Automate unloading from pallets into production or warehouse flow.
A depalletising cell removes products or complete layers from pallets and transfers them to conveyors, machines or downstream handling, accounting for pallet variation and load stability.
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.
- Assess pallet and load consistency
- Define single-item or layer handling
- Select vision and gripping approach
- Model reach from top to bottom of load
- Plan empty-pallet and slip-sheet handling
- Validate unstable or damaged-load recovery
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.
- Pallet and load dimensions
- Product mass, surface and deformation
- Layer patterns and interlayers
- Expected pallet-position variation
- Required discharge rate and conveyor interface
- Damaged or incomplete load conditions
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.
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 →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 →170 kg Six-Axis Automotive Robot
Reference model BRTIRUS2917B. 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.
Does depalletising require vision?
Vision is useful when pallet position, stack position, layer height or product arrangement varies. Highly consistent loads may use known coordinates with suitable sensing.
Can the robot remove a whole layer?
Yes, with a layer gripper where product stability, combined payload, pallet pattern and release method allow.
What happens with damaged pallets or shifted loads?
The control strategy should detect out-of-range conditions and route the cell to a safe recovery or operator-intervention state.
Can the same robot palletise and depalletise?
Potentially, but layout, tooling, cycle and operating sequence must support both tasks without creating bottlenecks.
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 →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.