Fanuc S420iF Robotic Box Palletizing Cell - Part 4

Here is a turn-key robotic box palletizing cell including inflow box conveyors, box locating crammers, inflow pallet conveyor, pallet locating crammers, and outflow pallet conveyors. The Fanuc S420iF robot with RJ-2 control utilizes a custom designed tool for box picking and placing, and pallet picking and placing. Complete PLC and color HMI round out the system for conveyor and system controls.

Part 4 shows the box inflow conveyor. The cell utilizes zoned inflow conveyors for boxes on each side. Boxes are indexed into the system onto a belt coveyor that utilizes a photoeye to notify a box present. A pneumatic thruster locates the box against a hard stop. It is easier to see the pneumatic gripper that assists the vacuum in this video. The gripper will put out 200lbs of force on each side which steadys the box on its transition. The gripper then releases just before placing the box, and the vacuum releases once the box is set in place.

Notice that all labels are facing outward on each pallet. Other complex logic include setting the first box aside of each lot run (not each pallet), then once the operator notifies the robot of the last box being run, the robot will stack the last box, grab the first box, and stack it next to it. These are lot runs and the first box can be set aside for many pallets before being placed on the final pallet. A lot of complex robot programming and PLC logic is taking place during this time.

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