Does OPEN PAL require a safety cage?

No, and that is the main point of cobot technology. OPEN PAL operates in a collaborative environment: it stops immediately on any detected contact or obstacle, which makes it operable without fencing or a cage. Integration into an existing line with little free space is therefore much simpler.

What kinds of loads can OPEN PAL palletise?

OPEN PAL palletises loads up to 25 kg on standard 1,000 × 1,200 mm pallets, up to a height of 1,700 mm. It suits cases, bundles, crates and grouped bottles or containers coming off packaging lines.

How long does it take to change the palletising pattern?

A few minutes. Creating or editing a pattern is done from the dedicated HMI, with no programming skills and no integrator call-out. That is decisive on multi-reference sites where run changes are frequent.

Is OPEN PAL compatible with my existing packaging line?

OPEN PAL installs at the outfeed of most packaging lines. Its compact frame — 1,440 × 1,150 × 1,428 mm — and floor-mounted fixed station allow fast set-up with no major workshop changes. An audit of your configuration is carried out beforehand to confirm compatibility.

How does it differ from a conventional robotic palletiser?

A conventional industrial robot requires a secured exclusion zone, therefore workshop floor space and a safety study. OPEN PAL is a cobot: it works alongside operators without fencing. It is also half the weight of comparable robots at equivalent capacity, which simplifies set-up and reduces integration cost.

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Collaborative Cobot Palletiser up to 25 kg | Open Pal

Collaborative end-of-line palletiser with no safety cage: loads up to 25 kg, 1,000 × 1,200 mm pallets, palletising pattern created from the HMI.

Who is it for?

OPEN PAL is aimed at production sites looking to reduce the physical strain of end-of-line stations without giving up floor space to a safety cage. Its cobot technology lets it work within the operators’ own working area, which makes it accessible to SMEs and large groups alike, in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chemicals and food.

How does OPEN PAL work?

The cobot arm is floor-mounted on a fixed station. Its HMI lets an operator create or edit a palletising pattern in minutes, with no robot programming skills and no integrator call-out. The cycle runs in 4 steps:

Product intake at the line outfeed, on the palletising station
Automatic placement calculation from the pattern created via the HMI
Picking and placing of loads by the cobot arm, up to 25 kg
Immediate stop on contact or obstacle, for the safety of nearby operators

Key features

Payload up to 25 kg, palletising height up to 1,700 mm
No safety cage: immediate stop on contact or obstacle
Palletising pattern created or edited in minutes from the HMI
No robot programming skills required
Standard pallets up to 1,000 × 1,200 mm
Compact 1,440 × 1,150 × 1,428 mm frame, floor-mounted on a fixed station
Half the weight of comparable robots, at equivalent capacity
Designed and manufactured in France, IQ/OQ file delivered

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Specifications

Technical specifications

Maximum payload: 25 kg
Palletised loads: cases, crates, bundles, grouped bottles
Maximum pallet size: 1,000 × 1,200 mm
Maximum palletising height: 1,700 mm
Technology: collaborative robotics (cobot), no safety fencing
Operator safety: immediate stop on detected contact or obstacle
Palletising pattern changeover: a few minutes from the HMI, with no programming
Footprint (L × W × H): 1,440 × 1,150 × 1,428 mm
Installation: fixed station, floor-mounted
HMI: touch screen dedicated to creating palletising patterns

Compliance

Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
CE marking (Machinery, EMC, Low Voltage)
Design compliant with GMP
IQ/OQ qualification file delivered with the machine
FAT/SAT documentation + "as-built" file
Designed and manufactured in France

Use cases

Typical use cases

Cosmetics and perfumery: palletising cases and cartons of varied formats in constrained workshops, with no safety fencing to install.
Pharmaceuticals: removal of end-of-line ergonomic risk, working directly alongside operators with no exclusion zone in a GMP environment.
Chemicals: autonomous handling of heavy containers up to 25 kg on physically demanding stations.
Food and beverage: fast adaptation of palletising patterns from one seasonal campaign to the next, with no integrator call-out.
Multi-reference sites: switching from one palletising pattern to another in minutes between runs.