Transnova-RUF offers solutions for end-of-line packaging and palletising tasks, from planning and design through to commissioning. The range includes individual compact machines for top and side loading or picker systems for fast pick & place applications. In addition, robot systems are developed for picking, palletising and depalletising tasks for packaging systems, with the specialist integrating more than 200 robots per year into machine environments.
Important for robot palletising technology: when handling cartons, buckets, sacks, plastic cushions, etc., everything has to be highly flexible and reliable. This was also the case for a new project in which a packaging system with a length of approx. 60 metres for packaging film rolls was equipped with nine robot systems for handling. As each roll of film is produced to order and differs in length, thickness, weight and sometimes also in material, the robots and a long-arm robot for palletising the finished cardboard packaging have to be particularly flexible. The respective packaging weight of the packs is between 2 kg and 60 kg, the conveyor speed is approx. 40 m/min. It is possible to pack 20 rolls per minute. The high performance of the system and the continuous operation seven days a week led to considerations about the correct routing of the palletising robot. This is because a corrugated hose cannot keep up with the strong rotational movements in axis 3 to 6 in particular. The high risk of torsion harbours risks such as tearing of the hose and therefore also damage to the cable. As a result, the entire system would come to a standstill and lead to high downtime costs.