Stacking/Palletizing Equipment — Stacked to Win

Another player in this arena, Muller Martini, builds rapid make-ready features into all of its stackers and its Cohiba palletizing system, notes Felix Stirnimann, division manager, product finishing. Depending upon the sophistication of the stacker, it might have programmable logic controls (PLC), microprocessor controls or handwheels to adjust the machine from one job to the next. "Gone are the days of wrenches and bruised knuckles," he says. "Job changeovers now typically take under three minutes."