The robot-assisted ZPAL palletizer from Steimel was specially developed for the fully automated palletizing of small to medium-sized components made from a wide variety of materials on trays. It precisely stacks and positions the parts and thus enables efficient storage and safe transportation. The automated process achieves consistently high handling quality — resulting in shorter production times and reduced labor costs.

The ZPAL palletizer can be used not only for palletizing, but also for depalletizing — ideal for separating parts arranged on trays and sequentially transferring them to downstream manufacturing processes. Our systems automatically remove the components from the trays and integrate them precisely into the production process. This reduces manual intervention, increases process efficiency and sustainably improves occupational safety.

Our parts handling systems have parameter-controlled removal of missing parts. Components that do not meet the defined quality requirements are automatically recognized and removed from the production process. This automated quality assurance reduces waste, minimizes rework and ensures consistently high product quality.

Steimel systems ensure the precise, reliable and process-safe delivery of components into the production process. In doing so, they take on tasks such as sorting, aligning and delivering the parts — and thus ensure continuous, automated production without interruptions.

Our palletizers are specifically designed to place components automatically and with high precision on pallets. This significantly simplifies and accelerates the handling of large quantities and at the same time increases process reliability.

Our pick-and-place robots enable components to be picked up and positioned quickly and precisely. They are ideal for applications with high demands on cycle times, repeatability and process reliability — for example in assembly, packaging or quality control.

Our line tracking technology enables precise recognition and handling of components directly on moving production lines. By dynamically synchronizing robot movements with the product flow, it increases the efficiency, flexibility and accuracy of your manufacturing processes.

Steimel's bin picking systems combine sophisticated image processing with precise robotics to reliably remove components from containers — even with irregular geometries or unsorted positions. This technology is ideal for complex handling tasks and makes a significant contribution to automation and increasing efficiency in manufacturing.

Automated processes shorten lead times and enable a significant increase in production capacity.

Repeatable movement sequences ensure consistently high product quality and process reliability.

Reduced error rates and rejection rates as well as lower personnel costs make a significant contribution to increasing the efficiency and profitability of your production.

Monotonous or ergonomically demanding tasks are reliably performed by robot systems — this relieves employees and at the same time increases process quality.