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What Are The Benefits Of Robotic Palletising VS Conventional Layer Forming Palletising?

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Granta

Put simply, robotic palletisers pick and place product from your production line onto a pallet.  Depending on the product and the speeds required, product may be; picked as individual items, as a row of product, or as a complete pallet … Continue reading →

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Ways To Overcome The UK’s Nationwide Labour Shortage

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Granta

With staff shortages predicted to last up to 2 years and affecting many different industries, many manufacturers are looking for ways to overcome the issue. Supply chains have been disrupted, and whilst there is demand for product, many business are … Continue reading →

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What Palletiser Is Best For Your Application?

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Granta

With the many advances there have been in the field of automation in recent years, there are now very few products that can’t be palletised automatically.  However knowing which type of robotic palletiser is going to be best for your … Continue reading →

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How To Calculate Automation CapEx ROI

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Granta

When making your CapEx plans it is always useful to know the ROI of any proposed expenditure.  However, this can sometimes be difficult to calculate as there are often several different factors that need to be taken into account to … Continue reading →

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Market Leading Palletiser Brand

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Granta

One of the most advanced, market leading brands of robotic palletisers on the market is the Granta GA15 palletising system.  This system is typically used for end of line palletising, and container unloading and palletising applications. One of the key … Continue reading →

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What Does The Manufacturing PMI Mean For You?

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Granta

Have you heard of the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) before? Do you know what it means for you? The Manufacturing PMI is a diffusion index that includes responses to questionnaires that have been collected from approximately 650 manufacturing firms … Continue reading →

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Automated Container Unloading Systems

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Granta

As you would know if you have anything to do with manually unloading containers, it is hot, dirty, back breaking work.  So it’s only natural to consider automating to remove this time consuming process and its associated health & safety … Continue reading →

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3 Ways To Improve Production Productivity In Manufacturing

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Granta

Having got here, you’re now only 3 steps away from improved OEE! All too often it’s easy to over think things when it comes to improving OEE in production. A lot of time is often spent analysing the current process … Continue reading →

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UK Gov Plant & Machinery Super-deduction Scheme

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Granta

Are you looking to take advantage of the UK Government’s Plant & Machinery Super Deduction Scheme? In brief the scheme means that: • For expenditure incurred from 1 April 2021 until the end of March 2023, companies can claim 130% … Continue reading →

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Palletiser Leasing Scheme

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Granta

  Businesses lease equipment everyday; water dispensers, printers, vehicles. Why not palletisers? To give you an example; over our last few projects, with a 3 year lease scheme, our customers would make an average production cost saving of £63,063.60 per … Continue reading →

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