Autefa Automation Vacugrip palletiser/depalletiser for lightweight bottles

Autefa Automation has released a palletiser/depalletiser featuring Vacugrip technology that has been designed specifically for handling lightweight containers.

For palletising, the technology enables the creation and placing of layers of empty containers/bottles onto pallets. As containers come off the blow moulder, they are positioned in a layer forming station and the VacuGrip gently lifts the bottles including the bottom layer pad from the forming station for placement onto the pallet. A top frame is placed on the top of the completed pallet top sheet and the pallets can then be either stretch wrapped and/or strapped before being transported.

The system is suitable for palletising output from multiple low-speed blow moulders onto separate pallet stations of different container types due to the design of the universal Vacugrip head technology.

This universal tool for palletising and depalletising layers has a layer capacity of up to 40 kg and can handle bottle sizes from 200 mL to 3.75 L. It can palletise and/or depalletise several product lines with various products consecutively as there is no need for format parts and the system does not require changeover time.

Conversely, the VacuGrip system operates in a reverse sequence when used as a depalletiser where palletised containers are gently removed for feeding to a filler.