{"id":8562,"date":"2018-04-06T08:39:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T06:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=8562"},"modified":"2018-06-19T12:12:08","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T10:12:08","slug":"smooth-pallet-handling-the-natural-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/palettenhandling-auf-natuerliche-art-reibungslos\/","title":{"rendered":"Pallet handling - smooth in a natural way"},"content":{"rendered":"

Danone Waters decided to rationalise and make safer the handling of pallets of Evian water at the loading docks before they are loaded onto trains with the help of heavy-duty gravity conveyors from Interroll. One year after the order was placed and with just a few adjustments, the Interroll solution was already handling around 520,000 pallets.<\/p>\n

The world's largest bottling plant for natural mineral water has been thoroughly modernised at Danone's historic Publier site in the Haute-Savoie department in the French region of Amphion-les-Bains. France's largest privately owned railway station handles 65 per cent of production; the rest is loaded onto the many lorries in front of the plant. Every day, seven million bottles are 7,000 pallets loaded<\/strong>, which requires robust and well-organised logistics. There must be no disruptions in this constant process.<\/p>\n

Simple solution for a complex problem<\/strong><\/h2>\n

At the exit of the production plant, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) transport pallets with a weight of up to 1,200 kilograms<\/strong> to the railway loading ramps. These ultra-modern transport vehicles can transport two pallets at the same time. This is where Interroll's solution comes into play: the transport vehicles place the pallets with water bottles on the loading ramps with millimetre precision. Heavy-duty gravity conveyors<\/strong>. These then handle a workload of up to 27 pallets each in 16 channels. The gravity channels transport the pallets to the forklift trucks, which load four of them at a time onto the waiting trains.<\/p>

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Pallet removal with forklift truck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite its apparent simplicity, this solution is characterised by advanced technology and comprehensive expertise. Interroll's MSC 80 speed controllers (Magnetic Speed Controllers) ensure Constant pallet speed<\/strong> of 0.3 metres per second to ensure the safety of the system, the operators and the goods. At the end of the line, a Mechanical separation solution<\/strong> The new palletiser can pick up four pallets at the same time, which increases operator safety and comfort and enables efficient loading.<\/p>\n

Optimised conditions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

EVIAN\u00ae<\/sup> uses twelve different types of pallets for its markets worldwide. The solution was therefore technically assessed by means of a series of tests (e.g. speed of the idlers, required number of speed controllers, position of the separators). The know-how of the specialists made it possible to optimise the design of the pallets in collaboration with the pallet manufacturers so that they run optimally on Interroll's heavy-duty gravity conveyors.<\/p>