Side Pusher Logy

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Description of the Inline pallet changer SIDE PUSHER

This system is able to handle over 100 pallets / hour.

The system is designed to perform the load transfer cycle of pallets placed under the load (already palletized ) by pushing the load from the origin pallet to the destination wooden pallet. There will be NO slip sheet under the load to interfere with the pallet changing operation.

This is a fully automatic system that allows a very quick pallet replacement thanks to our pallet changer machine Toppy Side Pusher. Here we will describe one specific case of a customer. The system quoted is equipped with one shiftable plate for load pushing connected to nr.2 linear guides/rails and controlled by the hydraulic system placed under the machine. It is also equipped with one fixed “bridge” plate for roll conveyor connection and load support from below during the load transfer. We also supply one Retractable blade plate controlled by the pneumatic system placed under the machine. This device, placed on the destination pallet, supports and protects the load during the load transfer cycle. We also supplied 6 Motorized roll conveyors for pallet transfers.

In this system quote,  one 1 origin pallet stacker is included for origin pallet storage with 14-15 pallet capacity and one destination pallet stacker for a destination pallet infeed on the line with 14-15 pallet capacity.

How does the pallet change operation take place?

This system is able to work with many different kinds of pallet. Here we describe only the logistic system sequences necessary to replace the origin plastic pallet with the destination wooden pallet

1. The plastic origin pallet with the load is conveyed from the customer’s logistic line to the input roll conveyor and then to the Toppy Side Pusher roll conveyor.
   
2. During the origin pallet transfer, the destination pallet stacker releases the destination wooden pallet from the roll conveyor. The destination pallet without the load is driven from the roll conveyor to the blade plate roll conveyor.
   
3. Due to the pneumatic system equipped on the machine, the blade plate is placed on the destination pallet without the load.
   
4. Thanks to the hydraulic system equipped on the machine, the load is pushed by the Toppy side pusher. The load is transferred from the origin pallet on position to the plate “bridge “ and then to the blade plate placed on the destination pallet on position. During the load transfer, the origin pallet is supported from the side by a mechanical bumper placed on the conveyor in order to avoid the pallet shifting/displacement during the pallet change cycle.
   
5. The Toppy Side Pusher and the blade plate return to the starting positions.
   
6. The wooden destination pallet with the load is conveyed from the roll conveyor to the output roll conveyor, then to the customer’s logistic line.
   
7. The origin plastic pallet without the load is conveyed from the roll conveyor to the roll conveyor, then is stored inside the origin pallet stacker.

What is your need?

1. FROM WOODEN PALLET TO PLASTIC PALLET: In many companies, there must be a separation between the goods reception area, where the shipping pallet generally made of woods are stopped, to the “white area” of the warehouse, where sanitized pallets (aluminum or plastic) are used. In our range of production there is also multiple dedusting cabins able to decontaminate the products and the air in order to maintain the certified environment.

2. SAVINGS AND AUTOMATIC: For companies with large numbers of pallets to handle, we usually recommend automatic solutions, able to perform with many pallets every hour. Our system reduces the number of operators required for the production process and therefore the cost of labor.

3. STANDARDIZATION OF THE INTERNAL PALLET and CENTERING PRODUCTS: Modern production processes increasingly need to standardize all pallets that move products during the production cycle and often also in warehouse, which are usually automated.
   Our pallet changers system can suit perfectly because they are able to handle heavy goods and / or fragile products whatever is the incoming pallet, replace it with a used one and center the product. It’s also possible to carry our automatic packaging operations.

4. SHIPPING with SLIP SHEET WITHOUT PALLET: It’s essential to save on the transport cost of the shipment of finished products. The pallet represents an important cost for those with a high flow of outgoing products. In addition, without the use of the pallet in the shipment, companies greatly increase the number of products that can be stowed. Our Inverter pallet changer placed at the end of the production process, are able to insert automatically a slipsheet under the load, which will be ready for shipment without the pallet. The pallet stackers will automatically stack all the pallets removed.

5. SAFETY and WORK REDUCTION FOR OPERATORS: Our Pallet Inverter significantly increase safety within the process, as the manual work of operators is seriously reduced. Our pallet Inverter systems are very safe as they are equipped with advanced safety systems. The access to dangerous areas is controlled by doors with sensors, photocells or laser scanners in order to prevent dangerous cycles.

6. PICKING & AGV: We offer a logistics line able to automate the composition of the load. The pallet management is automated with the AGV system, in order to facilitate the operator in the composition of the load.

7. CLEANING, DEDUSTING AND SANITIZING: In the production range with our pallet inverter can be implemented a sanitization or dedusting system. We usually supply these systems to companies that need to separate the “white” area from the “grey”. Where necessary, there are inserted few particle counters in order to check the cleanliness and sanitization of the air before opening the doors. The main objective is to avoid that too high numbers of particles remain suspended in certified atmospheres of UNI EN ISO 14644-1 certified environments (Federal Standard 209D, 209E in the United States).

SECURITY SYSTEM

The MEKKANO gate combines with the components for the EASY BARRIER perimeter protection overcoming the limits of welded framing.

Using the pre-painted elements and original connecting systems with screw fastening, it is possible to assemble gates of different width in a rapid and clean way, making them ready to be installed. With the same elements, the MEKKANO gate can be prepared in the right or left configuration, with outward or inward opening.

All the configurations of the gate can be obtained either for the version with the upper support or without it. The high strength of the connecting elements makes the structure as rigid as a classic welded frame.