The intralogistics specialists at LT Fördertechnik GmbH, Leingarten, have started the 2021 financial year with the development of two new variants of a technical innovation in conveyor technology. The system developer has presented a new type of tilting element for the low-maintenance and low-noise container conveyor systems based on the modular principle. The new element makes order processing in the picking area even more ergonomic. Integrated into the material flows around the automated small parts warehouse (ASRS), the load carriers from the ASRS can be directed to the new tilting component for conveyor systems. There, the device control system automatically tilts the load carriers up to an angle of 45 degrees. This means that the load carriers are presented to the order pickers at an optimum access angle.

The new tilting element is available in variants for conveyor technology end points with roller conveyors or ball tables. "The tilting elements can be retrofitted and can be easily integrated into existing conveyor systems," explains LT Fördertechnik Managing Director Daniel Blauig. "With the tilting elements with ball tables, the processes are designed so that the load carriers can be manually moved horizontally in any direction by the pickers after the picking process. This offers a high degree of flexibility in the system design. In the tilting elements with conveyor rollers, the rollers are driven and move the load carriers in both directions, transport them to the end point and then pull them back onto the conveyor system after they have been accessed by the pickers." The drives are based on 24-volt electric motors. The tilting elements are designed for a maximum weight of up to 50 kilograms.

In parallel to the new tilting elements, LT Fördertechnik has developed a new storage and retrieval machine (SRM), the Pegasus 800.12, for the design of new small parts warehouses. With an overall height of up to 7.5 m, the standard version of the stacker crane, which is compatible with all systems, is designed for fully automated small parts warehouses and load capacities of up to 80 kg with 600×400 mm load carriers. Double travel drive ensures very fast acceleration and travel dynamics of 3 m/s² or up to 5 m/s. Parallel lifting processes with 3 m/s² acceleration and 3 m/s speed position the Pegasus 800.12 among the more powerful devices. Various single or double-depth load handling attachments, for example with telescopes or combination telescopes, enable the machine to be cut to size to suit requirements. With these features, the Pegasus 800.12 is designed for resource efficiency and far-reaching sustainability with extremely low energy consumption. "We are therefore starting 2021 with the first highlights from our own production," says Blauig. "We are already preparing further new developments that we will present to the industry."