Connect packing, palletising and dispatch as one controlled system.
End-of-line projects coordinate product accumulation, inspection, packing, palletising, wrapping, labelling and pallet movement so the final production stages operate as one process.
What the cell is designed to achieve.
Performance is confirmed against representative products, the complete process and agreed acceptance criteria.
Application outcome to validate during concept engineering.
Application outcome to validate during concept engineering.
Application outcome to validate during concept engineering.
Application outcome to validate during concept engineering.
How the application is defined before equipment selection.
The concept is developed from the full production sequence. This prevents the robot from being selected around one isolated pick while missing presentation, machine time, product variation or operator interaction.
- Map the current product and pallet flow
- Confirm peak and average rates
- Define accumulation and buffer strategy
- Select packing and palletising architecture
- Integrate wrappers, printers and inspection
- Plan full-pallet discharge and empty-pallet supply
What to send for a useful feasibility review.
The quality of the first concept depends on the information available. Photographs and video are useful, but product and process data allow payload, reach, cycle and interfaces to be checked more reliably.
- Line layout and equipment list
- Product and case formats
- Peak rate, shifts and changeovers
- Pallet, wrap and label standards
- Available floor space and traffic routes
- Warehouse or dispatch handoff requirements
Robot types to evaluate for this task.
These platforms illustrate credible starting points. The final choice follows load, motion, rate, environment, tooling and safety validation.
80 kg Four-Axis Palletising Robot
Reference model BRTIRPZ2480A. Published data is used for initial comparison and must be validated against the complete application.
View reference platform →160 kg Multifunctional Palletising Robot
Reference model BRTIRPZ3116B. Published data is used for initial comparison and must be validated against the complete application.
View reference platform →Five-Axis Fast Parallel Robot
Reference model BRTIRPL1203A. Published data is used for initial comparison and must be validated against the complete application.
View reference platform →Frequently asked questions
These answers provide an initial planning framework. Final requirements are confirmed against the product, process, site and applicable safety obligations.
Can end-of-line automation be added to an existing line?
Often. The review should confirm available space, line controls, product discharge, accumulation, rates, utilities and safe access without disrupting current equipment.
How is line accumulation sized?
Buffering depends on upstream and downstream rates, short stops, changeover, pallet exchange and the acceptable impact of downstream faults on production.
Can one system handle several lines?
Potentially. Robots, conveyors and pallet positions can serve multiple infeeds when cycle, routing and fault isolation are engineered appropriately.
What equipment can be integrated?
Typical equipment includes conveyors, case packers, palletisers, wrappers, strappers, printers, label applicators, vision inspection and pallet conveyors.
Continue planning your automation project
Use these pages to compare approaches, define the application and prepare the information needed for a useful feasibility review.
End-of-arm tooling
Develop the gripping method around the real product and cycle.
Read more →How to choose a robot
Check payload, work envelope, cycle, environment, safety and interfaces.
Read more →Robot automation cost
Understand the complete project scope before comparing budgets.
Read more →Robotic case packing
Load product into secondary packs before palletising.
Explore →Robotic tray loading
Place products into trays, nests and grouped formats.
Explore →Review this production task with us.
Send the product details, required output, available space and a photo or short video of the current process. We will review the application and identify the next engineering step.