Webster Griffin Palletiser or Robot?


	Robots:- Compact Quiet Inexpensive Quick to re-programme Easy to integrate with any packing line Reliable - far fewer moving parts Need far less routine maintenance and lubrication etc. Cost effective for throughputs from 200 to 1200 bags/ hour OXPA 'Easy Teach' system gives ultimate flexibility - helps you select and download new palletising pattern programmes whilst in production Highly Flexible - usually 'self adjusting' when operating with an automatic packing machine or several packing lines simultaneously Offers split investment - able to be upgraded and speeded up with the addition of pallet conveyors, automatic pallet magazine/ dispenser in the future State of the art touch screen operator panel with interactive controls Easily adapted to handle different products in the future Cheaper to operate - needs less power and consumes less spare parts Suitable for appliactions where flexibility is paramount and there could be many bag/ carton sizes and stacking pattern changes in the future. Palletisers:- Only cost effective for throughputs above 350 bags/ hour Offer high production rates - up to 1600 bags per hour Able to overlap bags during the layer formation phase Provides neat, symetrical palletised stacks - owing to action of the four side pushing plates which sqaure up each layer as it is stripped off onto the layer below Able to compress each layer during palletising as stripper plate presses down onto each layer of bags Often occupies more space than equivalent robotic solution Solid construction PLC control Simple to maintain and operate by an unskilled workforce Requires regular maintenance, lubrication, cleaning Include more motor drives and pneumatic actuators Versatility is limited to pre-programmed palletising patterns Suitable for applications where bag size and stacking pattern will not be changed Well proven in many installations world wide More parts 'in-touch' with your bags and with many exposed moving parts, therefore less suitable for highly corrosive or food grade applications.