Manufacturing Journalist TR Cutler Looks at AGV’s for GFSR

May 28, 2011 - PRLog -- Thomas R. Cutler is the President & CEO of Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based, TRCutler, Inc, (www.trcutlerinc.com). Cutler is the founder of the Manufacturing Media Consortium of nearly four thousand journalists and editors writing about trends in manufacturing. Cutler is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Online News Association, American Society of Business Publication Editors, Committee of Concerned Journalists, as well as author of more than 500 feature articles annually regarding the manufacturing sector.


In the current issue of the Global Food Safety Resource (GFSR), manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler, noted how difficult it is to find automation expertise in the food sector.  According to Cutler, “Automation equipment is capable of handling loads of raw material; work in progress such as beer, soft drinks, cereals, candy, snack foods; and finished goods.”
Elettric 80 (http://us.elettric80.com), based in Skokie, IL is one of the leading AGV suppliers providing end-of-line automation solutions to the food sector.
The firm takes the position that technology alone is not the sufficient – it’s also about listening to their customers.  “Our goal is to work with customers to establish innovation and challenge the boundaries at the end-of-the-line. We are always looking to improve our proposition and offer solutions to industry that set us apart from other suppliers,” noted Johan Castegren, Managing Director, Elettric 80 SpA.

Some components of a successful program include:
   A rapid installation and start-up
   An immediate improvement in overall performance
   A safer work environment
   Lower maintenance costs
   Greater flexibility within the facility
   A quick return on investment
   The ability to perform real-time checks on load data
   An optimization of floor space
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.

Elettric 80
http://us.elettric80.com
Katherine Roche
e80.usa@elettric80.it
1 847 329 7717