Side by side
Comau NJ-500-2.7 vs Kawasaki CP500L
Two industrial arms a buyer shopping for palletizing would honestly weigh against each other, with the manufacturer-published figures in one table and a plain reading of what the differences mean on a floor. We sell across brands, so we have no reason to tilt it.
| Comau NJ-500-2.7 | Kawasaki CP500L | |
|---|---|---|
| Class | Industrial arm | Industrial arm |
| Payload | 500 kg (1102 lb) | 500 kg (1102 lb) |
| Reach | 2703 mm | 3255 mm |
| Sold as collaborative | no | no |
| Applications listed | material movement, palletizing, machine tending | palletizing |
| Specs checked | 2026-08-22 | 2026-08-22 |
Every figure is a manufacturer-published claim, checked on the date shown against the maker's own material, and not one of them survives contact with your part, your rate and your floor without an applications review. Prices are deliberately absent: quotes are prepared by our team and confirmed with the manufacturer.
What the numbers mean on the floor
- Payload is effectively a tie at 500 kg and 500 kg. The gripper and the part decide it, not the arm: rated payload is measured at the wrist with no tool on it.
- The Kawasaki CP500L reaches 552 mm farther than the Comau NJ-500-2.7. That matters for pallet height, bin depth and machine door clearance more than it matters at a bench.
- Neither is sold as collaborative. Both need guarding and an integrator's risk assessment before a person shares the floor with them.
- Both are listed for palletizing. The Comau NJ-500-2.7 is also listed for material movement, machine tending.
What a spec sheet cannot tell you
The gripper, the fixture and the integrator decide more of the outcome than the arm. Cycle time on your part is a test, not a datasheet figure. Service footprint, spare parts and who answers the phone at 2 AM differ by brand and by state. And the price difference between two arms in the same class is usually smaller than the difference between two integrators' quotes for the same cell. A model number is not a specification, and the gripper is the project.
From our matrix
Comau NJ-500-2.7. Very heavy six axis floor mount; shares the 2703 mm reach with the NJ-370-2.7.
Kawasaki CP500L. Four axis palletizer; reach cross checked against Kawasaki's palletizing brochure.
Also on the shortlist for palletizing
- FANUC M-410iC/500, 500 kg
- Hyundai HX500, 500 kg
- Nachi MC500P, 500 kg
- Yaskawa PL500, 500 kg
- KUKA KR 470 R3200-2 PA, 470 kg
Ask about these two for your job
Free, about two minutes, no phone number. Joe will tell you which belongs on your shortlist, what beats both, and what has to be true for the math to work.