Automated Pallet Unloading Machines from SMB
Our fully automatic depalletizers meet all the challenges associated with unloading pallets. Separate deliveries, whether cartons, trays, barrels or bags, are all effortlessly unloaded and prepared for further processing. Thanks to a swift transfer to conveyor systems, our depalletizer machines are able to ensure a continuous, reliable and efficient workflow.
Depalletizing Made Easy – With Tailored System Solutions
Our depalletizer machines remove piece goods from sorted pallets, from the top layer down to the bottom. They can also meet the challenge of unloading mixed pallets in conjunction with order picking. The requirements for the preparation and further processing will depend on the industry and application. As a result, depalletizers need to be integrated into existing processes or software environments first. SMB assists with system integration, offering comprehensive system solutions by combining depalletizers with other components of palletizing systems, conveyor systems, or storage systems.
In the food and beverage industries, a lot of the ingredients arrive on pallets, which means there are a lot of use cases for depalletizers. Everything from jars to cardboard boxes need to be removed from the pallet first, before they can be processed further. For the highest degree of automation, a depalletizer is usually combined with a conveyor system.
A crucial factor in selecting the right depalletizer is how the pallet is going to be unloaded. This might involve layer-based processing, for example, using a depalletizer which uses suction to grip and remove multiple containers as a group or layer. Alternatively, depalletizing could be done individually, using robot depalletizers.
How Does Fully Automatic Pallet Unloading Work?
Depalletizers are technical systems for the fully automated unloading of pallets. The machinesremove goods from their medium of transport and separate them, transferring the items from a Euro pallet onto a conveyor belt, for instance.
To simplify key warehouse processes like picking, automated singulation and transition to conveyors systems are implemented. Supply chain ordering processes are very dynamic, especially in the food industry, where restocking demands can change drastically.
Supermarkets seldom order sorted pallets from central warehouses; often, a variety of products need to be arranged on a single pallet. Goods stored on uniform pallets must first be depalletized, before being added to a mixed pallet, and leaving the warehouse.
In intralogistics, depalletizers facilitate the internal transport of goods for further processing. From standard Euro pallets or other pallet formats, depalletizers separate goods from their transport medium, making their further processing and transportation possible.
