GERMANY – Dortmund-based supplier of filling and packaging systems, KHS has introduced Innopal PLR high-performance palletizer to boost line efficiency.
The Innopal PLR combines the benefits of low-feed machines with the capacities provided by palletizers with a high infeed – relying entirely on robotics in the process.
The low-level container infeed greatly increases accessibility. You can also do away with the platform needed for palletizing in the high-performance range and thus eliminate all the safety risks associated with this.
The Innopal PLR robot palletizer can process up to 625 layers per hour in all standard formats, whether for cans, PET or glass.
The high-performance robot palletizer can be perfectly integrated into your existing line in a layout constellation tailored to your exact requirements.
High process reliability is ensured by the layer being fully guided when it is transferred to the pallet. Another advantage is that should a new system render the machine redundant in production, the Innopal PLR still has a high resale value.
Christoph Wiesenack, palletizing product manager at KHS said: “To date, robots were primarily used for special tasks that standard palletizers can’t manage efficiently. They weren’t usually associated with high outputs.”
“For this purpose, we first positioned all elements in the palletizing cell so that the robot has an excellent radius of movement.
“Secondly, we redefined the descriptions of movement to permit higher speeds. We’ve also coordinated these movements with a second robot that inserts layer pads.”
KHS’s general focus on speed and efficiency is not to the detriment of the range of formats that can be processed on the Innopal PLR.
The palletizer is designed to cope with all standard sizes, from euro and half pallets to the industrial pallets most commonly used throughout the world.
Formats are changed over by fully automatic adjustment of the centering systems that firmly enclose the layers and ensure that these do not move during conveying or positioning and that they do not lose their formation.
“Compared to classic palletizers, where the layer is simply pushed from behind, this system enables faster acceleration and thus higher capacities,” added Wiesenack.
KHS to present modular machinery and palletizing technology at Interpack 2023
Elsewhere, KHS will present its portfolio of resource-conserving systems to promote a circular economy at this year’s Interpack trade show, in May in Düsseldorf, Germany.
KHS’ Innopack Kisters Nature MultiPack machine will be shown as an example to demonstrate further developments such as a new universal adhesive.
With its range of holistic services, KHS can facilitate customer decision-making processes due to the use of independent calculator tools that assess the carbon footprint of different packaging styles in direct comparison.
Further, technologies such as robots for efficient high-speed palletizing operations and modular automation systems for format changeovers will also be present at the KHS booth at Interpack this year.
The tried-and-tested Nature MultiPack (NMP) machine will take center stage at KHS’ show booth as an example of the company’s “pioneering” packaging system range.
KHS says being one of the most environmentally sustainable types of secondary packaging on the market, the NMP machine joins beverage cans or PET bottles together to form stable packs with only requiring a few dots of adhesive – without any additional outer packaging required.
Saving up to 90% in materials, the company says the technology is compelling and has been consistently further developed, with a new universal adhesive applicable to practically all outer coatings on aluminum and tin cans.
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