The argument for applying cobots to palletizing applications is convincing. In the United States alone, overuse and repetitive movements account for 24% and 8% of workplace injuries, respectively. Manual palletizing is not only harmful to ergonomics, but also expensive. And it also limits the throughput and quality of cargo handling.
Pallet handling remains one of the most popular uses for Universal Robots’ collaborative robots due to its ergonomics and high performance. The ‘Cobot’ is well-suited to these tasks thanks to its versatility, ease of use and total cost of installation. They also help address worker health and safety concerns by taking over the heavy and repetitive tasks of palletizing goods.
With the help of palletizing software and application suites from the UR+ ecosystem, there are more and more ways to implement collaborative palletizing automation. The recently launched UR10ewith a payload capacity of 12.5kg (27.55l b) offers even more loading and unloading features.
Traditional loading and unloading automation has several disadvantages. They are rigid, difficult to program, and lack the flexibility needed for modern manufacturing. Deploying the traditional cargo handling robot arm requires a safety barrier large enough to protect people from injury, adding to the cost and usable space. Even excluding ongoing maintenance and programming costs, the initial capital outlay alone exceeds the budgets of most SME businesses.
The good news is that palletizing can be done easily – with great benefit – with UR palletizing automation. Used in manufacturing plants worldwide, robotic hands from Universal Robots combine power and intelligence to help manufacturing plants improve ergonomics, increase quality, throughput and increase productivity. profit. With labor shortages affecting cargo handling operations, automated arms are a logical solution to address the above challenges.
UR10 cobots stack approximately 1,100 boxes on pallets in every eight-hour shift at Unilever’s Katowice factory, Poland.
UNDERSTANDING STRATEGY OF GOODS ON PALLET:
Our latest white paper –‘Easy Palletizing with Universal Robots’—is intended to answer questions like the above by collaborating palletizing experts. The above document dives into the factors of grab and payload, examines the pros and cons of popular pallet handling configurations, and explores the Suite of Apps and software available through the UR+ ecosystem ours.
Learn the basics of palletizing, such as the horizontal approach system designed to stack up to 8 pallets at a time, in our latest white paper.
Source: UR