Floor-level rail system for efficient warehouse logistics

Applications include production logistics, machine feeding, material flow and warehouse logistics. Now, the German intra-logistics experts have installed a system with 180 meters track length for the window and door manufacturer Höning.

They established connections from the goods receipt area to the material warehouse and to the new machining centre in two construction phases, each with two tracks along and four across. Eight crossing points enable flexible navigation of the plant. Losyco also built 20 customer-specific transport trolleys featuring AllRounder wheelsets for an easy change of direction directly on the rail.

"Initially, we had planned to set up an automated high-bay warehouse for material storage and feeding," said Höning production manager Ronny Paulsen. "However, it turned out that the associated fire protection requirements would cause disproportionately high costs. In our search for alternatives, we came across LOXrail. The concept and offer designed by Losyco convinced us both functionally and as an economic proposition."

The trolleys run on the new, floor-flush rails with 25-mm stainless-steel shafts. Designed for a maximum payload of five tons, each trolley can transport several material containers. The loads are secured by special brackets. To securely stop the trolleys at the loading and unloading points, locking bolts at the ends of both side arms are lowered into corresponding floor bushings.

"The transport system has significantly improved material logistics and order picking for us," Paulsen continued. "The low friction makes the LOXrail system easy to handle and very ergonomic. We can move loads along and across with just one person. And we can cross the tracks laid in the hall floor on foot or with industrial trucks without a problem."

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