BINDERY matters

Westfalia's robotic palletizer handles 16 stacks per minute, picking up two or three stacks at a time. The company's end-effector allows a range of stack sizes to be picked up and presented to the robot in a row. The end-effector then extends an adjustable fork assembly that can support a 36˝ long row of books, which is held in place by a pneumatically controlled pressure plate.