Custom Engineered Solutions for Efficient Pallet Handling
Limited space, non-standard product loads, or specific handling maneuvers often require solutions that are custom engineered. Whether it’s a small or significant design change, Bastian Solutions explores innovative and creative approaches with our advanced technologies for reliable palletizing and depalletizing.
Whether you need a stacker, dispenser or transfer car, Bastian Solutions can custom build the technology and solution to support your industry and operation needs. Manual pallet handling is labor intensive and adds risk to both the product and your team. Our experts work with you to tailor the technology and operations for a more productive, safer, and improved operation flow.
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Some operations and products require creative approaches that traditional turnkey pallet handling solutions cannot fully satisfy. Such situations may involve challenges with:
- Unwieldly products by weight and/or geometry (tall, heavy, unbalanced loads)
- Non-standard or variable pallet sizes
- Specific product handling requirements
- Product or material QA/QC
- Consistent and specific throughput needs
- Facility structure and limited floor space
- Operator safety and ergonomics
Minimal floor space
Over Under conveyor systems are often used in manufacturing settings where floor space is limited. An over under conveyor is a two-tier conveyor system where the top conveyor holds full pallets and containers, while the lower conveyor handles empties. This vertical setup can be used for feeding empty or full pallets to an operator. These easily customizable systems can operate with various belting options to accommodate specific product loads.
Forklift truck alternatives
Transfer cars, often leveraged in lean manufacturing operations, provide an efficient way to move pallets and large products between stations and positions. These floor-mounted cars use casters to smoothly pull heavy loads, thus serving as a solid alternative when forklift trucks or pallet movers aren’t the right option.
Pallet dispensers and stackers are used to dispense and stack individual pallets. This automated pallet handling device can be custom designed to meet your throughput needs and handle specific pallet dimensions and types.
Custom Equipment Considerations
As we work through custom pallet handling solutions, consider the following areas of your current operations:
- Product travel distance and routes – inbound, storage, outbound
- Productivity needs – throughput speed
- Operator safety and safe handling of products
- Racking type – double deep storage, FIFO (first in, first out), LIFO (last in, first out)
Over Under Conveyor Illustration
The Bastian Solutions’ custom automation team works with customers to determine feasibility and return on investment of all possible custom solutions. We use three main tools during the engineering and fabrication phase:
Engineering Studies
By investigating your existing processes and exploring different configurations, we’re able to engineer the best custom solution.
Machine Simulations
We create realistic models of your proposed operation using real-world data, rates, speeds and the logic associated with handling products.
Finite Element Analysis
For large structural loads or precise handling requirements, we can test for the proper strength, rigidity or flexibility to reduce risks and confirm capabilities.
By demonstrating excellence for standardization and quality assurance in our manufacturing process and for our commitment to customer experience and satisfaction, Bastian Solutions’ custom automation division has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification.
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