{"id":11744,"date":"2025-05-29T10:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/?p=11744"},"modified":"2026-10-11T11:32:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T11:32:01","slug":"pallet-changing-machine-pushing-type","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/pallet-changing-machine-pushing-type\/","title":{"rendered":"Pallet Changing Machine, Pushing Type: How to Choose Push Stroke, Load Height and Cycle Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Executive summary<\/strong>\nThis clip shows our orange push-type pallet changer in our workshop. A load of cartons on a wooden pallet is pushed across onto a plastic pallet in one stroke, and the empty pallet is taken away. The rest of the clip shows other lines in our workshop. Below we cover the choices that size a pallet changer for your loads.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1250\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KxTPMP-0CPE\" title=\"Pallet Changing Machine |Pushing type\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2 id=\"table-of-contents\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#video\">What the clip shows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#choices\">Choices that size the machine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cycle\">Cycle time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#setup\">What we set per site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#selection-checklist\">Selection checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#safety\">Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#engineering-faq\">Engineering FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#next-step\">Next step<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related-reading\">Related reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sources\">Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"video\">What the clip shows<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Step<\/th>\n<th>What you see<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Load in<\/td>\n<td>A carton load on a wooden pallet enters the machine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Push<\/td>\n<td>The pusher slides the load onto a plastic pallet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pallet out<\/td>\n<td>The empty wooden pallet is removed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Load out<\/td>\n<td>The load leaves on the plastic pallet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Workshop<\/td>\n<td>Other lines in our workshop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"choices\">Choices that size the machine<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Choice<\/th>\n<th>What it decides<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Push stroke<\/td>\n<td>Largest pallet depth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pusher height<\/td>\n<td>Tallest load<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clamp or guide<\/td>\n<td>Load stability during the push<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feed<\/td>\n<td>Forklift, pallet truck or conveyor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"cycle\">Cycle time<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Worked example (illustrative).<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Value<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Push stroke (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>1,200 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Push speed (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>100 mm\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Push time, 1,200 \u00f7 100<\/td>\n<td>12 s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Return and pallet handling (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>28 s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cycle, 12 + 28<\/td>\n<td>40 s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"setup\">What we set per site<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Setting<\/th>\n<th>Depends on<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Stroke<\/td>\n<td>Pallet size<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Height<\/td>\n<td>Load height<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Guides<\/td>\n<td>Load type<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feed<\/td>\n<td>Site handling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"selection-checklist\">Selection checklist<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Pallet sizes in and out.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Load height and weight.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Load type, cartons or bags.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Loads per hour.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Feed method.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Floor space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"safety\">Safety<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep clear of the pusher while it moves.<\/li>\n<li>Stay out of the machine during loading.<\/li>\n<li>Lock out before clearing a stuck pallet.<\/li>\n<li>For CE markets, the machine is designed to ISO 12100 and EN 415-10.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"engineering-faq\">Engineering FAQ<\/h2>\n<p>Q: What is a push-type pallet changer?\nA: A machine that slides a load from one pallet to another.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How is it sized?\nA: By push stroke, pusher height, guides and feed method.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How long is a cycle?\nA: It depends on stroke and feed; about 40 s in the worked example.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Can it take conveyor feed?\nA: Yes, forklift, pallet truck or conveyor.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Which pallets can it swap?\nA: Wooden to plastic as in the clip, or other pairs.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Which standards apply?\nA: For CE markets, ISO 12100 and EN 415-10.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"next-step\">Next step<\/h2>\n<p>We match a pallet changer in three steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Submit your layout drawing<\/strong> with pallet sizes, load heights and loads per hour, to <strong>info@fhopepack.com<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Receive a proposal within 48 hours<\/strong> with the machine data and layout.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Book a site survey<\/strong> so we confirm the handling method.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"related-reading\">Related reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/pushing-type-pallet-changer-with-pallet-collection-device\/\">Push-Type Pallet Changer With Pallet Collection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/pallet-inverter-for-safe-load-transfer-core-engineering-technical-deep-dive\/\">Pallet Inverter for Load Turning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/inline-turntable-pallet-wrapper\/\">Inline Turntable Pallet Wrapper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Automatic-Packing-Line\/\">Automatic packing lines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"sources\">Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Machine content: FHOPE engineering team, 2026-10-10<\/li>\n<li>Clip: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KxTPMP-0CPE\">the video on YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cycle time: our worked example, illustrative values<\/li>\n<li>Standards scope: ISO 12100:2010; 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