180° palletizing robot for automated palletizing and depalletizing
Optimize your production line with a versatile solution that seamlessly handles both palletizing and depalletizing, ensuring efficient management of various packaging types from kegs to cartons, while reducing investment costs and enhancing operational flexibility.

Handles Palletizing and Depalletizing Tasks Efficiently
The Innopal RS3 from KHS Group is a versatile palletizing and depalletizing robot engineered for diverse applications in the beverage, food, and non-food sectors. With a 180° working range, it seamlessly handles different packaging types, from plastic crates and kegs to cartons and shrink packs. This robot’s standout feature is its flexibility, allowing quick reprogramming for changing needs, making it ideal for operations dealing with both returnable and non-returnable packages. The Innopal RS3 boasts a modular design, ensuring easy integration into existing production lines, and supports semi-automatic format changeovers for minimal downtime. Equipped with an intelligent energy management system, it reduces energy consumption, enhancing sustainability. The use of cutting-edge robot technology minimizes maintenance efforts, while its low space requirements make it a perfect fit for facilities prioritizing efficient space utilization.
Benefits
- Enhances operational flexibility with quick reprogramming capabilities for diverse packaging needs.
- Conserves energy through an optimized energy management system, lowering utility costs.
- Minimizes maintenance with advanced robot technology, ensuring longer service intervals.
- Integrates effortlessly into existing production lines with a modular design, improving scalability.
- Reduces space requirements, ideal for facilities with limited footprint availability.
- Applications
- Barrels,Kegs,Spirits,Still water,Soft drinks,Beer,Liquid food,Wine,Cartons,Trays,Shrink packs,Sparkling wine,Milk,Individual packets,Juice,Iced tea,Homecare products,Plastic crates,Bags
- End products
- Cereal cartons,Pasteurized milk cartons,Mineral water bottles,Ready-meal trays,Snack-sized individual packets,Merlot wine,Orange juice boxes,Bottled iced tea,Shrink-wrapped six-pack soda,Stainless steel beer kegs,Champagne bottles,Bourbon barrels,Vodka bottles,Pilsner lager,Salad dressings,Laundry detergent bottles,Hdpe plastic crates,Cement bags,Cola cans
- Steps before
- Sorting,Distribution,Depalletizing
- Steps after
- Stacking,Packing,Filling
- Input ingredients
- non-returnable packaging,returnable packaging,high-wall plastic crates,low-wall plastic crates,kegs,slim kegs,barrels,cartons,trays,shrink packs,individual packets,bags
- Output ingredients
- palletized packaging,depalletized packaging
- Market info
- KHS is known for manufacturing innovative filling and packaging systems for the beverage, food, and non-food industries, renowned for their engineering expertise, high-quality standards, and sustainable solutions in ensuring efficient production processes.
- Working range
- 180°
- Packaging compatibility
- Non-returnable / returnable
- Processing capacity
- High-wall and low-wall plastic crates,kegs,slim kegs,barrels,cartons,trays,shrink packs,individual packets,bags
- System Automation
- Pre-programmed tasks,reprogrammable
- Energy management
- Energy recovery system
- Machine availability
- Up to 98%
- Control system
- Combined processing of non-returnable and returnable packaging
- Space requirement
- Low
- Maintenance effort
- Minimized
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Energy efficiency
- 0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³
- Packaging type
- Non-returnable / Returnable
- Packaging style
- Plastic crates / Kegs / Cartons / Trays
- Container size and type
- High-wall / Low-wall / Barrels
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Working range
- 180°
- Axis type
- 3-axis
- Structure configuration
- Single-column
- Material handling options
- Gripper heads / Roller cage
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen / Button interface
- Integration possibilities
- PLC / SCADA systems
- Robot reprogramming
- Quick / Without difficulty
- Gripper head variety
- For different packaging types
- Energy management system
- Intelligent energy recovery
- Format changeover
- Optional semi-automatic