Elettric 80 Reveals Solutions Considerations for Automating end-of-line Logistics at ProMat 2011

Feb. 19, 2011 - PRLog -- The first Automatic Guided Vehicle, AGV was brought to market in the 1950s, at the time it was simply a tow truck that followed a wire in the floor instead of a rail. Over the years the technology has become more sophisticated and today automated vehicles are mainly Laser navigated e.g. LGV (Laser Guided Vehicle). In an automated process, LGVs are programmed to communicate with other robots to ensure product is moved smoothly through the warehouse, whether it is being stored for future use or sent directly to shipping areas. Today, the LGV plays an important role in the design of new factories and warehouses, safely moving goods to their rightful destinations.
Solution Considerations
When designing an automated end-of-line system it is essential to understand your production requirements and the flow of product within the warehouse. How much product is being store? What volumes are being handled? Is the company affected by industry cycles? What is the capacity of the warehouse facility?
Future considerations are also important. What changes are foreseen in the warehouse process? Will legislation have an impact? Are volumes set to increase/decrease? How is the product evolving? Where are the production bottlenecks?
And last, what other processes, outside the automation project, will be affected by technology changes?
The key strength of Elettric 80 lies in the company’s concept Freeway. A highly flexible system for material handling using palletizing robots and laser automated guided vehicles (LGV/AGV), high speed wrappers (Silkworm) and a pallet control system, that links to a state-of-the-art WMS (Warehouse Management System). The Freeway System also includes a number of benefits including low maintenance cost, quick return on investment, an immediate improvement in overall performance, real-time checks on load data, safer work environment, rapid installation and simple expansion procedures.

ProMat 2011, the most important event in material handling will take place in Chicago March 21 – 24; Elettric 80 will present Warehouse Automation LGVs.  Elettric 80 will show three (3) Laser Guided Vehicles from a standard product line, each with different capabilities at ProMat 2011.  Each LGV can be used in a customer’s existing infrastructure. Elettric 80 is unique in the material handling industry because of this important investment in developing a “standard” product line.  The company will also share Warehouse Optimizer software.  According to Andrea Pongolini , VP Sales for Elettric 80, “Warehouse Optimizer (WO) software is key to a successful LGV system for automatic warehousing. Too often, it is an afterthought in our industry, when in reality it is the key to a system’s success.” Elettric 80 will also share examples of its large installed base of LGVs operating in consumer goods manufacturers’ warehouses. Elettric 80 is located at booth 2031 for ProMat 2011.
Elettric 80 is a global provider of end-of-line automation solutions designed to increase operational efficiency for high volume Consumer Products manufactures.

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