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Four main types of palletizing robot are used – articulated arm robots, layer palletizers, linear robots and gantry palletizers. Pack size, pack weight and the nature of the packaging being utilized are key factors when it comes to machine functions and movements. The software used needs to be just as modular as today's new lines and fully automated palletizing systems.
Our MOVI‑C® modular automation system provides this modularity, which ensures maximum flexibility and simplicity for programmers. In conjunction with our wide-ranging software solutions, intelligent axis control ensures speed and reliability plus gentle container handling and excellent stacking quality.
Regardless of the robotics option / robot kinematics used, our MOVIKIT® Robotics software module always has exactly the right solution, with extremely easy parameterization replacing complex programming.
Flexible palletizing concepts require flexible automation and drive concepts. Thanks to SEW‑EURODRIVE's wide range of products, the appropriate drive technologies are always available. Easy, flexible integration into the overall solution is also ensured. This gives users significant added value based on the "everything from a single source" concept. In conjunction with the integrated, pre-conceptualized MOVIKIT® software modules, our system solution makes it easier to incorporate and combine different technologies. All components are readily compatible with each other and reliably move as one.
There are various ways and means of feeding pallets into a palletizer. Regardless of whether the pallet comes from a magazine or a dispenser, our flexible MOVI‑C® modular automation system provides suitable centralized and decentralized solutions or – a popular choice in this application – an appropriate combination of the two.
The decentralized MOVIMOT® inverters, which are docked directly onto the gearmotors and fully integrated into the system, and the MOVIKIT® software modules make it easy to incorporate conveyor lines into the overall concept on a modular basis and control them centrally. Thanks to our comprehensive product portfolio, every type of pallet infeed solution and discharge station can be implemented perfectly – and all from a single source.
The products and packages to be palletized are grouped on the pallet according to a pre-specified layer pattern. This pre-grouping involves a wide range of processing steps and the grouping capacity needs to be high. In most cases, however, only a very small amount of space is available for this complex part of the line, so it needs to have a compact design.
SEW‑EURODRIVE's parallel arm kinematics kit and the associated MOVIKIT® Robotics software modules are ideal in this regard. They can be integrated seamlessly into the high-performance tripod/delta robot technology that is popular for this application.
Our innovative robotics solutions align packages and products precisely, very carefully and so they fit together snugly. Delta robots equipped with a parallel arm kinematics kit adapt quickly to a new layer pattern and changing package sizes. Simple parameterization enables fast and flexible custom changeovers for rapid product changes in the line.
Layer formation is a critically important palletizing process. Achieving the perfect shape and arrangement is vital. We offer you the necessary flexibility with our MOVI‑C® modular automation system and with the MOVIKIT® software modules integrated into the motion system as appropriate.
MOVIKIT® AutomationFrameWork and MOVIKIT® Visualization provide additional, optional simulation possibilities for process optimization and layer control purposes. This enables you to thoroughly test all functions and even the grouping capacity as early as the planning phase. Later on, this ensures layers are precisely positioned and ideally grouped in the actual machine ready for removal.
As with layer formation, a number of different technologies are also used during stacking and palletizing – regardless of whether a gantry or articulated/parallel arm robots are being used to palletize the layers. Our MOVIKIT® Robotics software modules offer the ideal option for every conceivable kinematics application. What's more, our parallel arm kinematics kit provides a modular mechanical solution for you to quickly create your very own delta robot – including an operating and programming interface for your robot's user programing with an optional handheld terminal.
Thanks to the additional functions of the MOVIKIT® Robotics Touchprobe add-on, your particular products can be picked up and put back down with exceptional precision and flexibility using variable, product-dependent sensor-based positioning. With the MOVIKIT® Robotics CollisionDetection add-on, meanwhile, obstructions on the motion path can be reliably detected without additional sensor technology and customer-specific movements can be executed in response.
End-to-end, fully integrated functional safety supports all your key motion functions such as Safely Limited Speed (SLS), Safe Direction (SDI) and Safe Operational Stop (SOS), together with position-dependent functions such as Safely Limited Increment (SLI) and Safety Limited Position (SLP).
Our MOVI‑C® modular automation system also offers the ideal hardware and software solutions for additional intermediate layer handling systems. The MOVIKIT® Robotics software modules for two, three to four, or more axes can easily be adapted on a modular basis.
With our parallel arm kinematics kit, you can also quickly create your very own delta robot, including operating and programming interface, and benefit from easy robot user programming with an optional handheld terminal.
Furthermore, if the stacking height is not known, the MOVIKIT® Robotics Touchprobe add-on helps the robot arm pick up intermediate layers and then insert them in the perfect position. This add-on's optional end-to-end functional safety covers all key axis-related motion functions. Last but not least, our MOVISUITE® RobotMonitor engineering software helps you with integrated, automatically generated 3D simulation of the robot and all its movements. This has decisive time benefits during startup.
SEW‑EURODRIVE's large product portfolio provides you with the ideal drive train, fully integrated into the control system, for the transition from palletizing system to logistics. Both centralized and decentralized solutions are available, along with designs for everything from small to heavy loads – with optional functional safety to protect personnel.
Everything you could need for a custom transport solution is possible. A range of different technologies and corresponding modules can be used in perfect harmony. Whether you are looking for a positioned, synchronized or parallel solution, we always have the ideal MOVIKIT® software module for your requirements.
A palletizer is a process automation system designed to automatically group packages onto load carriers. Its main functions include moving, sorting, and stacking materials or objects within a defined work envelope.
There are various types of palletizers. Package size, package weight, and—in particular—the work envelope are decisive factors for the machine’s functions and movements. Our machine packages for palletizers offer the right solution here.
Machine packages 564, 664, and 674 are available for palletizers and offer the ideal start to automation.
All packages include functions for process optimization and layer control. This allows you to comprehensively test all functions and grouping performance as early as the planning phase.
Our license bundle for palletizers includes the MOVIKIT® AutomationFramework programming template, web visualization, OPC UA data server, cams, 2D robot kinematics, and machine-specific functions (gantry and wrapping).
For process optimization and layer control, the MOVIKIT® AutomationFramework, with the MOVIKIT® Visualization connection, offers optional simulation capabilities. This allows you to comprehensively test all functions and grouping performance as early as the planning phase, ensuring that the layers are later optimally grouped, precisely positioned, and ready for acceptance in the actual machine.
This package is the basic configuration, which can be customized to meet the machine’s specific requirements; it is flexible, modular, and independent.
| package | 564 | |
| Type | End-of-Line | |
| power rating | advanced, recommended for 6 interpolating axes | |
| Open-loop control MOVI-C® CONTROLLER | | Type UHX45A with MOVIRUN® flexible, runtime on SD card, EtherCAT® master, and PROFINET |
| Visualization HMI WOP | | 15.6-inch HMI Web Operator Panel, capacitive touchscreen, web-based visualization |
| Software MOVIKIT® bundle | | EndOfLine – License bundle for palletizers and XY gantry robots (EoL) for the application-specific implementation of typical palletizers and gantry robots with 2D kinematic models. Programming template MOVIKIT® AutomationFramework, web visualization, OPC UA data server, cams, 2D robot kinematics, machine-specific functions (gantry and winding) |
| Standard inverters MOVITRAC® advanced | | MOVITRAC® advanced with 7 A nominal current, 3 kW motor power, 47 ohm braking resistance, 0.1 kW power rating |
| Servomotor CM3C63M | | 4.9 Nm standstill torque, single-cable technology, and DDI encoder |
| Precision planetary gearhead PxG® | | single-stage with i = 10, incl. adapter and mounting |
| Motor cable MOVI-C® DDI | | 10 m, highly flexible hybrid cable, single-cable technology |
| Bus coupler MOVI-PLC® I/O | | EtherCAT® coupler incl. end terminal, preconfigured with:
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This package is the basic configuration, which can be customized to meet the machine’s basic requirements; it is flexible, modular, and independent.
| package | 664 | |
| Type | End-of-Line | |
| power rating | advanced, recommended for 6 interpolated axes | |
| Open-loop control MOVI-C® CONTROLLER | | Type UHX45A with MOVIRUN® flexible, runtime on SD card, EtherCAT® master, and PROFINET |
| Visualization HMI WOP | | 10-inch HMI Web Operator Panel, capacitive touchscreen, web-based visualization |
| Software MOVIKIT® bundle | | EndOfLine – License bundle for palletizers and XY gantry robots (EoL) for the application-specific implementation of typical palletizers and gantries with 2D kinematic models. Programming template MOVIKIT® AutomationFramework, web visualization, OPC UA data server, cams, 2D robot kinematics, machine-specific functions (gantry and winding) |
| Power supply module MOVIDRIVE® MDP | | MOVIDRIVE® modular, 25 kW with braking resistance and line filter |
| SMPS MOVIDRIVE® MDS | | 24 V DC with AC and DC supply, 0.54 kW rated power |
| Double-axis module MOVIDRIVE® MDD | | MOVIDRIVE® modular, double-axis module, closed-loop controller for 2 servo axes, each with 4 A nominal current |
| Servomotor CMP50M | | 4.9 Nm standstill torque, single-cable technology, brake, and DDI encoder |
| Precision planetary gearhead PxG® | | single-stage with i = 10, incl. adapter and mounting |
| Motor cable MOVI-C® DDI | | 10 m, highly flexible hybrid cable, single-cable technology |
| Bus coupler MOVI-PLC® I/O | | EtherCAT® coupler incl. end terminal, preconfigured with:
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The license bundle for the application-specific implementation of palletizers with multi-axis kinematics, the MOVIKIT® AutomationFramework programming template, web visualization, OPC UA data server, cams, robot kinematics, and machine-specific functions (product tracking, orientation detection, collision detection).
The high flexibility and modularity of SEW-EURODRIVE’s machine packages enable you to quickly implement any automation task in palletizing and depalletizing. The comprehensive, coordinated functionalities guarantee not only speed and reliability but also a versatile software solution and perfect open-loop control of the robot axes for optimal care of the containers and stacking quality.
The package is the basic configuration, which can be individually expanded to meet the machine’s basic requirements; it is flexible, modular, and independent.
| package | 676 | |
| Type | End-of-Line Robotics | |
| power rating | Progressive,Recommended for 16 interpolated axes | |
| Open-loop control MOVI-C® CONTROLLER | | Type UHX65A (4-core CPU) with MOVIRUN® flexible, runtime on SD card, EtherCAT® master, and PROFINET |
| Visualization HMI WOP | | 15-inch HMI Web Operator Panel, capacitive touchscreen, web-based visualization |
| Visualization HMI Handheld DOP | | 7-inch mobile keypad for robot control |
| Software MOVIKIT® bundle | | EndOfLine Robotics – License bundle for palletizing robots (EoL ROB) for the application-specific implementation of typical palletizing robots with four-axis kinematics. Programming template MOVIKIT® AutomationFramework, web visualization, OPC UA data server, cams, robot kinematics, machine-specific functions (product tracking, orientation detection, collision detection) |
| Power supply module MOVIDRIVE® MDP | | MOVIDRIVE® modular, 25 kW with braking resistance and line filter |
| SMPS MOVIDRIVE® MDS | | 24 V DC with AC and DC supply, 0.54 kW rated power |
| Double-axis module MOVIDRIVE® MDD | | MOVIDRIVE® modular, double-axis module, closed-loop controller for 2 servo axes, each with 4 A nominal current |
| Servomotor CMP50M | | 4.9 Nm standstill torque, single-cable technology, brake, and DDI encoder |
| Precision planetary gearhead PxG® | | single-stage with i = 10, incl. adapter and mounting |
| Motor cable MOVI-C® DDI | | 10 m, highly flexible hybrid cable, single-cable technology |
| Bus coupler MOVI-PLC® I/O | | EtherCAT® coupler incl. end terminal, preconfigured with:
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Faster, more customized, and more flexible: True to this philosophy and based on the concept of a modular system, our machine automation packages offer you a complete and perfectly coordinated basic package of software and hardware.
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