the vacuum cups encounter a poorly formed case that cannot be picked up.
Checking – Once operating, no stops are required to check palletising performance.
Substandard materials – Because we have vacuum or mechanical pick options, we can deal with large variations in case quality.
Operation below nameplate – Following a trial establishes the maximum performance capability, other than packaging quality or case overweight, there is nothing likely to slow the palletising rate.
Lack of operator training or operator inefficiency – There is no operator involvement in the palletising process other than selecting the correct SKU.
Flexible – Can be configured to stack two different SKUs or even use one location for slip sheets. It can stack to a height of 1,850mm, with an option to include a telescopic mast to increase the maximum stack height to 2,500mm. AMR-ready: Optional docking stations make Instant Palletiser work cells ready for pallet positioning by autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).
Improves OEE Quality
Rework – No rework will ever be required with a cobot palletiser as the very nature of cobots is they gently pick and place cases.
Scrap during test runs, start-up and changeovers – No scrap is generated during set-up or operation.
Pallet stack quality – As the cases are placed exactly according to the pallet pattern program, each pallet stack is always built perfectly.
Lower Cost of Ownership
Purchase price – In a single-shift operation, payback is typically 2.5 years and just over one year for two shifts. As the unit eliminates OHS manual strain injuries, the potential insurance benefits are significant.
Overheads – Compact and space-saving with a small footprint of 3.61 m x 2.63 m, including two pallets.
Change parts – No change parts are required.
Maintenance – An annual 1/2 day preventative maintenance visit is recommended.
Repairs – The robot is supplied with a two-year warranty. A spare parts kit of wear parts and possible failure parts costs less than $4,000.
Training – Training to operate and maintain the unit takes less than half a day.
Expected working life – The unit has an expected working life of 10 years.
