Create Pattern
You can start creating a new pattern by pressing + in the pattern frame on the customer dashboard.
You can now choose if you want to create a new product or choose a product you have created previously.
Then you press “Next” in the bottom right corner
Now you can just go through the steps:
Name: Give the pattern you are about to create a suitable name
Description: Here you can add an additional description to your pattern
Pallet: Choose between different standard types of pallets; EU, US, AU, CHEP, etc.
Custom Pallet? : Press here to create a custom pallet with your own choice of dimensions
Stacking method: define how you want the products stacked on the pallet.
Column stack: stacks the products on top of each other in columns
Rotate stack: stacks the products in an overlapping pattern by rotating the products from one layer to the next. This often creates a more stable pallet.
Mirror vertical: It mirrors the different layers on the long side of the pallet
Mirror horizontal: It mirrors the different layers on the short side of the pallet
Number of layers: Choose how many layers of products should be stacked on the pallet
Label direction: Choose how Pally handles label orientation while placing the products on the pallet
Optimized : Pally ignores the label direction and places the products in the direction that is most efficient.
Outwards: Pally places all the outer products with the label facing outwards on the pallet.
Locked: Pally places all products with the label facing the same direction.
Using the Outwards or Locked label direction can, in some patterns, create a reach issue.
Overhang: Means that the placement of the product extends past the edge of the pallet. You can let the product extend past the edge on the side, ends, or both. Make sure the value entered doesn't make the product unstable when palletized. NOTE: These dimensions are in millimeters.
Product padding: This is the amount of space to be left between products in all directions horizontally. NOTE: This dimension is in millimeters
By adding product padding, you remove the option to multipick boxes.
Max grip: This is the maximum number of products the cobot is allowed to pick simultaneously. When Auto is selected, Pally will automatically calculate how many products it can pick for each cycle. If the application requires a limitation in the number of products handled in the same cycle, you can choose the appropriate number here.
Speed: This is where you set the number of required products per minute (cpm) for the application. This will affect whether a simulation is successful or not. If the simulation palletizes more boxes per minute than this number, a simulation is successful.
Gripper type: Choose what kind of gripper you will use for the pattern. Vacuum, Mechanical Fork, or Mechanical Clamp. Based on the choice of gripper, MyRobot.cloud will automatically generate patterns designed for the gripper type.
Based on the choices in the steps above, you can now let MRC suggest some base patterns - Pattern 1 to 10. You can change between the different patterns by using the arrows below the 3D model of the pattern.
Above the 3D model, you can find useful information regarding the pallet.
The first number is the total number of products, then you get the total pallet height and total pallet weight.
Then you get the number of layers and pallet cube efficiency. Pallet cube efficiency is a number that can tell you how efficient the pattern is compared to the pallet size.
Lastly, you get information on how high the center of gravity is for the pallet.
You can also choose to edit the pattern yourself and build it completely as you like it. Just choose “Confirm & Customize” for advanced editing.
When you have created the pattern you like, you press “Confirm”, and the pattern adds to the list of existing patterns for the customer.