Palletizing

Automate repetitive pallet loading and unloading with flexible robotic palletizing solutions. Handle changing box sizes, pallet patterns, and production runs while reducing manual lifting and keeping output consistent.

Reduce repetitive manual lifting

Move demanding end-of-line palletizing tasks from operators to robots, reducing repetitive handling while freeing employees for higher-value production work.

Adapt to changing products and pallets

Handle different box sizes, pallet formats, and pallet patterns without building a dedicated system for every product. D:PLOY-based solutions support fast in-house changeovers when production changes.

Get automation running faster

Pre-engineered D:PLOY palletizing solutions combine the robot, tooling, lift, pallet fixtures, and software into a complete system designed for rapid deployment rather than months of custom engineering.

How to Build a Palletizing Application

Learn how to build a Palletizing application with this detailed video guide. You will be presented with the best practices, considerations and main technical details needed to successfully deploy the application.

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Recommended tools

Built for flexible material handling

From delicate products to heavy metal parts, OnRobot offers gripping technologies for different surfaces, shapes, payloads, and production environments.

VGP20

Flexible electrical vacuum gripper

Electric vacuum gripper ideal for heavy-duty packaging and palletizing applications with payload up to 20kg.

Industry's most powerful electric vacuum gripper saves up to 90% over pneumatic grippers
Ideal for palletizing boxes—including cost-saving, thinner cardboard—and handling irregular shapes and porous surfaces
Built-in intelligence and multichannel functionality ensure failsafe, flexible operation
Complete out-of-the-box vacuum gripper offers fast, easy deployment with any leading robot

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2FGP20

Electrical gripper for palletizing

The 2FGP20 electric gripper is ideal for palletizing applications offering a wide stroke and customizable arms to handle different products.

Highly versatile palletizing gripper with wide stroke and customizable arms handles heavy or open boxes, shelf-ready products and other containers that can't be gripped with vacuum
Integrated vacuum gripper handles slip sheets without changing the gripper or requiring other handling method
Off-the-shelf gripper saves significant engineering effort and shortens deployment time
Electric gripper offers fast out-of-the-box deployment without the complexity and costs of external air supply

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Also used for palletizing

Pneumatic vacuum gripper

VGP30 Vacuum Gripper

Optimize your throughput and boost flexibility with a powerful pneumatic vacuum gripper, designed for high-mix applications.

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Compact electrical vacuum gripper

VGC10 Vacuum gripper

The VGC10 is perfectly suited for tight spaces and smaller robot arms. Quick and easy to redeploy, with unlimited customization for nearly any application.

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7th-axis palletizing lift

LIFT100 Robot Elevator

Long-stroke, high-payload robot elevator for versatile 7th axis. Ensures precise positioning in palletizing and manufacturing applications.

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Flexible pallet fixture

Durable, floor-mounted pallet fixture

Pallet Station

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Palletizing without the usual complexity

Bring the robot, lift, gripper, pallet fixture, and deployment software together in one integrated system designed to get production running quickly and remain adaptable when requirements change.

Same day Installation for compatible D:PLOY Off-The-Shelf Solutions

< 1 year Typical payback for D:PLOY-based solutions

900 mm Additional vertical travel with Lift100

30 kg Maximum payload with VGP30

Case studies

Palletizing in real production

See how manufacturers use robotic palletizing to reduce manual handling, increase available production capacity, and create more flexible end-of-line processes.

For this section, I would not reuse the current palletizing-page case studies, because the public page currently features three packaging-oriented stories rather than strong palletizing examples.

I would instead populate three cards from the dedicated D:PLOY / palletizing case-study library once you select the customer stories.

Dutch Distillery Automates Palletizing - Up and Running Within One Day

Schrobbelèr B.V., a Dutch herbal liquor producer, sought to automate its palletizing process without disrupting traditional craftsmanship. They chose an Off-The-Shelf palletizing solution powered by D:PLOY, enabling a seamless, one-day installation during active production. The automation alleviated the physical strain of handling heavy 11kg boxes, improving efficiency while addressing industry challenges like shifting consumer demands and competition. By reducing bottlenecks and enhancing worker safety, Schrobbelèr overcame the complexity of automation with a flexible, cost-effective solution.

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Solving Labor Shortages in Palletizing

Labor shortages and non-stop production line led Sano to automate its palletizing processes.

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Boosting Safety, Productivity, and Flexibility with D:PLOY

Palletizing application installed in less than a day at machining manufacturer OMEDEC.

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Not sure which palletizing setup fits your production?

Our application specialists can help match your products, payloads, pallet dimensions, robot, and production targets with the right palletizing setup. Tell us what you need to move, and we'll recommend the right solution and deployment partner.