Do you evaluate machine purchases by calculating the Return On Investment (ROI)? That is what our customer did, and initially the numbers / ROI did not pan out. Their operation involved an employee placing their product into boxes, sending the boxes through a tape machine, then stacking the boxes onto a pallet. Even though the boxes […]
PALLETPOD – Fully Auto ROI Customer: McEntire Produce, Columbia, SC Producing chopped lettuce and other vegetables for restaurants and fast-food chains. Their operation involved 2-3 men per line, (2 lines), palletizing boxes of chopped lettuce weighing up to 28 lbs., at a rate of 10-12 boxes / minute. Pallets stacks for some skews are 8’
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Be Mindful of the Safety and Health Acts The Importance of Training and Compliance One of the cornerstones of effective pallet management is comprehensive training for all employees who handle pallets and warehouse materials. Training should cover safe lifting techniques, proper stacking methods, and the importance of adhering to OSHA regulations. Ensuring that your team
Setting the Industry Standard At ROI Industries, we’re always looking to set the bar high for others in our industry to follow. That’s why it meant so much to us when our own PalletPOD product line was recognized by Manufacturing Technology Insights, one of the leading news outlets and resources in the manufacturing industry. In
The PALLETPOD makes palletizing easy, affordable, and workspace efficient. It comes complete with cutting edge technology made to optimize facility operations and production. For odd jobs, the PALLETPOD has been designed to work in tandem with end of arm tooling (EoAT) customizations. The Various Applications of End of Arm Tooling Finding the right tool for
There are many aspects to the manufacturing process that come with their own challenges. Palletizing, in particular, can present unique problems for the production cycle. Variables such as lack of space, workplace injuries, rising costs, and overly complex systems can cause productivity to drop. A plug-and-play automated palletizing solution can help eliminate these issues. Why
State-of-the-art design, safe and efficient operation—robotic compact palletizers will revolutionize your palletizing functions. Palletizing is an important function in any manufacturing setting. The ability to sort a number of SKUs quickly and palletize them accurately is a complex task. The line has to be efficient, it has to be able to be reconfigured quickly with
Palletizing, or palletization, is the act of placing products on pallets for shipping or storage. While it may not be the most important part of manufacturing or warehouse operations, it can have an impact on customer commitments and your bottom line. To keep your operations optimized, it’s important to have a palletizing strategy that meets
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Stacking a pallet with products has long been a staple industrial function. Any products that are completed, packaged, and ready to be transported to customers have to be stacked and secured. What used to be done manually is now completed by automated palletizers and robotic arm palletizers. While robotic palletizers were once thought to supplant
Automating one of the most monotonous jobs in the plant is not just good for the welfare of your workforce, it’s good for your wallet. There are strategic benefits of replacing the unpleasant, non-core, low skill, and injury-prone job of manual palletizing with automation: Manual handling is a leading source of workplace injuries, accounting for
