Cycle Description of automatic pallet changing equipment
The “V-Shape Minilogy” pallet handling equipment allows warehouses to change around 50 pallets every hour. This system is fully automated by integrating it with the pallet dispenser and stacker. There is no need for labor for removing or inserting the pallets.
Let us now see the different phases of the pallet changing cycle with this V-Shape Minilogy.
• The cycle begins after the conveyor or the roller places the loaded pallet on the bottom platform of the V-Shaped inverter.
• The inverter then overturns the load by 120°, with the pallet being secured to the platform.
• Now only the bottom platform splits and comes back to the initial level with the pallet. Meanwhile, the load will be secured by the 3 sides of the inverter in the inverted position.
• Next, the original pallet is moved by the roller to the integrated stacker.
• On the other side of the machine is the pallet dispenser, where the target or destination pallets are stacked.
• The roller or conveyor picks the bottom-most destination pallet from the dispenser and places it on the lower platform of the inverter.
• The platform rolls back up to the load with the new pallet.
• The entire pallet load comes back to its original position while standing on the new pallet. It can then be moved with a forklift or handheld pallet jack.
The cycle takes a little over a minute to complete, making it possible to change 50 pallets every hour.