A fully automatic pallet magazine places the fully stacked pack on pallets or polystyrene blocks. The position information comes from a package parts list that is managed in the control system. The completed package is then moved through the wrapping machine and transported away.
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Structure of a pack parts lists

Pallet arrangement for a fully stacked pack

Hardware layout:

• Approx. 10 inverter drives
• 1 x SIEMENS-PLC 317-2 DP
• Approx. 350 inputs/outputs

Software:

• Reliable step sequence programming
• Material tracking in the control system
• Pack parts lists for pallet and polystyrene arrangements in the control system
• Various wrapping programs (e.g. wrap complete pack, only wrap on pallet,...)
• and much more