Depalletising Machine Suppliers & Manufacturers

Layer depalletisers and robotic depalletisers

A depalletising machine (depalletiser) removes products from an inbound pallet and places them onto a production line conveyor — the reverse of palletising. Depalletising is used at the infeed of filling lines, bottling lines, and production lines to handle inbound pallets of empty containers (bottles, cans, jars) or other raw materials. Layer depalletisers: a layer depalletiser removes one complete layer of product at a time from the top of the pallet. The pallet is elevated layer by layer; the top layer is swept or pushed off the pallet onto a layer discharge conveyor; a layer pad dispenser removes and stacks the interlayer sheets (if present); the pallet is elevated again for the next layer. Layer depalletisers are high-speed and reliable for uniform, single-product pallets with a consistent layer pattern — the standard for high-speed beverage and food filling lines handling inbound empty bottles or cans. Output speeds of 300–1200+ containers per minute are achievable for bottle depalletising. Robotic depalletisers: a robot arm with appropriate EOAT picks containers or cases from the pallet individually or in small groups and places them on the infeed conveyor. More flexible for different pallet configurations and mixed pallets; slower than a layer depalletiser for single-product high-speed lines; increasingly used with 3D vision systems that allow the robot to detect and pick from mixed or irregular pallets without a predefined pallet pattern. Robotic depalletisers are well-suited to grocery distribution, e-commerce fulfilment, and food manufacturing where inbound pallets may contain multiple SKUs or non-uniform stacking. Pallet stretchwrap removal: inbound pallets are typically stretch-wrapped; stretch film must be removed before depalletising; automatic film cutters or manual cutting stations are integrated at the pallet infeed.