10.1 Set Pallet Shelf Grid

Robot Pallet Loader - Set Pallet Shelf Grid

Setup Pallet Shelf

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The pallet shelf can be configured to have a unique number of rows and columns. 

To set the shelf grid, navigate to the current commands page, and then Devices. Then move to the page called Pallet Station Setup [1] where you will see a window like the image.

See the next step for which parameters can be changed depending on the needed application.

Note: The RPL system comes with 4 pallets, and 3 pallet holders for the shelf. More pallets and holders can be ordered to add to the pallet system. See section 10.6 RPL Parts for more information on part numbers.

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[1] Number of Columns - Number of pallets on each shelf

[2] Number of Rows - Number of shelves being used

[3] Distance Between Columns - spacing between adjacent pallets

[4] Distance Between Rows - The vertical spacing between each shelf    

[5] Total Pallets - The number of pallets being used 

Note: The Raw Pallet Mass is 2.2046 lbs (1 Kg).

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Number of Columns:

This value should be the number of pallets placed on a single shelf horizontally.

Note: It is not recommended to use more than 5 pallets on a single shelf. This value should be 5 or less.

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Number of Rows:

This value should be the number of shelves being used on the pallet station.

Note: It is not recommended to use more than 3 shelves for this product. Using more than 3 shelves is not supported by Haas.

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Distance Between Columns:

This is the distance between each adjacent pallet on a shelf. 

This distance is assumed to be consistent between each pallet. It is also assumed to be the same distance on each shelf being used. 

Note: See section 8.3 Shelf Alignment for information on how to check the alignment and spacing of the pallet shelf. The images on the control provide an example of the distance between pallet holders for this job.

Note: The leftmost pallet position is not determined by the Distance Between Columns value. The leftmost pallet will be 3.5 inches from the inside edge of the post to the left edge of the pallet holder.

For pallets to the right of the initial pallet, the distance would be from the left edge of the previous pallet to the left edge of the next pallet.

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Distance Between Rows:

This is the distance between each shelf in the vertical position. 

This distance is assumed to be consistent between each row. It is also assumed to be the same distance between each shelf being used. 

Note: See section 8.3 Shelf Alignment for information on how to check the alignment and spacing of the pallet shelf. The images on the control provide an example of what distance value to check.

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Total Number of Pallets:

The number of pallets can be any number.

The only requirement is that the pallets are placed starting from the left post and follow the distance between pallets.

Also, shelves need to be filled (to the number of columns parameter) starting with the top shelf before adding pallets to the lower shelves.

For example, if using 11 or more pallets, the top and middle shelf need to have 5 panels each before adding pallets to the lower shelf.