• Less paper damage due to reduction in material handling
• Reduced labor costs
• Increased safety
• Improved production efficiency
• Greater inventory control
• Reels tracked from warehouse to reelstand

A system of three (3) self-guided clamp vehicles picks up reels from the receiving area and delivers to storage. When the facility signals a new press run, the clamp vehicles automatically pick up reels from the storage area and deliver vertically to the reel tipper unit. The reel tipper unit rotates the reel 90 degrees to the horizontal position. The reel tipper unit then deposits the reel onto the conveyor so that it can move to the reel stripping station. The outer wrapping is manually removed along with the end caps. The conveyor moves the reels to an area where they are picked up by a forklift-guided vehicle. When notified by the SGV Manager Server Host Computer, the forklift-guided vehicle delivers the reels to the rack "laydown" storage.

When signaled, the forklift-guided vehicle picks up a reel from storage and delivers to one of the 12 automatic press loaders, or APLs. The APL's job is to automatically transport the reel to the press spider arm and place it on the reelstand. The APL ensures that the core is in line with the chucks, and the chucks are fully engaged into the reel before departing.

After the reel is consumed, core removal robots grab the core and place it in the core bin. Operators request removal of the core bins when full. In addition, the SGV system communicates with the compacter to empty the waste bin automatically and have the forklift-guided vehicle return an empty core or waste bin to its original location. Using SGVs for print reel transport and delivery increases productivity and reduces product damage, while contributing to a safe environment at the newspaper facility.

 
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Chalfont, PA 18914
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