Getting a grip on bag grippers

Need help pal­letiz­ing bags of mulch, grain, pot­ting soil, etc.? Wor­ried about punc­tur­ing the bag and com­pro­mis­ing the prod­uct? Want to improve your stack­ing speed and stop break­ing your back? There are great pal­letiz­ing robot and grip­per options avail­able to take care of this spe­cif­ic task. Choos­ing the right robot­ic bag grip­per to auto­mate your process is impor­tant and Robots​.com is here to help. 

The most com­mon bag grip­per design has two large jaws with sev­er­al prongs on either side that close ver­ti­cal­ly and cra­dles the bag to lift it up. It impor­tant to know the size, shape, and weight when assess­ing bag grip­pers. How a prod­uct is picked up is most like­ly not the same as being laid back down, under­stand­ing those han­dling require­ments can pre­vent headaches after installation. 

Using a con­vey­or sys­tem? Not a prob­lem! There are mul­ti­ple ways to set up a bag grip­per to fit into track or pal­let slots appro­pri­ate­ly. The cra­dles, or fin­gers, can then slide under the bag, great­ly reduces risk of punc­tur­ing the bag.

Robots​.com is capa­ble of cus­tom design­ing a bag grip­per to fit unique pal­letiz­ing tasks. There are also pre-engi­neered options from mul­ti­ple man­u­fac­tur­ers that can be imple­ment­ed on the end of the robot arm. 

Prod­ucts can be pal­letized in var­i­ous ori­en­ta­tions and stack­ing pat­terns, with incred­i­ble accu­ra­cy, to increase the amount of prod­uct that can be stacked with­out dam­ag­ing the goods. Pal­letiz­ing robots can also improve the speed at which prod­ucts can be posi­tioned, and don’t for­get it great­ly improves employ­ee work­ing environments. 

Look­ing into pal­letiz­ing robots? You can check out our pal­letiz­ing appli­ca­tion page, or we have list­ed some of the most pop­u­lar robots used for pal­letiz­ing appli­ca­tions. We have both new and recon­di­tioned robots, ready to integrate. 

Check out a recent project involv­ing a pal­let dis­penser, pal­letiz­ing robot, con­vey­or sys­tem, and plas­tic wrap pack­ag­ing for ship­ment:

Our robot­ic inte­gra­tion expe­ri­ence has includ­ed many pal­letiz­ing robots with spe­cial­ized end effec­tors, such a bag grip­pers. We car­ry a large vari­ety of pal­letiz­ers to include new or refur­bished robots. All refur­bished robots go through a rig­or­ous inspec­tion and recon­di­tion­ing process to restore the robot to like-new con­di­tion. These used pal­letiz­ing robots allow for cheap­er options, while still pre­serv­ing the integri­ty of the system.

For more infor­ma­tion about bag grip­pers or pal­letiz­ing robots, con­tact us here or call us at 877−762−6881.