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trial palletiser, incorporating patented MOTOPAL 780 robotic gripper technology. This trial system had been running successfully on a range of shelfready cartons for about two years and had proven capable of handling every possible configuration, including some of the more difficult products.
As iconic Australian brand Arnott’s has grown over the years and product lines have become increasingly complex, it became clear there was a need to upgrade to a next generation of smart palletising.
The 25-year-old Motoman palletiser that Arnott’s had installed in its NSW factory in Huntingwood in 1996 had well outperformed its lifespan, having produced several million pallets. Arnott’s required an integrated palletising solution that would work within existing space constraints and provide the flexibility to handle a large range of shelf-ready cartons at high speeds. It needed to be easily programmable, to support rapid product configuration
and changeover. Pallets would need to be checked, wrapped and SSCC labelled, and all of this was to be achieved with
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minimal manning. Robotic Automation had earlier provided Arnott’s with a version of a
So, the next step was to design a system that would fit the available space, which was located in a two-storey mezzanine at the end of the factory, with access only to a single lift to the ground floor delivery dock. As access to this mezzanine area is only via hoists for empty and full pallets, installation Continued on page 24
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