Palletising - The Options

Dematic manufactures the widest range of package handling conveyors in Australia. As such, the company is often asked to interface its conveyor systems with a range of palletising options.

The following illustration and summary of the more popular methods of palletising is provided by Dematic.

High Speed Dedicated Palletising

Suitable for very high volume lines. Has own dedicated conveyor which should include sufficient accumulation to provide a buffer storage zone to allow for small hold-ups at either end.

Non-Dedicated Full Pallet Palletising

Where the volume of individual product lines does not justify a high speed dedicated palletiser, the use of a non-dedicated full pallet palletiser in conjunction with multiple lanes of accumulation conveyor may be the most cost-effective solution, with products accumulating until a full pallet load is ready to be palletised.

Layer Palletising

Suitable for applications where low volume, mixed products need to be palletised. Different products can be automatically sorted into dedicated lanes by the conveyor system enabling multiple pallets to be assembled at one time. Requires sufficient accumulation for layers to be assembled.

Robotic Palletising

Can operate with dedicated or multiple conveyors, with either conveyor or robot controls being used to identify product type for palletising sequence. May be desirable to accumulate pallet loads to maximise palletising efficiency.

Manual Palletising

Suitable where volumes do not justify capital expenditure on any of the above. Efficiency can be maximised by presenting goods in pallet assembly sequence. Inexpensive to add gravity wheel accumulation conveyor or a live roller recirculating loop.