New Intelligrated White Paper Asks: Is Conventional Palletizing Dead?
Paper features application-specific comparison of conventional versus robotic palletizing
(Cincinnati: January 11, 2011) Intelligrated® (www.intelligrated.com), a leading North American-owned automated material handling solutions provider, announces the release of a new white paper that discusses the viability of various types of palletizing technologies, ranging from conventional machines to robotic solutions. Written by Intelligrated Product Manager Pat O'Connor, "Conventional vs. Robotic Palletizing" outlines the specific applications that favor robotic, conventional and hybrid palletizing solutions.
Rather than getting immersed in ambiguous statistics and marketing buzz words like "flexible" or "fixed automation," this paper looks at the specific applications that favor certain palletizing technology to determine if the future of palletizing is exclusively robotic.
Robotic palletizing favors lower-speed operations as well as applications where the product shape demands the precision of an articulated arm. Conventional palletizers are ideal for very high-speed applications and remain flexible in regards to product packaging and stacking patterns. The paper also highlights the recent innovation of conventional and robotic combinations, which yield a solution that combines the flexibility and repeatability of robotic arms with the speed and reliability of conventional palletizers.
Will one type of technology dominate palletizing in the future? Download "Conventional vs. Robotic Palletizing" to find out what Intelligrated thinks. To download the white paper, visit the Intelligrated Information Center at www.intelligrated.com/information_center/white_papers.
For sales and marketing information, please contact Emily Smith, senior marketing coordinator, Intelligrated, by phone at (513) 881-5239 or by e-mail at emily.smith@intelligrated.com.
About Intelligrated
Intelligrated® (www.intelligrated.com) is a leading North American-owned, single-point provider of automated material handling solutions with operations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Intelligrated designs, manufactures and installs complete material handling automation solutions, including conveyor systems, IntelliSort® sortation systems, Alvey® palletizers and robotics, Real Time Solutions® order fulfillment systems, warehouse control software and advanced machine controls-all supported by 24x7 Customer Service and Support.
Serving the warehousing, distribution, consumer product manufacturing, postal and parcel markets, Intelligrated collaborates closely with its clients to develop
productivity solutions and support their needs throughout the life of their material handling systems.
