Pallet turners are necessary any time when a pallet has to be turned. As they can offer smooth transfers just by pushing a button or pulling a lever, pallet inverters can boost efficiency and also reduce waste for your business. 

A suitable pallet inverter or what is known as French language retourneur de palette can eliminate the need for stacking and re-stacking pallets manually, which can reduce the risk of damaging products. Also, your workers can now spend more time completing many other tasks. 

Main functions of pile turners

Your pile turners could be incorporated into your logistic system by with the help of conveying technology by using roller conveyors or plastic belts, or as stand-alone machines. 

Also, they can be equipped with jogging and aerating units which allows them to carry out a few extra tasks such as:

• Accelerating your drying process of printed products
• Aligning your sheets through the use of a certain aligning gauge 
• Removal of waste sheets by your operator
• Simple manual pallet exchange that comprises swapping out wooden pallets for system pallets for continuous pallet processing
• If the pallet has a centring device, centring the pile on it
• Separating the adhering sheets before printing

Advantages of pile turners in the packaging sector

The packaging business, the printing sector, and the cardboard conversion industry are all expanding quickly, and they all anticipate better and quicker outcomes.

• • Pile turners are certainly a sensible investment because they can:
  • Accelerate and enhance the printing and finishing process’s quality
  • Handle various paper and board types.
  • Increase productivity and safety
  • Offer a reliable, small solution

• By adding an air cushion between the sheets, you can prevent misfeeding.

Optional features and tools for pile turners

Pile turners are a quite smart investment for companies that are looking for increasing quality, speed up production, and also keep their workers safe. The following are a few additional options available:

• Automatic centring system

The ACS enables automatic insertion and also centring of the plastic pallet and also blowing and alignment of cardboard stacks.

• Manual centring system

The same result can also be achieved manually when the operator will use a specific program to centre the load in the pallet’s middle.

• Automatic pallet loader

It is an automatic loading system for loading plastic pallets offered by the main machine manufacturers utilized in the packaging industry

This Non-Stop system was particularly designed for efficient logistic processes in the printing industry because it ensures smooth processes.

• Curtains and barriers

Additional safety precautions while utilising a fully automated pile turner include light curtains and barriers. When an operator approaches too closely to the machine, light curtains act as a virtual barrier and cause it to halt. 

Metal grids act as physical barriers around the machine to prevent anyone from interfering with the pile turner’s operations.

• Clamps

To make a pile turner suitable for all sizes of paper and cardboard, optional clamps in various ranges are offered for purchase.

Also, de-ionization of the device can be done to neutralize static charges.