Beverage end-of-line runs two packaging worlds at once - returnable crates that come back week after week and one-way cartons, trays and shrink packs that never do. The KHS Innopal RS3 covers both from one single-column robot: a roller cage carries non-returnable packaging, gripper heads handle crates and kegs, and the 180 degree working range reaches the pallet positions without a second machine.

Why combine palletizing and depalletizing on one frame?

Because the investment case collapses into one column. The 3-axis robot runs pre-programmed tasks reliably and reprograms quickly for new situations, mixed processing of returnable and non-returnable packaging included, so mid-size breweries and dairies avoid buying two dedicated machines. KHS rates availability at up to 98 percent, with optional semi-automatic format changeover keeping the change between crate and carton weeks inside a shift.

Where does the energy go?

Partly back into the grid: the intelligent energy management system recovers braking energy, trimming the power bill of a duty that runs to 500 layers per hour. Against the faster Innopal PLR high-performance palletizer at 700 layers for large lines, the RS3 is the flexible mid-tier of the Innopal family; against the Innopal RS2 all-rounder for returnables, it adds the depalletizing and mixed-flow capability that returnable-only frames lack - all inside the low footprint a single-column design guarantees.