Warehouse Automating
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Machinery Update reports on how an Italian and British partnership will bring
benefits to a majorAutomation,
UK food manufacturer’s centralised
warehouse
Feature:
robotics
and vision
Pictured here is a previous installation involving robotics technology supplied by PHS UK which has provided operator-free operation at the end of the line
Italian manufacturer Trascar and its
robotic palletising system which is
established by Trascar and PHS, a
Pictured here is a previous installation involving robotics technology supplied by PHS UK which has provided operator-free operation at the end of the line
UK agent Phoenix Handling Solutions
connected to a series of conveyors
company used to designing complete
Warehouse automating
(PHS) has secured a multi-million euro
order from a British food company
and flow diverters.
solutions for the UK market. "We
have already gained many blue chip
for an automated case handling and
CENTRALISED PALLETISING AREA
palletising system that puts robotics
The line will handle packs from
explains sales director at PHS Andrew
at its heart.
production to the new area assigned
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references over a long period of time,"
for on
automated
palletising.and
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howcentralised
an Italian
British
This British producer of an historic
When complete, the pallets will be
bring
to a major UK
food manufacturer’s centralised warehouse
brand benefits
has selected Modena-based
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Trascar as a technology partner for
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installation
of its first
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its
agent Phoenix
Handling
Solutions
(PHS)
has
secured
palletising system at its plant.a The
multi-million euro order from
multi-million euro order will be
a British food company for an
installed
by handling
the end ofand
the palletising
year.
automated
case
system that puts robotics at its heart.
This
British
of an historic
This
new producer
order consolidates
thebrand
has selected Modena-based Trascar as a
presence
of both
Trascar inof
technology
partner
forPHS
theand
installation
its first
system
at its
theautomated
UK, where palletising
in little more
than two
plant.
The
multi-million
euro
order
will
years of doing business together, be
installed by the end of the year.
they
have
already
acquiredthe
several
This
new
order
consolidates
presence
of
both
PHS
and
Trascar
orders for complex systems ofin
ever
the UK, where in little more than two
increasing value. The new order will
years of doing business together, they
involve
the
planning,
have already acquired
several
orders
for
the design, the
assembly and testing
of an articulated
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Tosa
125 systems
series high
speed
ring
complex
of ever
increasing
value. which will be fully automatic without
any operator intervention necessary.
The new order
will involve
planning,
wrapping
machines,
labelledthe
and
then
The system is currently at the planning
the design, the assembly and testing of
transferred
intorobotic
a new palletising
warehouse.system
phase, but will manage simultaneously
an articulated
up to eight pallet building positions,
which is connected to a series
Automatic shuttles will completely
for a wide variety of case dimensions
of conveyors and flow diverters.
automate the pallet handling
and stacking patterns at a high output.
This important order was obtained
CENTRALISED
PALLETISING
AREA
aspect, which will be fully automatic
thanks to the business partnership
The line will handle packs from
without
anyto
operator
established by Trascar and PHS, a
production
the newintervention
area assigned
company used to designing complete
for automated centralised palletising.
necessary.
Phoenix Handling Solutions
solutions for the UK market.
When complete, the pallets will be
The
system is currently
at the via
“We have
already
automatically
stretchwrapped
We continue
to grow
evengained
during many
tough blue
chip references over a long period of
Tosa
125
series
high
speed
ring wrapping
planning phase, but will manage
economical times as we are fortunate
time,” explains sales director at PHS
machines, labelled and then transferred
simultaneously
up
to
eight
pallet
enoughLawless.
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