Mini palletizer

For a leading manufacturer of adhesive tapes, Lancia Srl has created an automatic palletiser to be inserted at the end of the line.

The palletizer comprises a portal structure and a tape and roller unit at infeed (accumulation and pick-up), to bring the product into the palletizing area. Once completed, the pallet is moved manually by the operator. The extremely small size of the machine gives it a “monobloc” structure, so as to facilitate any shifting via forklift. In this event, the machine can be immediately put back into operation, since it only requires a power supply and a connection for the compressed air.
Thanks to the working speed and zero size adjustment times, high productivity can be achieved (18 pieces/minute).
Lancia Srl has also focused attention on the flexibility of the gripper, which adapts to various types of product. In the case in question, an expanding gripper has been applied for handling large rolls of adhesive tape. The tool change has also been designed to make it extremely rapid.

The system’s super fine control system - which Lancia uses over its entire product range - enables top machine performance while keeping costs down. It is a motion system, good for the management of structural loads and vibrations due to movement and handling, which enables high cycles without stressing the mechanics, thus leading to low, infrequent maintenance.