A palletizer is an automated system that stacks products onto pallets. They come in conventional or automated variants depending on facility needs or requirements. They can be found commonly in loading bays at the end of conveyer systems.

• 176(a): There are conventional palletizers and robotic palletizers. Key considerations between the two are speed, space requirements, safety, and adaptability.
• 176(b): Conventional palletizers use mechanical means to sort and stack goods.
• 176(c): Robotic palletizers use robotic arms to sort and stack goods.

A palletizer automates the process of stacking products onto pallets in a material handling system, streamlining the packaging and shipping process. The precise nature of the stacking process allows for products to be “squared off” allowing for efficiency of space, storage, and shipping.

Absolutely, palletizers can be easily scaled to needs of production and scale of deliveries. Self contained units are often modular and allow for many to work together in a small footprint. The programmable nature of palletizers means they can quickly change to different production needs as well.

A machine along or at the end of a conveyor belt system that picks up items and places them onto pallets in a programmed pattern. Pallets then can be picked up by forklifts and moved throughout a facility

Space efficiency in truck loads or on the factory floor is one key benefit. Squaring off product loads allows for less of a footprint and palletizers also have a small space footprint. Cost efficiency between labor costs, productivity, and saving on potential damage is another key benefit to using palletizers.

• 176(a): Production volume
• 176(b): Product type
• 176(c): Cost
• 176(d): Space requirements
• 176(e): Labor regulations
• 176(f): Cost
• 176(g): Compatibility
• 176(h): Scalability
• 176(i): Safety