Automate High-Mix Palletizing with Adjustable Vacuum Grippers

Manufacturers operating in high-mix environments face a multifaceted challenge when it comes to ensuring consistent, ‘push-button’ throughput. They need to navigate the labor shortages, maintain a safe & injury-free shop floor, and also manage fast changeovers to stay competitive. Traditional palletizing automation cannot keep up with these evolving needs, putting businesses at risk of investing in solutions that don’t work for their operations. Imagine spending months integrating a palletizing system, only to find that a change in box size renders it useless; or having to invest in a new robot gripper every time a product lineup or packaging changes.

This is where a more modular, plug-and-play approach to palletizing can level the playing field. With Vention’s newest flexible gripper options, manufacturers can easily adapt to various recipes and box dimensions, ensuring the palletizer remains efficient regardless of shifts in production demands.

Read on to learn more about what makes them unique, or explore our short video below!

Stack More Products Per Day with a Modular, Field-Adjustable Vacuum Gripper

Traditional solutions for pick-and-place operations often have limited capabilities, are expensive, and rely on a project-based approach that inflates the total cost of ownership. For instance, it can be uncertain whether a custom-designed gripper can be reconfigured if box dimensions change over time due to addition of new SKUs or if there are reliability concerns with the pick and place operations. However, thanks to the advancement in robotics, manufacturers can now easily adapt their automation solutions to evolving needs.

Vention’s new modular vacuum grippers provide a flexible and easy-to-operate solution that not only facilitates rapid deployment but also adapts to changing requirements.

Four ways adjustable robot grippers can help streamline your operations

1. Faster Changeovers: Enhance responsiveness to market demands and changing business needs.
2. Immediate Impact on the Bottom Line: Start shipping more products per day with minimal turnaround time for deployment, while avoiding months of consultation delays.
3. Shortest Field-Optimization Phase: Skip the lengthy lead times for optimization and begin realizing returns in just a few months.
4. Future-Proof Automation: Easily diversify output with adjustable configurations and cup sizes, and be assured of compatibility with all major robot brands.

One Gripper, 16 Configurations: Key Features of Adjustable Robot Grippers

A common challenge manufacturers face in a high-mix environment is ensuring secure handling of multiple types of product boxes or packaging. For instance, box weight and size can vary depending upon the product being shipped, and may require several modifications to your vacuum gripper over the course of year. In contrast, the modular gripper system can be easily adjusted, especially with the addition of customizable cup sizes and numbers.

Key features of modular grippers

• 16 Field-adjustable Configurations: Create up to 16 unique configurations optimized for specific box sizes, adjustable on-site to streamline pick-and-place operations for your most common packaging needs.
• Extensive Test & Characterization Data: Benefit from over 300 hours of gripper characterization data and testing in Vention’s automation lab, ensuring optimal performance based on real-world deployment experience.
• Adjustable cup sizes & numbers: Adapt to diverse box sizes and materials with adjustable cup sizes and numbers, handling payloads from delicate items to 30 Kg loads.
• Rapid deployment: Vention’s modular suction grippers are shipped in days and installed in minutes.
  
  

Specifications for Adjustable Grippers

Build Your Own Gripper Application, and Test Before You Invest

Each shop floor and business is unique—when it comes to palletizing, one size definitely doesn’t fit all, which is why modularity is essential! Vention’s Rapid Series Cobot Palletizer offers versatility you need to create infinite pallet recipes and patterns tailored to your specific needs. With Vention’s new adjustable vacuum grippers, you can further customize your solution for any use case.

Whether you’re planning to expand operations with a new product line or looking to improve productivity, testing your application is the first step. Vention’s testing station allows you to test your application before you invest, de-risking your automation project. Reach out to our experts for a demo today and explore how you can adapt the modular gripper

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