Handling and transport equipment
The electronically controlled palletiser LPA is a modular system designed for loading/unloading operations of cylinders in pallets. It is an efficient and automated way to get cylinders in pallets in/out to/from a filling plant.
The palletiser is loaded with pallets using forklifts. After loading pallets with empty cylinders on to the inlet module, all processes (pallet transport, pallet emptying/unloading and pallet filling/loading) are fully automatic. Finally the pallets are moved to the outlet module, the last module on the palletiser. The pallets in the outlet module contain filled cylinders, ready to be unloaded by a forklift. Depending on the configuration, the pallet bar lifting/lowering can be automatic or manual.
MAKEEN Connect
The system is compatible with MAKEEN Energy's Industry 4.0 Digital Solution, which enables data capturing of the process for remote supervision, performance optimisation, and predictive/preventive maintenance alerts through e.g. a MAKEEN Energy cloud solution (optional).
Benefits
Safety and profits
- Use of pallets reduces the human involvement in transferring cylinders to/from trucks or storage from/to filling.
- Optimised logistics (cylinder storage space and cylinder in/out traffic on a filling plant) ensures high operational safety (see logistics and safety illustration).
- More safe cylinder handling and transportation with pallets minimise cylinder damages (preserving cylinder quality ensures end-user safety). Also, maintaining the cylinder quality reduces cylinder repair costs and increases operational reliability (e.g. damaged cylinders can cause damages to filling equipment).
- Automatic mistake-proof pallet flow control between processes with stoppers and sensors (prevent collisions).
Maximum production uptime
- Automatic predictive and preventive maintenance alerts with MAKEEN Energy’s Industry 4.0 Digital Solution to avoid breakdowns (optional).
- Automatic operation stops (e.g. low compressed air pressure) prevent process errors and assist in quick restarting.
- Robustly designed and protected (e.g. galvanised) for long-lasting performance.
Optimised production
- Remote supervision with MAKEEN Energy’s Industry 4.0 Digital Solution for production optimisation (optional).
- Highly efficient cylinder handling in pallets is essential for highspeed production
