Accuweigh’s Victorian Sales Manager, Jim Lambros, recently won an order to supply a complete Robot Palletising System to the Lismore branch of Norco Agribusiness.
Accuweigh are agents for the highly regarded Fuji-Ace brand of Robot Palletisers that are made in Japan. For this application, the specifications of Fuji-Ace’s EC-101 Robot Palletiser are perfectly matched to the client’s requirements.
Accuweigh was awarded the supply order due to our ability to meet all the needs of the client, including:
the flexible design layout allowing all the equipment to fit into the existing floor space available
all other supplied components (apart from the Fuji-Ace Robot Palletiser) are designed and manufactured in Australia by Accuweigh’s own manufacturing division, Accupak Pty Ltd
local backup and support with trained staff in all major Australian cities, including Newcastle
Accuweigh's ability to meet the short timeframe for commissioning
the client’s confidence in Accuweigh’s profile as Australia’s largest industrial weighing and packaging company
Components of the Robot Palletising System includes:
Bag Elevating Conveyor; positioned under the Vertical Form-Fill-Seal (VFFS) Machine {supplied by others} to remove filled bags and elevate them to the Vibrating Conditioning Conveyor
Vibrating Conditioning Conveyor; designed to ‘condition’ the filled bags prior to palletising
Bag Pick-Up Conveyor; Robot picks up the filled bags from this conveyor
Fuji-Ace EC101 Robot Palletiser; Transfers filled bags from the Bag Pick-Up Conveyor to the pallet, stacking the bags to the programmed pattern configuration
Pallet Dispenser; Automatically dispenses pallets on request from a magazine stack to the downstream Loading Station. Has a capacity for Twelve (12) pallets
Automatic Slip Sheet Dispenser; Automatically dispenses a Slip Sheet onto a pallet
Loading Station Conveyor; Automatically presents empty pallets from the Pallet Dispenser to the Robot Palletiser and conveys the filled pallets to the Filled Pallet Accumulation Conveyor
Filled Pallet Accumulation Conveyor; Designed to accumulate Two (2) pallets
Safety Fencing & Hardware; Encloses the palletising area. Designed and supplied to Australian Standards
Control System: Designed and manufactured by Accuweigh
System Installation, Commissioning & Operator Training: Accuweigh will undertake all these tasks at a time to suit the client.
Norco Agribusiness markets a range of quality animal feed products under the Goldmix Stockfeeds, Crest Seeds, Goldmix Seed & Grain First for Quality and Meat-e-Vite brand names. The Lismore (Northern NSW) site manufactures and delivers a range of pelleted and mash feeds for all animal types including laboratory animals. Bagged product is distributed through the Norco Rural network of stores as well as other resellers.