Skokie, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/28/2011 -- With North American offices based in Skokie, Illinois, Elettric 80, is positioned as a leading catalyst in business excellence for beverage and consumer packaged goods companies. Recently the firm shared the newly developed specialized palletizing robot Dragon for Beverage. The system has the ability to switch between handling cans, bottles, and packages of different kinds and sizes, without any mechanical adjustments. Changeover between different products is quick and easy, as is maintenance and cleaning due to innovative construction.
Specifically, the small footprint and high precision in placement are key elements of best-in-practice solutions. Simplified cleaning solutions require fewer interruptions and drive considerably shorter time parameters than traditional palletizing.
ProMat 2011, the most important event in material handling will take place in Chicago March 21 – 24. The current issue of Automation.com includes a feature article titled, “Automated Guided Vehicles” by leading manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler. The full feature can be read at: http://www.automation.com/content/material-handling-automation.
According to Cutler, “Perhaps the automation solutions for material handling in the food sector carries the most unique requirements for palletizing robots, stretch wrapping equipment, labeling systems, pallet control systems and laser-guided automatic vehicles. Software must include automation for scheduling, routing, monitoring and visualization of the complete end-of-line process. The food sector's special requirements for hygiene, safety, and data tracking is a leading consideration of technology system designs for food safety and quality.”
Marco Majoli, the After Sales Manager for Elettric 80 emphasized, “Automation and storage handling challenges are changing quickly for many businesses. The desire to increase storage capabilities or production levels, can change from the time AGVs are implemented, even a few months earlier. The continuous process improvement for operational efficiencies, flexibility in production cycles, and regulatory safety standards, require an on-going and close working relationship between an AGV company and a leading food or beverage manufacturer or distributor.”
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 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
Elettric 80
http://us.elettric80.com
Katherine Roche
e80.usa@elettric80.it
1 847 329 7717