Robot Palletiser For Stockfeeds Operation.

Accuweigh was awarded the supply contract due to our ability to meet all the needs of the client, including:

• the flexible design layout allowing all the equipment to fit into the existing floor space available
• all other supplied components (apart from the Fuji-Ace Robot Palletiser) are designed and manufactured in Australia by Accuweigh’s own manufacturing division, Accupak Pty Ltd
• local backup and support with trained staff in all major Australian cities, including Newcastle
• Accuweigh's ability to meet the short time frame for commissioning
• the client’s confidence in Accuweigh’s profile as Australia’s largest industrial weighing and packaging company.

Components of the Robot Palletiser System included:

1. Bag Elevating Conveyor; positioned under the Vertical Form-Fill-Seal (VFFS) Machine {supplied by others} to remove filled bags and elevate them to the Vibrating Conditioning Conveyor
2. Vibrating Conditioning Conveyor; designed to ‘condition’ the filled bags prior to palletising
3. Bag Pick-Up Conveyor; Robot picks up the filled bags from this conveyor
4. Fuji-Ace EC101 Robot Palletiser; Transfers filled bags from the Bag Pick-Up Conveyor to the pallet, stacking the bags to the programmed pattern configuration
5. Pallet Dispenser; Automatically dispenses pallets on request from a magazine stack to the downstream Loading Station which has a capacity for twelve (12) pallets
6. Automatic Slip Sheet Dispenser; Automatically dispenses a Slip Sheet onto a pallet
7. Loading Station Conveyor; Automatically presents empty pallets from the Pallet Dispenser to the Robot Palletiser and conveys the filled pallets to the Filled Pallet Accumulation Conveyor
8. Filled Pallet Accumulation Conveyor; Designed to accumulate two (2) pallets
9. Safety Fencing & Hardware; Encloses the palletising area designed and supplied to Australian Standards
10. Control System: Designed and manufactured by Accuweigh
11. System Installation, Commissioning & Operator Training: Accuweigh will undertake all these tasks at a time to suit the client.

Norco Agribusiness markets a range of quality animal feed products under the Goldmix Stockfeeds, Crest Seeds, Goldmix Seed & Grain First for Quality and Meat-e-Vite brand names. The Lismore (Northern NSW) site manufactures and delivers a range of pelleted and mash feeds for all animal types including laboratory animals. Bagged product is distributed through the Norco Rural network of stores as well as other resellers.