Device and method for unstacking a stack

Abstract

A device for unstacking a stack that is constructed of part-stacks of flat printed products arranged next to one another and on top of one another. The device has a separating apparatus for forming a gap between a respective part-stack and the stack, and a gripping apparatus for gripping and lifting the respective part-stack utilizing the gap. A first robot moves the gripping apparatus during unstacking and a second robot moves the separating apparatus separately. The two robots may be structurally identical gantry robots on a common gantry frame. The processing speed may be increased when depalletizing stacks due to process parallelization. The unstacking process is particularly suitable in a postpress context where printed products are further processed.

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