Application

Palletizing

Robotic palletizing automates repetitive end-of-line stacking. Choosing a system means matching payload, reach, cycle time, box or bag variability, pallet patterns and safety architecture—not simply selecting the arm with the highest payload.

What to consider before choosing

Typical environments include:

  • Food and beverage lines
  • Consumer goods packaging
  • Industrial manufacturing
  • Distribution and end-of-line logistics

Potential benefits

  • Reduces repetitive heavy handling
  • Can create repeatable pallet patterns
  • Flexible cobot cells can be redeployed more easily than fixed automation in some applications
Decision factors

Validate the deployment, not only the spec sheet.

  • Maximum product weight including gripper
  • Required reach and pallet height
  • Cycle time and number of SKUs/pallet patterns
  • Gripper, conveyor interfaces, guarding and application risk assessment
Find the right robot
Limits & trade-offs

What the product page may not tell you.

  • Robot-arm price is only one part of a complete palletizing-cell cost
  • Collaborative robot does not mean every application is automatically safe without a risk assessment
Robots available

6 potential matches in the sourced catalog.

Inclusion means the robot is mapped to this use case from available product information. It is not a guarantee that the product fits every site.

A starting comparison

Ask the right questions.

Compare 4 models
RobotPrice / statusPublished detailCheck before choosing
FANUC CRX-10iAContact manufacturerArm payload: 10 kgApplication risk assessment still required
FANUC M-410iC/110Contact manufacturerArm payload: 110 kgRequires a complete guarded or otherwise assessed cell
KUKA KR 240 R3200-2 PAContact manufacturerArm payload: 240 kgTool and product mass share the load allowance
Techman TM12SContact manufacturerArm payload: 12 kgValidate vision performance on the actual parts
Universal Robots UR17g-1300Contact manufacturerPayload: 15 kg; 17.5 kg under specified conditionsConfigured cell pricing is not public
Universal Robots UR20-1750Contact manufacturerPayload: 20 kg; 25 kg with stated boundary conditionsApplication safety is cell-specific and requires proper risk assessment

Prices refer to the source market and configuration on each robot page. An unpublished price does not establish whether a quotation service is offered.

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