Safety for Palletizers and Robotic Arms

In today’s warehouses, robotic palletizing is implemented in open and fast-moving zones. Palletizers, articulated robots and grippers operate side by side with people and forklifts. These zones are efficient but risky. Safety needs to follow the flow and be part of the layout from day one.

Design safety for shared zones

Robotic arms, and grippers work side by side with people, forklifts and AMRs. These environments are fast, efficient and inherently risky.

Axelent helps you create safety that follows the flow. Our modular systems protect people at key points without slowing the process down.

Typical challenges in robotic palletizing include:

  • High-speed movement from robot arms and grippers
  • Manual access for cleaning, inspection and troubleshooting
  • Exposure at conveyor crossings and handoff points

Fixed guarding alone is not enough.

High-speed robotic palletizer stacking cases on pallets inside protected area

Safety risks in palletizers

Forklifts and AMRs often pass close to palletizing cells. Even a minor collision can damage guarding or equipment and lead to unplanned stops. We help you protect these areas with machine guarding and impact protection built to handle everyday warehouse traffic.

Handoff points, crossings and pallet in-feeds are exposed by nature. A small delay or misstep can stop the entire flow. With modular guarding, barriers and visual guidance, Axelent supports safer movement through these zones.

In open or semi-open layouts, risk often hides in unclear walkways or uncontrolled access. Our solutions help define movement and access using smart zoning, interlocks and barriers. This keeps people and processes running.

How Axelent supports robotic palletizing:

  • Create safe, clear access to robotic cells
  • Guard dynamic layouts with robotic movement
  • Minimize collisions between people and machines
  • Stay compliant with the Machinery Directive/Regulation, OSHA regulations and safety standards such as ISO 12100, ANSI B11.0 and CSA Z432

Axelent safety solutions adapts as your layout evolves. That means faster validation and fewer redesigns.

Industrial robotic arms palletizing goods inside secured automation cell

Safe access around the robot

Safety around robotic cells is not just about guarding. In many palletizing and articulated robot setups, operators, forklifts and mobile robots may share the same environment.

Our solutions support safe flow by enabling

  • Clear access zones with guided walkways
  • Physical barriers for safe manual entry
  • Smart integration that stops the robot during manual access

This keeps your robotic palletizing cell open for flow but closed to risk.

Compliance from the start

Late-stage safety often triggers redesigns, delays and extra paperwork. Axelent helps you build compliance from day one with modular systems that support CE marking and validation.

Our safety solutions are developed to meet:

  • EU Machinery Directive/Regulation
  • OSHA regulations
  • ISO 12100
  • ISO 13857
  • ISO 14120
  • ANSI B11.0
  • ANSI B11.19
  • CSA Z43

By integrating zoning and interlocking logic early in the layout, we make it easier to validate the system without disrupting flow.

Plan robotic safety

With Axelent Safety Design, you can plan and validate protection around your robotic palletizer as part of your layout work.

This user-friendly tool allows you to:

  • Draw machine guarding in 2D and 3D
  • Define zones, safety distances and access points
  • Export ready-to-use documentation for compliance and installation

Axelent Safety Design helps you work with precision from the start. No guesswork. No delays. Just safer, smarter layouts that support your process from day one.

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Get in touch with us

Any questions about warehouse automation safety? Do you want to discuss your project or get tailored advice? Our safety specialists are here to guide you every step of the way. Axelent helps you create safety that works in sync with your robotics. Send us your layout and we’ll help you design a solution that protects your people without slowing down the process.








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