Robot palletizing that pays for itself in under 18 months.
A robot palletizing cell stacks cases, sacks, crates or trays onto pallets automatically. A cobot palletizer handles roughly 6–12 cycles per minute at up to 30 kg and needs no safety fence; a guarded industrial cell reaches 20+ cycles per minute at 150 kg or more. Typical installed cost is recovered in 12–24 months on a two-shift line.
Overview
Robot palletizing — where it fits
End-of-line palletizing is the single most common first robot project — repetitive, heavy, and easy to measure. We build both collaborative palletizers for mixed, low-volume lines and fully guarded high-speed cells for continuous production.
- Cases and cartons from a case packer or shrink wrapper
- Sacks of 10–50 kg — feed, flour, granulate, cement
- Crates, trays and totes with mixed pallet patterns
- Multi-SKU lines with frequent changeovers
- Depalletizing incoming goods into a production line
Equipment
What we build into the cell.
Collaborative palletizers
Cobot arms of 16–30 kg payload on a 1 600–2 400 mm lifting column. No fence, small footprint, ideal for 6–12 cycles per minute.
Industrial palletizing cells
Four- and six-axis robots from 60 to 300 kg payload with guarding, light curtains and dual pallet stations for continuous run.
Grippers & tooling
Vacuum plates, sack forks, layer grippers, tray tools and quick-change couplings, built in-house.
Pallet handling
Pallet magazines, roller and chain conveyors, slip-sheet and interlayer dispensers, plus stretch-wrap integration.
How we deliver
From first study to production in 8 weeks.
Pattern study
We take your case dimensions, pallet spec and line rate and simulate the stacking pattern and reach envelope before anything is quoted.
Gripper design
Vacuum, fork, clamp or a combined tool — designed and manufactured in our own workshop for your product.
Cell build
Robot, lifting column, pallet magazine, slip-sheet dispenser, conveyors, safety scanning and HMI, assembled and tested in Stockholm.
Commissioning
Installed over a weekend or planned stop, with operator training so your team can add new pallet patterns themselves.
FAQ
Questions we get asked
Something not covered? Our application engineers answer within 24 hours.
Ask an engineerHow fast is a robot palletizer?
A collaborative palletizer handles roughly 6–12 cases per minute depending on payload, pick height and whether it picks single or double. A guarded industrial cell with a layer gripper reaches 20 cycles per minute or more.
What does a palletizing robot cost?
A complete collaborative palletizing cell typically lands in the range of a mid-size CNC machine, while a high-speed guarded cell with pallet conveyors costs several times that. The deciding factors are gripper complexity, pallet handling and safety scope — we quote a fixed price after the pattern study.
Do we need a safety fence?
Not for a collaborative palletizer. Speed and force are limited and the cell is protected with area scanning, so operators can change pallets alongside the robot. A high-speed industrial cell always needs guarding.
Can one robot handle several products?
Yes. Pallet patterns are stored as recipes and selected from the HMI or pulled from your ERP, so a changeover is a menu selection rather than a rebuild.
How long does installation take?
We build and test the cell in our workshop first, so on-site installation and commissioning is normally two to four days. Total lead time from order is around eight weeks.
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Read moreNot sure which application fits? Start with our ROI guide for collaborative robots or compare cobots against industrial robots.
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