Chemicals
Cortiva supplies valve bag, pail and drum palletizing, depalletizing, bag opening and emptying and stretch hood systems for chemical plants. Dust control is part of the cell design, and protection level is set project by project against site conditions.
A chemical plant's end of line rarely handles one format. Valve bags, pails and drums coexist on the same site, and each one means a different gripping method, a different pallet pattern and a different weight class.
With powdered products the second issue is dust. Bag opening and emptying stations are engineered for low dust generation, while equipment selection and protection level are set project by project against the actual site conditions.
The industry's challenge, Cortiva's answer
Valve bags, pails and drums are palletized on the same site, and each needs a different gripping method.
Vacuum and clamp gripper solutions are selected by product type, with separate holding arrangements for bags, pails and drums.
With powdered products, dust release during emptying and palletizing has to stay under control.
Bag opening and emptying stations are engineered for low dust generation; dust control is part of the cell design.
Unit weights are high, making manual stacking both slow and ergonomically unsustainable.
Heavy loads are palletized robotically, with pallet height and pattern set against product weight.
Site conditions (dust, chemical contact, spillage) directly drive equipment selection.
Equipment selection and protection level are assessed project by project against real site conditions.
Systems used in this industry
Which end-of-line step do we automate in this industry?
Custom Palletizing
Custom Palletizing
Purpose-built palletizing cells: single or multiple infeed, unit, row or layer picking, products up to 57 kg and pallets up to 2743 mm.
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Bag Palletizing
Bag Palletizing
Palletizing for paper, PP woven, PE and valve bags at up to 20 bags per minute, with bag weights from 5 to 50 kg.
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Pail & Drum
Pail & Drum Palletizing
The pail and drum palletizing system places pails and drums on the pallet with an application-specific gripper that combines vacuum and clamp gripping, with high precision placement in drum positioning. It runs fully automatically and is ready for integration into production lines.
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Depalletizing
Depalletizing
Emptying full pallets of bottles, drums, jugs, pails and cases at up to 30 products per minute and 57 kg.
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Bag Opening & Emptying
Bag Opening & Emptying System
A low-dust system that opens bags automatically and discharges their contents completely into the process.
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Stretch Hood
Stretch Hood
A heat-free stretch film hood that closes over the top and all four sides of the load in one piece.
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Which line do these machines come together on in this industry?
Example Configuration These are typical system architectures, not records of delivered projects. See Case Studies for completed installations.
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Chemical & Detergent Packaging Line
An example line for pails, jugs and drums: an industrial robot places containers precisely with a combined vacuum and clamp gripper, slip sheets go between layers and the pallet is closed with a stretch hood. This page describes a typical configuration, not a record of a delivered project.
- Palletizing
- Pallet Packaging
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Bag Palletizing Line
An example line for paper, PP woven, PE and valve bags: each bag is flattened before palletizing, placed to pattern by a vacuum gripper and the pallet is stretch wrapped. This page describes a typical configuration, not a record of a delivered project.
- Palletizing
- Pallet Packaging
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Bag Depalletizing & Emptying Line
An example feeding line for raw material bags: a robot lifts each bag off the pallet, a self-sharpening blade opens it, the material is fully discharged and empty pallets stack at a separate station. This page describes a typical configuration, not a record of a delivered project.
- Palletizing
About chemical plants
Yes. Vertical and horizontal strapping systems are frequently used in the chemical industry. Vertical strapping ties the load to the pallet on the vertical axis; horizontal strapping holds the layers together around the load.
Stretch hood covers the pallet in one piece of film without heat, and the closed cover protects the load against dust and water. Stretch hood is frequently used in the chemical industry.
Let us build your project around this industry's requirements.
Send us your product and pack dimensions, target throughput and layout drawing; we respond with feasibility and scope.