“We’re so excited to introduce our new 60×48 as this reinforces our ongoing commitment to provide reliable and durable solutions for the EV and powertrain industries,” said Bre Herbert, senior product manager. “With this new product, we’re able to offer enhanced load security and efficiency in handling and transportation.”

Measuring at 59.9×47.9 inches externally and 59.1×47.1 inches internally, the pallet features a continuous lip standing at 1 inch in height. This design enables edge racking capability and the option to incorporate metal reinforcements for added strength. Additionally, it is compatible with totes, EPP or thermoform trays, providing a comprehensive solution. ORBIS also offers a 60×48 thermoform topcap to secure unit loads.

Learn more about the new 60×48 industrial pallet here and by watching this video.

“We are launching more than a product line. We are launching a totally new approach to automation — we are launching the ‘Automation made friendustrial™’ mindset. Our teams at Premier  Tech Systems and Automation have successfully merged industrial-level efficiency with ease of operation. This was achieved by leveraging the cobot technology from Fanuc, the worldwide leader in robotics,” says Jean Bélanger, president and chief executive officer of Premier  Tech.

This launch is backed by more than 35 years of experience in automation and palletization, combined with new technologies in cobotics and the strong commitment of Premier  Tech in ensuring that advanced technologies are made available to a wide range of manufacturers.

TOMA™ comes with a new innovative business model harnessing the power of an online, seamless and intuitive do-it-yourself configuration. It will enable companies to look at their packaging operations from a new perspective and implement automation projects where the financial feasibility was yet under pressure.

“TOMA™ cobots allowed us to enhance the work ergonomics of our teams, meet their needs — especially for night shifts —, and increase our productivity. This new solution is robust, intuitive and easy to program. With its agility and reliability, we can use it in various workspaces according to our needs,” says Pascal Gagné, operations manager at Groupe TAQ and launch partner.

Learn more about TOMA™.

One key differentiator of the 3500S is its high-quality stacking cage, which contains bags within the specified dimensions, reducing and preventing product overhang for a sturdier and more stable pallet. This ensures that pallets are square, making them easy to load and stack in the warehouse and truck.

"We understand that our customers’ customers demand perfect pallets and are known to reject shipments if any bag damage or overhang is detected," said Grootendorst. "Our SYMACH stacking cage eliminates that risk, ensuring that customer relationships are in good standing, and out-of-scope costs related to product waste are minimized."

The 3500S includes an operator-friendly human-machine interface, which supports 12 languages and facilitates communication with enterprise resource planning, warehouse management and manufacturing execution systems for seamless data exchange. Easy stacking pattern creation and easy recovery make the human-machine interface intuitive to work with. Occupying a more compact footprint than a robotic palletizer makes the 3500S an ideal choice for space-restricted environments.

"When laying out a palletizing line for manufacturers, we always consider their upstream and downstream needs," said Grootendorst. "For this reason, we offer many optional add-ons for pallet and slip sheet dispensing, conveying and pallet wrapping to provide a complete solution for their packaging line."

BW Flexible Systems is one of four divisions comprising BW Packaging, Barry-Wehmiller's packaging machinery group.

Uniquely designed using a “coordinated axis” (or a ball screw servo axis), they respond to a wide range of applications and provide an unbeatable performance and reliability.

One company that has found significant success with Robotiq is TIDI Products. Using five of Robotiq’s solutions, TIDI was able to streamline their palletizing, going from a fully manual process to an automated one.

Robotiq’s Palletizing Solution brought about remarkable results to the company’s US Wisconsin facility, creating better working conditions for employees and significantly increasing productivity of their palletizing process.

The productivity gains from the first palletizing cell were 30%, which is very impressive. Subsequent cells have increased by a similarly impressive 25%. The robots have also solved the safety and ergonomics issues, which were among the team’s top concerns.

"One thing that we learned relatively quickly was the ability of the palletizing solution is vast, said Cameron Lemke, Value Stream Manager at TIDI Products. “It has a lot of capabilities that we didn't recognize right away. When we set it up, it was palletizing the same product each time. Now it's palletizing from two different machines, two different feeders, and it's still very successful. We're still continuing to learn and have those 'Aha moments,' which I think is great."

Robotiq sold its 500^th cobot palletizer this summer. Learn more about their collaboration with TIDI here.