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Can Pallets Be Automatically Stacked Where The Product Is Unstable?

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Granta

Some product types better lend themselves to automated palletising than others.  One of the best types of products for automated palletising is boxes.  However, not everything comes in boxes! Some products need to be packed in other ways such as … Continue reading →

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What Does Row Gripping Mean and How Does it Work?

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Granta

Row gripping is the term used to describe the gripper head on a robotic palletiser that picks and places a row of items at a time.  Row grippers are usually used to increase the cycle speed as multiple products can … Continue reading →

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Is Automated Palletising Neater Than Hand Palletising?

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Granta

The short answer to this question is ‘Yes’, automated palletising results in a neater pallet stack than hand palletising.  However, let’s look at this in more detail. When a pallet is stacked by hand, the neatness of the stack is … Continue reading →

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What Are The Different Types of Palletiser Gripper?

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Granta

There are several different types of palletiser grippers and each has its own uses and benefits.  The type of gripper you will need to automatically palletise your product will depend on the products attributes.  Below we have explained the most … Continue reading →

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What Is The Typical Payback Time On a Palletiser?

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Granta

The typical payback time on a palletiser system can vary significantly between specific applications. This is due to the fact that calculating payback relates to the comparison between the cost of running your current palletising process, and what savings you … Continue reading →

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Palletisers for the Food & Beverage Industry

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Granta

With the many stringent quality standards in the food and beverage industry, it is very important to ensure that you choose a palletising system that will enable you to maintain these high-quality standards. You will want to ensure that the … Continue reading →

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Robot Sales Surge in Europe, Asia and the Americas – Are You Part of The Trend?

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Granta

According to the latest report from the International Federation of Robotics, robot sales in Europe, Asia and the Americas have surged in 2021 (https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/robot-sales-surge-in-europe-asia-and-the-americas), with a new record of 486,800 units being shipped globally. Sales in Asia/Australia were the strongest … Continue reading →

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10 Ways to Motivate Manufacturing Employees

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Granta

As a manager, one of your many responsibilities is to ensure that your manufacturing staff are engaged and motivated.  Motivated staff will generally work harder and have higher productivity levels, which in turn increases production output and business profitability. Motivated … Continue reading →

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UK Government Super Deduction Scheme – How Will It Affect My Purchase?

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Granta

The UK governments Super-deduction scheme is one of the most attractive tax incentives for business investment that has ever been offered by the UK Government.  The scheme has been created to encourage firms to invest in productivity-enhancing plant and machinery … Continue reading →

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Can Palletising Be Automated Where The Product Size Changes Frequently?

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Granta

This is a question that is often asked when automated palletising is being considered. In the past, the answer to this question would have been ‘no’, but with the many advances in technology, multi box, multi line palletising has become … Continue reading →

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