Packaging
Single-column palletising robot in the high speed range
Wednesday 26. November 2008 - The Krones Modulpal 2A
The Modulpal 2A is a palletiser from Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, designed for the high speed range with speeds of up to 500 layers/h. It consists of components from Krones Modulpal single-column family, featuring both a horizontally and a vertically travelling axis. At the Pack Expo in Chicago, supplied by a “Robobox” grouping system, the Modulpal 2A palletiser deposited the packs on a pallet loading position.
The concept also enables high outputs to be achieved with a floor-level pack infeed, significantly facilitating accessibility for the operator and rendering platforms superfluous. The lifting unit in the Modulpal 2A has been dimensioned for moving heavy loads of up to 700 kg. The axis drive with servomotors ensures movements of high dynamic response and maximised reproducibility in the palletising operation.
Ultra-flexible Robobox” grouping system
With the compactly dimensioned, space-saving Modulpal 2A single-column palletising robot and the “Robobox” grouping system, Krones is putting its range of palletisers on new foundations. Servo-drive technology, the high-dynamic-response grouping system and vastly enhanced flexibility are the salient features of this palletiser. The shutter-type gripper head for handling non-returnable packs provides a high level of handling dependability. The “Robobox” grouping system provides maximised flexibility for handling a wide range of non-returnable packs. Positive positioning of the packs, without using any product-specific components, enables the unit to be flexibly changed over for handling new layer patterns or pallets.
The Modulpal 2A can be used for both palletising and depalletising crates, and for palletising cartons, film-wrapped packs and multipacks. The output spectrum is max. 360 layers an hour for non-returnables and max. 500 layers an hour for returnable packs.