In today’s logistics and manufacturing environment automation plays important role.
However it is often associated with same concerns:
- Expensive to implement, with a long payback period
- Difficult to move, remove or modify
- Contains high mechanical and/or software complexity, which often makes implementation and thorough "debugging" difficult
- When a significant part of the system fails, the whole system usually "goes down"
ATLS success was based on ability to address those concerns and make shipping area faster and safer, with lower operational cost.
ATLS benefits are delivered thru:
High Capacity
- High loading speed (up to 150 pallets per hour for single layer loads)
- One ATLS serves multiple shipping doors
Improved operation
- Compact, easy to integrate with existing operation
- Greatly improves shipping accuracy
- Full traceability of product
Safety
- Eliminates / reduces fork lift traffic
- Eliminates / reduces fork lift related accidents
Flexibility
- Handles any type of pallet, slip sheet, skid, rack or other unitized products
- Works with non modified trucks, trailers and containers
- ATLS works with soft, or hard side trailers
- ATLS uses standard, non modified loading docks
- One ATLS performs both automated loading and unloading
- ATLS still allows manual operation
- ATLS works with straight, or zigzag doors
Improved environmental protection
- Uses plant power
- Eliminates handling batteries and hazardous materials
- Low energy consumption, less than 0.5€ per truck load (approximately 2.5 kwh)
- Due to reduced loading area lowers energy consumption for chilled and frozen distribution
Quick Return on Investment
- Reduces labor cost
- Reduces product damage
- No battery maintenance
- Reduced floor space for loading