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Cobots that add up before you order

We do not deliver robot arms but palletising cells: gripper, safety, conveying and connectivity as an application that takes over a task in your line. Cycle time and layer pattern are proven in 3D before an order is placed.

Describe your task

Palletising cell with a DOBOT CR20A cobot on a lift column: two infeed conveyors carrying cartons, a vacuum gripper on the arm, a finished pallet alongside. — DOBOT CR20A · palletising cell at the end of the line

Cell illustration by DOBOT. Yours is rebuilt in 3D with your product, your layer pattern and your cycle time before anything is ordered.

Three things we do differently

Applications, not devices

A cobot on its own palletises nothing. We deliver the cell: a gripper for your container, a safety concept, conveying, layer patterns per product and the connection to your systems.

Validated in 3D

Cycle time, layout and bottlenecks are simulated in Visual Components before an order is placed. At that stage changes cost nothing — afterwards they cost weeks.

Connected from day one

Every cell reports over OPC UA into the same data foundation as your machines. Availability, output and faults are analysable from day one — not after a follow-up project.

Applications

Four applications we deliver with cobots.

A DOBOT CR20A cobot placing a carton from the conveyor onto a pallet, with a finished pallet stack alongside it on a factory floor.

Palletising

End-of-line palletising for cartons, sacks and containers, with layer patterns per product.

A cobot between two CNC lathes, with a workpiece carrier of turned parts in front of it.

Machine tending

Loading and unloading machining and inspection equipment across shifts.

Close-up of a two-jaw gripper on a cobot flange, with a connector cable being plugged in.

Handling and assembly

Repetitive handling steps, taken off the team, documented per part.

A cobot with a camera tool inspecting a car door, next to a monitor showing the camera views of the inspection points.

Inspection and marking

Camera-guided inspection, marking and feedback straight into the quality data.

Frequently asked about cobot palletising

From what volume does a palletising cell pay off?

That depends less on volume than on shift model and weight per pick. The honest route is the 3D feasibility study: send us product, container dimensions, cycle time and layer pattern, and you get arithmetic instead of a guess.

Do we need a safety fence?

Not necessarily. Cobots allow collaborative operation depending on the application, but payload, gripper and speed decide. The safety concept is part of the cell and is fixed with the risk assessment, not bolted on afterwards.

What happens when our product changes?

New layer patterns and gripper parameters are configured, not programmed — your team can create them. If container dimensions change, we re-check gripper and cycle time in 3D before anything is rebuilt.

Why DOBOT?

Because the price-performance ratio works in palletising and the range brings the right reach and payload for palletising tasks. That is not vendor lock-in: where a different kinematic fits better, we say so.

Do we get data out of the cell?

Yes, from day one and over OPC UA. Availability, output, faults and cycle times flow into iniationOS or into your existing MES — without a follow-up project.

ABB cobots too

DOBOT is our default for palletising, not a commitment. We work with ABB cobots as well, and where their kinematics, reach or your existing robot fleet argue for it, that is what we plan with. Plainly: with ABB we have done 3D projects and feasibility studies so far, no cell in operation yet. We are looking forward to the first real one — and if that is you, we say so up front and price it accordingly.

Discuss your plan

What we work with: DOBOT and ABB, depending on the task
Status with ABB: 3D feasibility yes, cell in operation not yet
Unchanged: 3D validation before ordering, OPC UA into the same data foundation

Applications and industries in the cobot field

DOBOTABBPalletisingEnd-of-line palletisingMachine tendingLoading and unloadingAssembly and handlingBin pickingScrewdrivingGluingInsertionWeldingPolishingQuality inspectionCamera-guided inspectionMarkingTransportingMetal processingAutomotiveFood and beveragePlastics and injection mouldingChemicalConsumer electronicsMedical technology

Interested, but not ready to enquire?

An e-mail address is enough. We come back once with a short read on it — no newsletter.

Does a cobot pay off for you?

Send us your task — product, container dimensions, cycle time, layer pattern. You get a first assessment and, if it fits, a 3D feasibility study.

Describe your task

3Dfeasibility before ordering

OPC UAinto iniationOS or your MES

Lohneengineering and commissioning from one team

Turnkeycell including gripper and safety