THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE GROWTH IN SPEED AND COMPLEXITY OF END MANUFACTURING LINES AND THE PERCEIVED NEED, DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE FIRST AUTOMATIC END PALLETIZER/DEPALLETIZER. THE EVOLUTION OF THE PALLETIZER/DEPALLETIZER, NOW REFERRED TO AS THE BALANCER, IS DIVIDED INTO A SERIES OF MODELS ENABLING SPEEDS NOW AT 6400 EPM AND THE NEXT GENERATION OF A UNIT CAPABLE OF 8000+ EPM. THIS PAPER PRESENTS A SHORT HISTORY, AN EXPLANATION OF EQUIPMENT, AND AN EXPLANATION OF THE BASIS OF THE BALANCER OPERATIONAL SEQUENCE.
| Number of Pages : | 18 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
