Stackable transportation from the ground (Advertorial)

The new autonomously navigating transport robot from InSystems Automation can be integrated into any production environment immediately after it has scanned and "learned" its environment once. The special feature is its flexible and space-saving usability: the robot is designed so that it can pick up standard picking containers, small load carriers (600 x 400 mm and 400 x 300 mm) as well as beverage crates individually or in stacks and place them at their destination. No transfer stations or conveyor belts need to be installed and existing production processes do not need to be changed. The vehicle can be loaded up to a stacking height of 1,000 mm with a total load of 100 kg.

Alternative to trolleys or underride AGVs

Fully automatic pick-up from the floor and transportation of stacked containers up to 100 kg.

The new transport robot can be used as an alternative to trolleys or underride AGVs in warehouses and production halls. The vehicle ensures that stable stacks can be picked up safely at high speeds: Unlike trolleys, which require positioning rails, or underride AGVs, which can only move the load slowly due to the risk of tipping. They can be used in buffer areas where containers are placed directly on the warehouse floor, picked up from there and transported to machines and workstations. Material in the form of bulk goods, small parts for assembly workstations or picked components can be made available for the production process. The simultaneous transport of several containers in a stack means that the composition of the material can be adapted in many ways. The number of transport trips is also minimized.

Only one drive is required per vehicle side

The vehicle picks up the load automatically by using a laser scanner to detect the position and orientation of the stack and maneuvers it so that the load is threaded into the loading space. The robot's load handling device consists of a skid with an L-shaped cross-section to the right and left of the load compartment. These first move towards each other to slide under the shoulder of the container and then upwards, lifting the container. It is worth mentioning that only one drive is required per vehicle side to generate the infeed movement and the lift. A special mechanism ensures that the load is clamped from both sides and thus secured against unintentional slipping.

Interested parties can get a good impression of the new transport robot at LogiMAT. InSystems has its exhibition stand in Hall 7, Stand A80.

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