BEUMER robotpac® solves complex palletizing tasks: articulated arm robot characterised by flexibility

Thanks to its enormous flexibility the BEUMER robotpac^® can be quickly and easily adapted to special market demands and specific customer requirements. For each type of packaged goods BEUMER has developed the corresponding gripping systems that are simple to replace. An additional retrofitting system also makes it possible to deploy several gripping devices fully automatically that can be operated in a palletizing cell. Besides fork, pallet, package and suction grippers, a corresponding gripper can basically be designed for any packing material that has to be handled. In this way, among other things, bags, cartons, re-packs, boxes, cans or trays can be palletized and de-palletized with the innovative articulated arm robot.

By integrating complex control mechanisms the BEUMER robotpac^® palletizing system can stack packing materials with different geometric dimensions in a single pallet. Thanks to multi-programming for all packing patterns, complicated and time-consuming readjustment when changing the size and materials are a thing of the past. With the push of a button the BEUMER robotpac^® can be readjusted very simply.

Smooth bag handling

Besides its high degree of flexibility, the BEUMER robotpac^® is also characterised by being particularly smooth to the bags. On the basis of precise measurement of the stack height with an ultrasonic system, the place for depositing the materials to be palletized is calculated exactly. The packing material is in this way deposited exactly and carefully. In addition, precise stacking quality is ensured. In this case the repetition precision between different work actions is as low as a very respectable 0.5 mm. Depending on the exact product and the number of pieces of packing material gripped, throughput capacities of up to 600 work actions per hour can be achieved. This palletizing performance can be multiplied, depending on product size and packing pattern, by simultaneously gripping several different pieces of the materials so that in bag palletizing a capacity of 900 bags per hour can be achieved.
This is all controlled by the intelligent palletizing system with its proven Siematic S7 300 from the house of Siemens. In that case the controls of the BEUMER robotpac^® are arranged in such a way that operating it does not require any specific robotic skills on the part of the operating personnel.

With a horizontal reach of 3,143 mm and a vertical reach of 2,957 mm the BEUMER robotpac ^® achieves a linear speed of 2.5 m/sec. And this even though loads of up to 300 kilogram can be taken on. If the robot is provided with an additional axle and an integrated, cybernetically connected motor then it can be freely run on its own tracks. In that way the BEUMER robotpac^® can be used in distribution centres for commissioning functions as well.

Sturdy and proven machinery components combined with electromechanic motors ensure safe operations. Even in dusty environments, as in many packing plants in the building materials industry, the articulated arm robot makes a convincing impression with its reliability.

Service included

Ultimately, the BEUMER robotpac^® despite its considerable work capacities and its intelligent inside operation is extremely maintenance-friendly. Its high degree of availability is additionally ensured by its fast and efficient service and maintenance by BEUMER. Thanks to its modern motor technology, the BEUMER robotpac^® is not only maintenance-friendly but extremely quiet as well.

Combined with the new BEUMER stretch hood^® packaging machine, the BEUMER stretch hood^® for final packaging, the BEUMER robotpac^® constitutes a complete high-capacity packaging line that meets all demands placed on complex palletizing tasks.
 

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