R&E Engineering retrofitted and commissioned an inclined paper bag flattener and a 90° turn conveying systems into an existing production line for a robotic palletising system for an existing client in the agriculture and food industry.

Because the products are bagged and not uniform, the client has trouble of stacking them on the pallet due to uneven weight distribution. Therefore, the need for the bag flattener arose. The bag flattener quickly and smoothly presses the bags into a uniform shape, which helps them stack during palletising in a tighter and more stable manner.

The bag flattener consists of two belt conveyors. One at the bottom and one at the top. The product comes in the infeed side and gets flattened as it travels along in between the two belts. Both top and bottom conveyors are driven by motors to provide a smooth flattening and movement process of the products.

The bag flattener can also accommodate different size bags as it automatically adjusts the height of the top conveyor if the product is too big. The product will simply pushes the top conveyor higher and because the top conveyor is driven as well, the product will not be damaged as it will just smoothly move along the conveyors due to the two motor driven pressing conveyors.

The palletising robot picks up from two stations which is located next to each other. This is the reason the 90° turn conveyor was needed, to bring the bagged products into the designated pick up stations. The robotic palletising system was installed by us a number of years ago and since have improved our client’s productivity and throughput.

Click below to see how the bag flattener and robotic palletising system operates!

As shown in the video, the bags are sitting with equal weight distribution which helps them stack nicely. The conveyors also work synchronously with the robotic system, providing smooth transitions from bag flattening, delivery to robot pick up station and then palletising them.

If you have a need for a conveying system or a robotic palletising system, or if you have any enquiry regarding automating your production, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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