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Giraffe by Elettric 80 High Lift Reach LGV Discussed at ProMat 2011

 

Skokie, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/11/2011 -- 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.

The Giraffe LGV, the latest addition to its LGV family. The Giraffe has a reach capability of 9 metres and a maximum pallet weight of 1,200 kg and is able to work alongside manual forklift trucks in a rack storage environment to ultimately improve safety, increase flexibility and reduce storage handling costs on-site. The Giraffe can be programmed to maneuver in a 3-meter wide corridor and due to its small footprint can replace existing manual forklift vehicles in a facility without the need to change the racking environment. The Giraffe complements Elettric 80’s existing technology, such as multi pallet handling LGVs for block stacking, which are proven and being used by some of the biggest brands in the sector including Carlsberg, Foster’s, Damm and Miller.

Elettric 80 is a global provider of end-of-line automation solutions designed to increase operational efficiency for high volume Consumer Products manufactures. These solutions called Freeway are a highly flexible material handling system.

The Freeway material handling system is based on a simple idea:
- Robotic palletizing cells handle goods at the end of the production line
- LGVs transport pallets to stretch wrapping and labeling
- LGVs transport finished pallets to the warehouse
- An integrated software management system

The technologies are adaptable and have a degree of built-in flexibility making them suitable for any plant layout or design.

With the addition of Warehouse Optimizer (WO) the Freeway system easily extends into the warehouse utilizing Laser Guided Vehicles (LGVs) for Storage & Retrieval System (SRS) and Auto-Trailer Loading (ATL), providing flexible automation solution for the overall end-of line production and warehouse.

Elettric 80 is located at booth 2031 for ProMat 2011; to request a complimentary ProMat 2011 Guest Pass call 847 329 7717 no later than February 28th.

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