Brochure Aluminium industry | Vollert english

7 6 ALERIS, BELGIUM In addition to full automation of the intralogis- tics processes, Vollert installed a mega high- bay storage facility, as well as a special crane system with slewing, lifting and trolley gears for manual unloading of aluminium coils weig- hing up to 25 t from trucks in Duffel, Belgium. The grab both measures and records the „coil eye“. Further transport to either the high- bay warehouse, to buffer storage or even direct delivery to the new sexto rolling mill then takes place fully automatically, depending on individual requirements. 1 The grab measures and records the „coil eye“ of the coils before taking them to the high-bay warehouse, a separate buffer storage, or directly to the sexto rolling mill depending on individual requirements 2 Fully automatic composition of the furnace batches and loading of the furnace pallets 3 Direct feeding of the cold-roll from the warehouse without interim buffer PROJECT DETAILS Fully automatic internal transport. Linking the storage areas, the rolling area and the heat treatment. 1 Special crane with slewing, lifting and trolley gears and a span of 19.5 m AUTOMATED INTRA- LOGISTICS IN SHEET AND STRIP PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS Coil measurement, special crane with slewing gear, transport of coils with temperatures of up to 500 °C with and without spool. Integrated transport from the furnace via the high-bay warehouse to the cold-roll and CALP line. 1 3 COIL WEIGHT 25 t 1 2 REFERENCE PROJECT