Robotic palletising can be a great solution to removing repetitive manual handling from the end of a production or packaging line.
Choosing a palletising supplier for your project though isn’t simply a question of choosing a robot and running with it. The most efficient system can very much depend on the products being handled, the required throughput, pallet configurations, available floor space, product changeovers and how much of the surrounding end-of-line process needs to be automated alongside the palletising.
There are a number of UK companies designing and integrating robotic palletising systems, ranging from specialist palletising businesses to wider automation and packaging system integrators.
We’ve identified 10 UK companies with established robotic palletising capabilities that manufacturers may wish to consider when researching potential suppliers.
Listed in no particular order. This isn’t a ranking, and being on the list isn’t an endorsement from Automation World. How we chose these
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The 10 at a glance
| # | Company | Based | Robot platforms | Known for |
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| 01 | Reeco Automation | Wales | OMRON, FANUC | Cobot palletising, EasyStack software, rental |
| 02 | Bulk Automation | Wales | ABB | Bagging, weighing and palletising lines |
| 03 | Granta Automation | Linton, Cambridge | KUKA, Yaskawa | Specialist palletisers, cobot to high-speed |
| 04 | PACE Mechanical Handling | Spalding | Industrial robots and cobots | Bespoke handling for bags, boxes and crates |
| 05 | Solent Automation | Hampshire | Fanuc | Compact SolPal palletisers for FMCG |
| 06 | RM Group | Wales | ABB | Palletising with bagging and packaging |
| 07 | Geku Automation | Rochester, Kent | ABB | ABB palletising with offline programming |
| 08 | Automated Industrial Robotics (AIR) | Wakefield | – | Standard palletiser with HMI recipe control |
| 09 | OAL | Cambridgeshire | – | Fenceless palletising for food production |
| 10 | Endoline Robotics | Bedfordshire | FANUC | Palletising within full end-of-line packaging |
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01Reeco Automation
- EasyStack software
- Rent or buy
- Compact systems
Reeco Automation is a UK-based automation integrator specialising in robotics, cobots and end-of-line automation.
Its palletising offering centres on cobot-based systems, with configurations designed around different production environments. Reeco also develops its own EasyStack palletising software and offers systems that can be rented or purchased.
The company’s current palletising portfolio includes the RB range of robotic and cobot palletisers, alongside newer compact solutions designed to provide automated palletising where factory floor space is limited.
Reeco has also developed its palletising offering in partnership with robot manufacturers including OMRON and FANUC.
Particularly relevant for: Manufacturers considering cobot or compact robotic palletising, particularly where floor space, flexibility or the ability to finance automation are important considerations.
Listed in the Automation World directory View Reeco Automation profile -
02Bulk Automation
- Bagged products
- Bagging & weighing
- Case packing
Bulk Automation specialises in packaging automation, with particular experience in bagging, weighing, feeding and end-of-line systems.
Bulk Automation has delivered robotic palletising solutions for bagged products, with case studies including bag preparation, conveying and end-of-line robotic palletising for bagged animal feed.
Its wider offering includes automated bagging machinery, case packing, weighing and feeding systems, and other packaging equipment, allowing robotic palletising to form part of a broader packaging installation.
Particularly relevant for: Bagged products and manufacturers looking to combine bagging, weighing, conveying and robotic palletising within a wider packaging system.
Listed in the Automation World directory View Bulk Automation profile -
03Granta Automation
- KUKA Platinum partner
- Since 2006
- Depalletising
Granta Automation is a UK specialist in robotic palletising and end-of-line automation, based in Linton, Cambridge.
The company designs, builds, installs and supports robotic palletisers, cobot palletisers, compact systems and modular palletising systems. It also provides related automation including depalletising, container unloading, cross-stacking, AGVs and AMRs.
Granta says it has designed and supported palletising systems across a wide range of industries since 2006. Its current systems cover products including cartons, cases, trays, bottles, cans, jars, bags and sacks.
Granta is a KUKA Platinum partner and Yaskawa partner, with Yaskawa robots used in its cobot palletising range.
Particularly relevant for: Manufacturers looking for a specialist palletising company with options ranging from cobot systems through to high-speed industrial palletising.
Listed in the Automation World directory View Granta Automation profile -
04PACE Mechanical Handling
- Since 1996
- Bespoke grippers
- Agriculture & aggregates
PACE Mechanical Handling has been designing and producing bespoke robotic solutions since 1996, with robotic palletising forming part of a wider offering covering picking, packing, bagging, weighing and material handling.
The company’s website specifically highlights robotic solutions for bags, boxes and crates, and lists agriculture, animal feeds, industrial applications and aggregates among its sectors.
PACE also offers collaborative robot solutions and bespoke gripper attachments for different handling applications. Its palletising systems can therefore be developed around the characteristics of the product rather than relying solely on a standard palletiser configuration.
Particularly relevant for: Bagged products, agricultural and industrial applications, and projects requiring bespoke robotic handling.
Listed in the Automation World directory View PACE Mechanical Handling profile -
05Solent Automation
- SolPal Mini, 4.8m²
- Bags up to 80kg
- Case erecting & packing
Solent Automation focuses specifically on robotic packing and palletising for end-of-line applications.
Its palletising systems include the compact SolPal Mini, which occupies a stated footprint of 4.8m² and is designed for products up to 25kg, and the two-station SolPal Mate system.
The company also offers systems designed to handle different product formats, with its website highlighting applications ranging from boxed products to cement bags weighing up to 80kg. It offers both industrial robot and cobot solutions, alongside case erecting, packing and automated pallet handling.
Solent describes its approach as providing compact, flexible palletising systems aimed particularly at FMCG manufacturing environments.
Particularly relevant for: FMCG manufacturers looking for a compact palletising solution, particularly where factory space and frequent product changeovers are considerations.
Listed in the Automation World directory View Solent Automation profile -
06RM Group
- Automate UK certified
- ABB Value Provider
- Bulk & bagged products
RM Group provides robotic palletising alongside packaging machinery, bagging systems and wider end-of-line automation.
Its robotic offering includes industrial robot pick-and-place and palletising systems, as well as bespoke case-filling and palletising systems. The company designs and manufactures systems in-house and has published examples covering applications such as aggregates, animal feed, fertiliser, mulch, compost and food products.
RM Group is also an Automate UK Certified Robot Integrator, an ABB Value Provider and Siemens Solution Partner. Its current accreditation information identifies it as the UK’s first Automate UK-certified Robot Integrator.
Particularly relevant for: Manufacturers looking for palletising alongside bagging, packaging and broader end-of-line automation, particularly in bulk and bagged-product applications.
Listed in the Automation World directory View RM Group profile -
07Geku Automation
- Offline programming
- Pallet wrapping
- Pallet magazines
Geku Automation provides industrial robotics and automation systems, including robotic palletising.
Its palletising systems are based around ABB robotics and range from relatively straightforward end-of-line palletising systems through to more comprehensive installations incorporating conveying, pallet magazines, pallet accumulation and pallet wrapping.
Geku also uses ABB simulation and offline programming software to prepare and modify palletising programmes, with the aim of reducing production downtime during installation or subsequent changes.
Particularly relevant for: Manufacturers looking for ABB-based robotic palletising or a more integrated end-of-line handling system.
Listed in the Automation World directory View Geku Automation profile -
08Automated Industrial Robotics (AIR)
- Formerly Sewtec
- HMI recipe control
- Remote diagnostics
Automated Industrial Robotics (Formerly Sewtec Automation) designs and manufactures industrial automation and packaging systems, including a dedicated robotic palletising system.
Its standard palletising system uses a five-axis robot and incorporates pallet de-stacking, product infeed and outfeed, pallet configuration and HMI recipe control. The system can operate as a standalone machine or be integrated with other equipment.
AIR also offers options including remote diagnostics, machine data monitoring, alternative pallet sizes, pallet aggregation and labelling systems.
The company has published palletising applications across sectors including tobacco, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, personal care, confectionery and FMCG.
Particularly relevant for: Packaging operations where palletising needs to integrate with wider automated packaging equipment and where product changeovers are important.
Listed in the Automation World directory View Automated Industrial Robotics (AIR) profile -
09OAL
- Fenceless option
- Chilled & high-care
- 2–3 day install
OAL, or Olympus Automation, focuses heavily on automation and robotics for food manufacturing.
Its palletising offering includes both fenceless and traditional caged robotic systems. OAL states that its systems are designed for chilled, ambient and high-care food production environments, with the compact fenceless option aimed at factories where available floor space is restricted.
OAL also states that its palletising systems can typically be installed within two to three days following factory acceptance testing.
The company’s wider offering includes food manufacturing automation, robotic packing and machine vision/verification systems.
Particularly relevant for: Food and beverage manufacturers, particularly where hygiene, high-care production, floor space or integration with existing food-processing and packaging equipment are important considerations.
Listed in the Automation World directory View OAL profile -
10Endoline Robotics
- FANUC partner
- Wrapping & labelling
- Multi-line
Endoline Robotics provides robotic palletising as part of the wider Endoline end-of-line packaging offering.
Its robotic palletising systems can handle different packaging formats and multiple production lines, with options including pallet wrapping, labelling, different end-of-arm tooling and vision systems. Systems are supplied through a partnership with FANUC.
Particularly relevant for: Food and packaging manufacturers looking for robotic palletising integrated with case erecting, sealing, conveying and other end-of-line equipment.
Listed in the Automation World directory View Endoline Robotics profile
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Buyer’s guide
What should you look for in a robotic palletising company?
The 10 companies above cover different corners of the market. Some live and breathe palletising. Others bolt it onto a wider packaging or robotics offering. So the right question isn't "which one's best." It's "which one fits this application."
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Start with the product
What you're palletising decides almost everything else: the robot, the payload, the gripper, even the pattern it stacks in.
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Then check the real throughput
A line running 10 cases a minute needs a very different system from one running 74 bags a minute. That's obvious enough.
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Ask how hard product changes are
If you run multiple SKUs, ask how the system switches between them. Some palletisers need a proper re-tool: a physical swap of the end-of-arm tool.
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Measure your floor space honestly
A guarded industrial robot cell and a compact cobot unit can take up wildly different footprints.
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Work out what else needs integrating
Palletising is rarely a standalone purchase.
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Don't assume cobot means better
Cobots suit lower-payload, lower-speed jobs, or tight spaces where fencing isn't practical.
Finding an integrator in the UK
The companies above show how varied this market is. Some specialise almost entirely in palletising. Others treat it as one piece of a bigger bagging, food automation or robotics operation. There’s no single “right” type of supplier here. It depends on what else you need solved at the same time.
If you’re at the research stage, Automation World’s UK directory is a decent starting point for comparing palletising and packing automation suppliers side by side.
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About this list
We picked these 10 companies because they have publicly documented robotic palletising work. They’re listed in no particular order. This isn’t a ranking, and being on the list isn’t an endorsement from Automation World.
Everything here comes from publicly available supplier information, so treat it as a starting point rather than the final word. Capabilities and project experience genuinely vary between suppliers, so it’s worth having a direct conversation before you commit to one.
Automation World also runs a wider Palletising & Packing directory if you want to look beyond these 10.
Frequently asked questions
It designs and builds systems that use a robot to stack products onto pallets automatically. Simple to say, but the actual system is often the smallest part of the job. Most of the value sits in the conveyors, tooling and software that feed the robot, not the robot itself.
More than most people assume. Compact and cobot systems have brought the entry cost down a lot in the last few years. Whether it pays off still depends on how much manual palletising you’re doing now and how tight your floor space is.
Sometimes, and it’s genuinely case by case. A cobot handling light bags on one line can be exactly right. Ask it to hit high-speed throughput on heavy cases and it’ll usually fall short. Don’t let “cobot” become shorthand for “better.”
There’s no fixed number, and anyone who quotes one without seeing your line is guessing. Cost climbs with payload, tooling, safety fencing, conveyors, wrapping, labelling and how many lines need feeding into it. Come to a supplier with your product, production rate and current line setup, and you’ll get a quote worth trusting.
Usually, yes. Most systems are built to slot into existing conveyors and packaging kit rather than replace the whole line. How much rework is needed depends on your current setup, mainly how the product physically reaches the palletising area.
The Automation World directory is a solid starting point. It lets you compare UK suppliers by capability before you start making calls, which beats cold-emailing a dozen companies to find out who actually does what you need.
