Tierfreund. A company for good and balanced food for our pets. The company has been producing since 1985 and attaches great importance to the right selection, processing and quality of the ingredients used. Through the gentle processing of high-quality ingredients and the use of the latest technologies, Tierfreund offers customers premium quality with the "Made in Austria" seal of quality. The product range includes canned dog & cat menus and high-quality sausage snacks.

Due to the growth of the company, the management decided to invest in a new palletizing system. The customer approached and presented us with the following challenges:

• A narrow palletizing centre
• The four concrete pillars in the middle of the room act as small obstacles.
• Palletizing capacity of 1800 packs/h and a filling capacity of 15000 cans/h
• There are 13 different can formats, all of which are packed in trays or wrapped in film.
• The line runs with industrial pallets.
• Simple and clear operation, as well as good accessibility.

 Implementation by Profipack:

• A column palletizer with a shutter head was installed. This ensures that many different products can be stacked, depending on the palletizing scheme.
• A safety area adapted to the hall secures the system. At the same time, it is connected to the pillars of the hall so that no space is left unused.
• The platform on which the operator stands with the control panel ensures better handling and a good overview. The control cabinets are also safely accommodated in this way.
• Stacks of industrial pallets are fed into the system. The finished palletized pallets, which are already wrapped and ready for delivery, are then removed.