SITUATION
A large united states plastic molding manufacture was in need of a quart container automated palletizing machine. With a cycle rate of 1.5 minutes per stack.
OPPORTUNITY & IMPLEMENTATION
The proposed and final stations include:
Slip Sheet Picking and Placing- The machine gantry robot picks and places pallet slip-sheets between layers of quart containers.
Pallet Dispenser- The pallet dispenser positions a pallet into the gantry loading zone autonomously. The pallet magazine stores multiple pallets for customer convenience.
Plastic Product Picking and Placing- The machine gantry robot picks and places quart containers from the in-feed conveyor and places them on the pallet.
Product Offload- When the stack layer count is complete, the machine activates the out-feed conveyors. The pallet is moved to the forklift unloading zone.
DESIGN FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS
- Class 3 guard enclosure.
- Output: 80 PPM.
- Stack Light Indicators display the current machine state.
- Allen-Bradley 10” PanelView HMI
- The machine HMI uses customary pictures & buttons for control overrides. All machine sequences can be
operated in manual mode on the HMI. Current cycle times are displayed on the HMI.
Approximate Combined Machine Dimensions: 16”L x 10 ’W x 8’H
Pneumatic Requirements: 80PSI – 6 SCFM
