PalCobot – cobot palletiser

Not always. A cobot is designed to work safely alongside people, but whether a set-up can do without fencing depends on the product, the speed and the environment. That is why we carry out a safety analysis for every project and make sure the complete installation is CE-certified according to the current 'ISO 10218-1:2025 - Robotics — Safety requirements' standard.

Safety scanners that slow down or stop the cobot as soon as someone comes too close are often enough. In some projects, we combined safety floor scanners with fencing where many operators pass by.

The PalCobot is available in models with a payload of 10, 20 and 40 kg. The weight of the gripper counts towards this payload, so the maximum product weight is slightly lower. We select the model that best suits your application.

For tall pallet stacks, we can fit the cobot arm with a 7th axis, also known as a lift. This lets us stack products up to a height of 2.400 mm on Euro pallets of 800 x 1.200 mm or CHEP and industrial block pallets of 1.000 x 1.200 mm. Send us your stacking patterns and we'll check which model fits!

We always provide a gripper tailored to your products. If needed, we fit a quick-change system to the end of the cobot arm, so we can quickly switch between grippers when product or box sizes differ significantly.

That depends on the weight of the product, the stacking height and the stacking pattern. On average, you can expect a stacking speed of 7 products per minute with a vacuum gripper (single pick). With a mechanical clamp gripper, expect an average of 5 boxes per minute.

Where possible, we can increase the stacking speed by picking up several products at once (multipick).

Additional factors, such as the placement of slip sheets between layers, can also influence the overall cycle time and achievable stacking speed.

No. Using the touchscreen, an operator can create a stacking pattern or choose one from the library, without a single line of code. The pattern is shown in 3D on the screen. Because the software is web-based, you can also upload patterns remotely.

User levels (operator, maintenance, engineer and administrator) let you decide who may change patterns. The software is available in Dutch, English, French and German.

A lifetime licence for our palletising software is included with every PalCobot purchase. You pay a one-off fee, with no recurring subscription costs or annual licence fees. This gives you full access to the software without worrying about ongoing licence expenses.

The PalCobot can stack both open and closed boxes. With a custom gripper, we can also stack products such as jerrycans, drums, bags, buckets, KLT and plastic crates, insulation panels and more.

We integrate cobots whose supplier states that the cobot arms are maintenance-free for 8 years. Apart from that, no maintenance is needed except for occasionally replacing wear parts on the gripper (such as suction cups). These are easy to replace yourself.