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MACHINE BUILDING

Vertical mounting

helps save space

B&R NOW OFFERS A NEW VERTICAL MOUNT VARIANT OF SUPERTRAK Three-axis handling with
tray recirculation system
&R’s intelligent track system
SuperTrak is now available in a
vertical-mount variant. This helps K has designed a fully automated
Bto optimise the output per system for a customer who required a
square meter of floor space. If products are palletiser with a connected tray recircu-
only transported on the upper side of the Mlation system. This custom solution uses
SuperTrak, the weight is not supported cost-effective standard components and adapted
magnetically. Instead the load is special functions which allows pallet trucks to be
transferred directly to the rollers. used to feed Euro pallets into the system.
The shuttles have a much higher The palletiser de-stacks the filled trays from the
payload capacity. Euro pallets then feeds them into the recirculation
B&R says the SuperTrak power system. They are then conveyed to an index station,
electronics have been repos- where a robot removes the workpieces from the trays.
itioned, making them readily The empty trays are conveyed back to the palletiser,
accessible from the front even when where they are stacked on empty pallets and made
mounted vertically for easy installation. The available to be transported away. The system is able
connections between SuperTrak segments have to recognise and handle different tray types.
also been reinforced to ensure mechanical rigidity MK used its profile range for the transport system
and maximum stability and reliability in the vertical with feeding and removal of pallets via heavy-duty
orientation. roller conveyors. Alignment of tray stacks was
The independently controlled SuperTrak shuttles can achieved using pneumatic positioning units with
be positioned freely to group products of different sizes approach angle attachments. A 3-axis palletiser
and create a multi-pack of different beverages or other gantry, consisting of LZR 2005 linear modules with a
products. On a vertically mounted SuperTrak system, this 24/7 operation under harsh industrial conditions. It is rotating gripper and balancing stroke complements
type of solution can be implemented on approximately half highly reliable and safe. Individual segments and shuttles this. A tray recirculation system, consisting of KTF-P
the floor space for a significant increase in output per can easily be replaced without having to disassemble the 2010 chain conveyors, was combined with lifting
square meter. track. Downtime for mechanical changeover can often be units. Finally, an index station and device is utilised to
B&R’s SuperTrak enables advanced manufacturing eliminated entirely. The impact on overall equipment hold down the trays so the workpieces can be
concepts that deliver flexible, efficient production at any effectiveness (OEE) is substantial. removed by a customer-provided robot.
batch size. The track system was designed specifically for MORE INFORMATION: www.br-automation.com MORE INFORMATION: www.mkprofiles.co.uk

Less planning effort for material flow solutions

ith the inclusion of the new stacker crane breaks in the work processes. For example, initial “With our application, which can be seamlessly
and transfer cars in its planning software, visualisations of the overall solution must later be broken integrated into AutoCAD as a plug-in, planners and system
Interroll has once again expanded the range down to all the required individual components of the integrators can not only visualize the planned conveyor
Wof applications of the popular Interroll solution based on the desired parameters,” explains
Layouter Tool. With this application, which can be Marcus Dörr, global product manager for the modular
seamlessly integrated into the AutoCAD design program, pallet conveyer platform at Interroll. “The Layouter Tool
planners and system integrators can now visualise even also simultaneously specifies all the necessary technical
complex conveyor systems end-to-end at the click of a components of the respective solution. In addition, the
mouse and make them available for quotation and plug-and-play modularity of Interroll's conveyor platforms
ordering processes. By digitalising the necessary process ensures that the engineering effort required to put together
chain, planning times for customers can be dramatically the overall solution is eliminated.”
reduced by up to 90%, depending on the initial situation. The advantages of this approach are impressive:
The ability to visualise technical planning has always Already with his first design, the AutoCAD user has all the
been one of the central requirements in the project technical information for the desired conveyor solution
business with modern material flow solutions. But even and, in the case of special framework agreements, even
today, the path from the first plant design to the detailed desired plants. The fact that this process step can be the necessary price information. This means that the
technical project planning, which leads to the preparation avoided is demonstrated by the Layouter Tool that Interroll planning data can easily be reused for the subsequent
of a quotation and the concrete award of the contract, is makes available free of charge to enable customers quotation or ordering process.
in most cases still characterised by time-consuming worldwide to shorten their planning phase significantly. www.interroll.com

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