Robotic palletizing cell — 2 shifts of manual stacking eliminated
Greenfield palletizing cell at end-of-line, sized for 60 cases per minute across 12 SKUs with quick-change tooling.
- Client
- Confidential — Regional Snack Foods
- Location
- Ohio, USA
- Capabilities
- Turnkey Line Build · Robotics Integration
The challenge
Plant could not staff two pallet stackers per shift. Recruiting cycle averaged 90 days and turnover ran 140% annually. Manual stacking also produced inconsistent pallet patterns that triggered downstream truck-loading rework.
What we built
FANUC M-410iC/185 palletizer with vacuum end-of-arm tooling. Twin in-feed conveyors merge into the cell, and a Lantech stretch-wrapper closes the pallet automatically. SafetyMark light curtains and a Banner LE-Series safety controller form the muting zone.
Key equipment
- FANUC M-410iC/185
- Lantech Q-300 stretch wrapper
- Banner LE safety controller
- Hytrol case conveyor
From the floor
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Results
Cell hit 60 cases per minute sustained on day 3 of runoff. Two stacker positions per shift redeployed to higher-value work, and payback projected at 16 months before maintenance reserves.
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