Automation - profitability and efficiency rise automatically.

Whether, how, and to what extent automation is beneficial, depends on the individual conditions. This much is clear: Hardly any other business process has such a high potential for cost savings as the automation of a warehouse and/or individual functions. As well as a significant improvement in efficiency (thanks to clear material and information flows with a significantly lowered error rate), the subsequent personnel and accident costs can be substantially reduced. Thus, the initial investment is usually amortized within a short time. The MMS.i from STILL is the best system for controlling transport and stock management systems in automation projects.

FM-X AUTOMATIC - MORE INTELLIGENT STORAGE.

To speak of a computer controlled stacker with intelligence is unusual – but in the case of the FM-X Automatic, this is perfectly correct. The automatic reach truck navigates within a warehouse (with centimetre precision) by means of rotary laser scanners looking at the actual structure of the environment. Without this system the warehouse would have to be modified by fitting reflectors or transponders.

Also, the independent stacking and collection of pallets from racking - from ground level up to lift heights of over 9,000 mm - take place with absolute accuracy. Therefore, loads such as pallets, for example, can be scanned with sensors and handled automatically even if they were not correctly positioned previously!

MX-X/MX-Q AUTOMATIC - VARIABLE APPLICATIONS.

Introducing automated trucks can not only benefit profitability, but can also add flexibility. The MX-X/MX-Q Automatic’s modular design principle can be tailored to suit different warehouses and individual applications and it can be specifically designed for dual use, giving users the ability to select between automatic control or manual use. In addition, the warehouse operator gets an increased security of investment thanks to flexible use of pallet storage. In operation, the MX-X/MX-Q narrow aisle stacker navigates independently and automatically in the warehouse using laser scanners and can accurately access loads automatically using the Pallet Finder in storage heights up to approximately 15,000 mm for deposit or retrieval. With the MX-X Automatic, load handling takes place using a turret fork arrangement (even at ground level), but for particularly narrow aisles, the MX-Q Automatic uses telescopic forks.