Sidel has recently launched an extension to its CoboAccess_Pal cobotic palletising range featuring the highest case payload on the market in its category.
The spread of compact and user-friendly cobotic palletisers has often been limited by its payload capability and working envelope. However, the new M version of Sidel’s cobotic palletiser features a Yaskawa HC20, allowing for a case payload of up to 14 kg with a reach of 1700 mm – thus addressing the two most sought-after factors for palletising.
Florian Marlot, product manager for the CoboAccess_Pal platform at Sidel, said the company was the first in Europe to embed the Yaskawa HC20 for palletising tasks.
“With the CoboAccess_Pal M version, we can now answer a wider scope of palletising needs within the Food, Home and Personal Care segments,” Marlot said.
Reaching any expected pallet height up to 1900 mm and speeds up to six cycles per minute, the equipment still allows for free and safe interactions between the operators and the fenceless cell.
Marlot said: “Cobotics is an increasingly crucial asset in end-of-line operations. It reduces end-of-line production cost while improving the operators’ working conditions, freeing them from the very strenuous manual palletising tasks.”
Delivering maximum performance on a reduced overall footprint, CoboAccess_Pal M version maintains the best attributes of Sidel’s established cobotic palletising range.
It still includes its proven industrial automation platform based on PC and PLC, guaranteeing high machine reliability and fast machine re-start after stoppages. Moreover, the intuitive HMI offers a user-friendly experience. Also, PalDesigner, which has been used on the market to this end for many years across various Sidel palletising solutions, allows for an autonomous new format and pallet pattern creation.
Marlot said: “Almost two years after the initial launch of the S version and with more than 50 installed units, this latest expansion of our portfolio is perfectly completing our range of cobotic palletisers to answer any type of need.”
