OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002201

Load former and method of operating a load former

Published: 2026-09-15T19:11:26.103074Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002201
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

A load former includes a frame, a loading zone and a horizontal cookie sheet
supported by the frame and having a support portion shiftable between a first
position in which the support portion is located on a first side of the
vertical wall and forms a floor of the loading zone and a second position in
which the first portion is located in a holding space on the second side of
the vertical wall. A platform is located beneath the loading zone on a lift
table. At least one cobot is supported by the frame or mounted in a fixed
position relative to the frame and configured to lift a pallet and/or an
auxiliary sheet of material and place it in at least one predetermined
location on the load former or on at least one object supported by the load
former. Also a method of operating the load former.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002201
Published 2026-09-15T19:11:26.103074Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002201