Sage Automation is proud to announce the sale of our new lightweight gantry design for use in a palletizing process of poly wrapped paper rolls. A specially-designed mini-gantry robot was proposed to meet the needs of the palletizing requirements. The lightweight gantry design has been perfected and refined within the research and development division of Sage Automation for several years and that design has been custom engineered specifically for this new process. Sage Automation, Inc will provide the system design, mechanical & electrical engineering, fabrication & assembly, specification, procurement & integration of major system components, system programming, run off testing and debugging for the automated palletizing system. 

Design Specifications:

1. Robot : closed gantry multi-axis mini robot designed with a maximum pick of 75lbs


2. End Effector : Paddle Clamp designed for a dual poly wrap pick w/ vacuum cups for slip sheets


3. Controls : Allen-Bradley CompactLogix PLC


4. •Servo Drive System : Bosch-Rexroth Indradrive Cs Servo Drives and Bosch-Rexroth Indradyn Servo Motors  


5. Guarding : The robot will be completely surrounding with approved fencing that complies with ANSI/RIA R15.06-1999 standards.


6.  •Infeed  Conveyor : One section of infeed/pick conveyor is included.


7. •Case Data :

Type: Poly Wrapped Rolls

Size: 15” x 20" x 12" T

Weight: 25 lbs

Rate: 230 cases/hour

Pallet Size: 40x48

Pallet Pattern: 3x2x8 layers