Case Depalletizers provide an efficient means to sort or "single file" upright or inverted corrugated boxes from bulk layered pallets onto a conveyor or conveying system for use in high speed automated packaging systems.

Although there is great variety in different manufacturer's system designs, the basic principles of mechanical detiering remain relatively constant for most applications. The case depalletizer consists of a load section, a tilt chamber and a detierer section. One tier of packages is extracted from a pallet in a horizontal position. The load chamber feeds a vertical pallet into the tilt chamber.

The tilt chamber tilts the pallet into an almost horizontal position and loads the detiering device. Through a combination of gravity and mechanical clamping, the detierer separates the top tier of cases from the remaining tiers and feeds the packages into a conveyor or conveying system. This process is repeated with each tier until the pallet is empty and subsequently discharged into a pallet stacker.

Case Depalletizers are used extensively in the Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical, Consumer Products, and Chemical Industries. Types of Containers that can be utilized in these systems include: Plastic Bottles, Glass Bottles, Glass Jars, Plastic Jars, Metal Cans, Metal Bottles.

Frequently, these systems are designed to feed a lift off uncaser (if cases are to be discharged inverted) or a true bottle decaser / uncaser system. Speed demands in the industries that utilize these systems range from under 100 containers per minute to speeds in excess of 450 containers per minute. In some high-speed production systems, containers can be depalletized at rates exceeding 1200 units per minute.

The basic preliminary information required to select a system is as follows:

• Case Specifications — this includes material of construction (i.e.: Glass, HDPE Plastic, PET Plastic*), dimensional drawings, etc. Many times this is easiest accomplished if a customer elects to send a sample of each container in question to our attention.
• Speed Requirements — average and maximum desired rate at which bottles or containers must be depalletized.
• Production Requirements — what is the product to be filled or packaged? What specifications must the equipment meet (i.e. GMP, FDA, Explosion Proof)? What type of system will the unit be feeding?

At any given time, BPDM typically has a variety of case depalletizing equipment in our used, rebuilt and/or reconditioned inventory. We can also furnish new equipment or produce a system incorporating custom design features. Please contact us with your requirements if you would like to discuss your applications.