Palletizing robots
Motoman PL series from Yaskawa
With the Motoman PL series, Yaskawa presents a new generation of high-performance
of high-performance palletizing robots.
The versatile robots are used for automatic palletizing and depalletizing, and increasingly also in distribution logistics in addition to classic end-of-line packaging.
A large working area, optimum use of space, high throughput and short cycle times are the core characteristics of the Motoman palletizing robots in the PL series. The series will initially focus on four models in the payload range between 190 and 800 kg and working ranges over 3m. Further models will be added to the series in the summer. Newly tuned kinematics and the latest generation of Sigma7 drive technology ensure improved stability, load capacity and cycle times. Thanks to their compact design and small footprint, Motoman palletizing robots offer very good space utilization for the construction of compact palletizing cells. Media cable packages for grippers can be connected to the robot base - protected and collision-free - and routed inside the arm through all axes and the hollow wrist. The diameter of the hollow shaft feed-through is 75 mm (PL190/320) or 100 mm (PL500/800).
Launch with four models
The range of robot models now available in the PL series begins with the Motoman PL190. It enables the automatic palletizing and depalletizing of boxes, cartons, bags and beverage crates with a high performance of over
high performance of over 1,700 cycles per hour with a payload of 190 kg. Thanks to the powerful geared motors, the design no longer requires a counterweight balancer, making it very compact and offering even greater stability and dynamics.
more stability and dynamics. With its large working range of 3,159 mm, the PL190 achieves a realistic pallet stacking height of over
2,600 mm. This means that either several pallets can be stacked at a great height
height or additional brackets can be omitted for floor mounting.
can be omitted.
With the same kinematics and reach, the PL320, the heavy-duty
variant of the robot, achieves a maximum payload of 320 kg. The model is therefore
also suitable for palletizing heavy sacks or containers. The two new heavy-duty palletizers PL500 and PL800 have a high payload range of up to 800 kg and can pick up complete product layers from a conveyor line or handle heavy products or packs with impressive performance data.
Control, planning tools and programming
All robots in the Motoman PL series work with the compact YRC1000 high-performance controller, which offers a wide range of functions for path planning and communication.
path planning and communication. The synchronized control of functional gripper movements or trajectories is also handled by the controller. The combination with the optional functional safety controller (FSU) is ideal for safeguarding and reducing the size of compact work areas.
With the MotoLogix interface, PLC system programmers can program the robot in their familiar IEC61131-compliant PLC programming environment at the same time. A special robot programmer is no longer necessary and integration into the PLC control system is simplified.
The MotoSimVRC. simulation software makes it easy to design, plan and simulate palletizing cells. The optional Yaskawa PalletSolver palletizing software simplifies the programming of pick and place patterns as well as layer patterns with a self-explanatory user interface and offers numerous application-specific features such as mixed palletizing or multi-grippers.
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