Storage and order picking system for HPL sheets

Automatic high bay storage and order picking system for high pressure laminate sheets

A high bay storage system for high pressure laminate sheets has been sold to Russia. It shows, that also companies in Russia are interested in state to the art technology, despite of the low labour costs.

HPL laminates are used in various areas. This applies to kitchen worktops, construction elements and equipment in wet and humid rooms, etc. All products that are increasingly being manufactured to customers specifications and commissions.

With the Systraplan storage system these HPL sheets can be separated from the stack automatically and gently to form a consignment stack in the rack serve carrier. Due to the high material value of the HPL sheets a particularly gentle handling is important. Damage, which cannot be excluded with manual handling, can be avoided by a fully automatic handling.

Advantages

Material handling with a maximum on efficiency
Only with a maximum on efficiency at the material handling and at the order and product process is it possible to control a customer-related production, the growing variety but also the adherence to delivery dates, high delivery quality and short lead times.
High pressure laminates are used in various areas, i.e. for kitchen worktops, construction elements and installations in wet and humid rooms, etc… This are all products who are increasingly produced right to the customers order.
With the Systraplan storage system is it possible to single this high pressure laminates from stacks in order to build a commission at the rack serve carrier.
Gentle treatment of single sheets
Because of the high value of the high pressure laminates is a gentle treatment of the single sheets important. Damages, which can not be eliminated with a manual handling, can be avoided with this full automatic system.
With the aid of a online connection is it possible to transfer the picking lists to the control of the rack serve carrier in order to ensure a man less operation of the storage system, which could also work at night.

Lifting platform which has two levels
The rack server carrier is equipped with one lifting platform which has two levels. For stack transportation has the rack serve carrier on the lower level three telescopic arms.
The upper level has telescopic arms with a suction frame for single board transportation. With this frame rainbow stacks can be build on the lower platform of the rack serve carrier.
The in and out feed area is equipped with a chain conveyor on which the stacks can be placed or taken off with a fork lift truck.
Control and warehouse administration system
The data required, i. e. material or quantities needed, must be entered in the control unit either manually, by bar codes or network link.
The touch-screen-control of the system is carried out by a special developed storage program, which allows a rainbow storage for each object to be stored.