Revolutionary picking, packing, palletizing processes in the beverage industry

Solution

• Beer cans are fed into the system via two conveyors
• Incoming plastic-wrapped packs of cans are picked up by 4 robots
• Individual packs are distributed onto three, six or nine conveyor belts; these transport the cans to three palletizing stations
• Stacking on pallets
• The system works in three-shift operation 24/7
• Cooperation between 10 robots
• Speed of approximately 30 m per minute
• Flexible gripper design with mechanical and pneumatic components 

Result

• Palletizing of 100,000 beer cans/hour
• 80 different variants – virtually no conversion work
• Hundred percent process reliability through the use of Motoman robots
• Fast conversion of the system at the press of a button
• Maximum fail-safety
• High efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the system