Case Study: Effedi Automation achieves flexible, safe cosmetics palletizing with Piab's piCOBOT gripper

Effedi Automation boosts palletizing flexibility with Piab and pays back in 12-18 months

Effedi Automation needed a flexible and secure palletizing solution for a leading cosmetics company. The challenge was to handle a wide variety of closed carton boxes, some containing fragile items like glass vials, with weights ranging from under 1 kg to 6 kg, all while ensuring operator safety and system versatility.

Piab provided a solution using its piCOBOT vacuum gripper, COAX vacuum technology, and BX suction cups. The system allowed for both vacuum and mechanical gripping, handled multiple box sizes, and was integrated into a collaborative, mobile cell. This resulted in a flexible palletizing unit achieving up to 8 poses per minute, with Industry 4.0 compliance for remote monitoring, and it safeguarded operators by reducing speed in their presence. The investment payback was estimated at 12-18 months.

Effedi Automation