Posted on 9/23/2015
Many of our customers work in demanding environments. Standards for quality, hygiene and safety are becoming higher all the time. Palletisation as such has nothing to do with production – we view it as a logistics activity. In addition, palletisation requires (usually) wooden pallets as well as all kinds of other consumables such as plastic sheet, separator sheets, and stickers. Many of our customers would rather not see any of these things anywhere near a hygienic production hall. In a multi-line concept, several production lines are connected to one or more palletisation machines, which are usually not placed in the production hall itself.
The finished production is transferred automatically to a place where it awaits palletisation. As soon as enough product is ready to fill a complete pallet, the system calls up the product, transports it to the (or one of the) palletisers, and takes care of the palletisation. This is fully automatic – in consultation with the customer, and in function of the needs of the...