{"id":2029,"date":"2023-02-09T14:14:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T14:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.granta-automation.co.uk\/news\/?p=2029"},"modified":"2026-07-28T14:47:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T14:47:01","slug":"what-palletising-speeds-can-be-achieved-with-different-grippers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.granta-automation.co.uk\/news\/what-palletising-speeds-can-be-achieved-with-different-grippers\/","title":{"rendered":"What Palletising Speeds Can Be Achieved with Different Grippers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Depending on the product and gripper size, robot grippers can pick many products at a time speeding up the throughput of the palletiser by picking and placing multiple products at a time. The speed that the system can run in products stacked per minute is calculated as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cycles per min with the robot and gripper X no of products picked by the gripper each cycle = palletising speed in products per minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The table below shows typical speeds that can be achieved with different grippers. These are approximate average speeds and are very dependant on application, please contact us to get the actual likely speeds for your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<!-- Paste into a \"Custom HTML\" block in WordPress, replacing the gripper-speeds.jpg image block. -->\n\n<style>\n.gripper-speeds-wrap {\n  overflow-x: auto;\n  margin: 1.5em 0;\n  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;\n}\n.gripper-speeds {\n  border-collapse: collapse;\n  width: 100%;\n  min-width: 720px;\n  font-size: 0.95rem;\n  line-height: 1.35;\n}\n.gripper-speeds caption {\n  caption-side: bottom;\n  padding-top: 0.75em;\n  font-size: 0.85rem;\n  font-style: italic;\n  text-align: left;\n  color: #555;\n}\n.gripper-speeds th,\n.gripper-speeds td {\n  border: 1px solid #c8ced4;\n  padding: 0.5em 0.7em;\n}\n.gripper-speeds thead th {\n  background: #003b5c;   \/* swap for your brand colour *\/\n  color: #fff;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  text-align: center;\n  vertical-align: bottom;\n}\n.gripper-speeds td {\n  text-align: right;\n  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\n}\n.gripper-speeds tbody th {\n  text-align: right;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  background: #eef1f4;\n}\n.gripper-speeds tbody tr:nth-child(even) td {\n  background: #f6f8f9;\n}\n\n\/* Keep the \"products per pick\" column visible while scrolling sideways *\/\n.gripper-speeds th:first-child,\n.gripper-speeds tbody th {\n  position: sticky;\n  left: 0;\n  z-index: 1;\n}\n.gripper-speeds thead th:first-child {\n  z-index: 2;\n  text-align: left;\n  vertical-align: middle;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"gripper-speeds-wrap\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Approximate palletising speeds by gripper type\">\n<table class=\"gripper-speeds\">\n  <caption>Approximate average speeds in products per minute. Actual speeds are very dependent on the application &mdash; contact us for figures specific to your process.<\/caption>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th scope=\"col\" rowspan=\"2\">No of products in gripper per pick and place with the robot<\/th>\n      <th scope=\"colgroup\" colspan=\"8\">Approximate speed products per minute<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <th scope=\"col\">Bag Gripper<\/th>\n      <th scope=\"col\">Foam Vacuum Gripper<\/th>\n      <th scope=\"col\">Vacuum Bag Gripper<\/th>\n      <th scope=\"col\">Vacuum Cup Gripper<\/th>\n      <th scope=\"col\">Under Gripper<\/th>\n      <th scope=\"col\">Side Plate Gripper<\/th>\n      <th scope=\"col\">Barrell Gripper<\/th>\n      <th scope=\"col\">Bespoke Gripper<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">1<\/th><td>8<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">2<\/th><td>15<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">3<\/th><td>22<\/td><td>26<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>26<\/td><td>23<\/td><td>23<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>23<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">4<\/th><td>29<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>29<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>29<\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">5<\/th><td>36<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>36<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>38<\/td><td>38<\/td><td>36<\/td><td>38<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">6<\/th><td>43<\/td><td>52<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>52<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>45<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">7<\/th><td>50<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>53<\/td><td>53<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>53<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">8<\/th><td>57<\/td><td>69<\/td><td>57<\/td><td>69<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>57<\/td><td>60<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">9<\/th><td>64<\/td><td>78<\/td><td>64<\/td><td>78<\/td><td>68<\/td><td>68<\/td><td>64<\/td><td>68<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">10<\/th><td>71<\/td><td>86<\/td><td>71<\/td><td>86<\/td><td>75<\/td><td>75<\/td><td>71<\/td><td>75<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">11<\/th><td>78<\/td><td>95<\/td><td>78<\/td><td>95<\/td><td>83<\/td><td>83<\/td><td>78<\/td><td>83<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">12<\/th><td>85<\/td><td>103<\/td><td>85<\/td><td>103<\/td><td>90<\/td><td>90<\/td><td>85<\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">13<\/th><td>92<\/td><td>112<\/td><td>92<\/td><td>112<\/td><td>98<\/td><td>98<\/td><td>92<\/td><td>98<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">14<\/th><td>99<\/td><td>120<\/td><td>99<\/td><td>120<\/td><td>105<\/td><td>105<\/td><td>99<\/td><td>105<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">15<\/th><td>106<\/td><td>129<\/td><td>106<\/td><td>129<\/td><td>113<\/td><td>113<\/td><td>106<\/td><td>113<\/td><\/tr>\n  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