Packing machine for bag stacking
Stacking bags requires a specific approach. Normally bags have first to be flattened before they can be stacked. Moreover, there is the danger of them sliding off the pallet load once it is set down. To counter this, centring rings and shear plates are provided. Pressure can be applied from the top on the previously stacked layers of bags to create a horizontal surface on which the next layer of bags can be set down.
Learn how SPIDER Robots can transform and optimise your bag packing challenges.
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NACE code
01.13
08.92
10.51
10.81
46.75
Specific industry knowledge
Chemical
Food (Dairy)
Minerals & raw materials
Food (Sugar)
Agro (Seeds)
Automatic Palletizing
Palletising bags
Stability can be a problem when palletising bags. When the bags are stacked loose on the pallet, they can slide off the layer underneath. To avoid this, pressure has to be applied on the top layer before the next layer is stacked on top of it. With bag palletising, the layers are compressed on all four sides before being stacked.
Whenever the above problem doesn’t occur when palletising bags, the bags can simply be palletised, without compression or pressure from above being necessary. Since the SPIDER is a portal robot with a long Z axis, it can be stacked in a stand with tall partitions. An ascending and descending centring ring can be provided in which the layer of bags can be stacked.
There is a range of grippers available. A unique gripper concept in palletising bags is a special vacuum gripper allowing bags filled with loose products to be picked up. In the event a vacuum gripper cannot be used, a gripper that holds the bag from underneath can be used. When palletising bags, they are always pressed down from above to attain a uniform top. Likewise, care is taken to lay the bag neatly alongside the bags already palletised.
The SPIDER can also be used for destacking bags. This entails “looking” for the position of the bag on the pallet, whereby the coordinates for the picking can be adjusted to the position of the bags on the pallet.
Types of bags
– paper bags
– plastic bags
– polypropylene bags
– open mouth bags
– valve bags
our methodology
Analysis
We always start from the existing production environment. You receive a layout, a carefully detailed pricing and a concise description of the solution. We always substantiate our proposal with information on projects already completed in the sector in which you are active.
Project planning
We draw up a project dossier with all the technical details of your installation. We then go through everything together, adjusting and validating the proposal wherever might be necessary.
3D design
Following the validation of the project dossier, we come to a final technical layout. We then convert this into a technical 3D design, giving you a correct image of what your installation will look like.
Line control
In this step the components of your installation are manufactured and we proceed to the development of the line control. All components are connected in a line-by-line fashion with each other so that they are in constant communication with each other.
Assembly line including all peripheral equipment
The complete assembly of your installation, including all peripheral equipment such as weighers, labellers, etc. is done by us in advance. We assemble the complete line with the greatest care into a single unit using a standardised methodology. Because the entire line has been fully operationally tested beforehand, both installation and the further start-up takes no time at all.
FAT
Following the assembly of your installation, it is then extensively tested in our workshops, allowing you to see it at work before being assembled at your premises. Using a comprehensive checklist, the installation is checked down to the smallest detail as to whether it meets all specifications before being transported to you.
Transport, assembly, start-up and training
All components are disassembled before being transported and assembled on site. Your employees are then trained to be able to work optimally with your new installation.
After sales service
At SPIDER we provide an excellent after-sales service. On the one hand, there is the continuous monitoring and logging of your installation so that we can remotely follow the operation in real time via cameras inside the installation, allowing us to make adjustments remotely. On the other hand, you can also call on our experienced service team 24/7.
Reliable partner
We attach great importance to across-the-board communication with our customers. Even before the initial design stage, we want to fully understand their requirements so that we can provide the right end-of-line solution. We build our SPIDER Case Packer and SPIDER Palletiser, as well as their integration, into the complete line. This results in the operator having being able to handle it comprehensibly because of the uniform manner of operation of the various parts. Thorough training is provided for the operators. This is backed by structured after-sales service that the customer can call on 24/7.
Automatic Palletizing
