Features/Benefits Provided: Innovative engineering- clamping the load during transport Flexibility- layout and routing changes by the customer

Transport system vital cog in Adelaide
This company, with its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, employs approximately 28,000 people with a turnover of AUD 8 billion making it one of the largest manufacturers of glass and plastic containers in the world. There are six plants of this company based in Australia, one of which is in Adelaide, near the heart of the Australian wine region. This highly automated plant invested in new glass furnaces that increased its production volume more than 100%, thereby placing added demand onto the automated transport system.

Design for Modularity
The fleet consists of 18 vehicles that are all equipped with supplier controls. The vehicle itself measures nearly 4.2 meters in length by 1.5 meters wide while standing 4 meters tall. To ship a large vehicle such a great distance, a modular design was used, allowing fast and easy on-site assembly.

Clamping down on the bottles
A fully loaded pallet weighs 1200 kgs and the vehicles have the capacity to handle 2 pallets simultaneously. The pallet height, however, varies from 1 to 2.8 meters. To prevent the bottles on pallets from moving, the AGVs have been equipped with a special clamping system that secures the bottles during transportation.

On Time
All in all, the vehicles were up and running in Australia within eight months after receipt of the purchase order.

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Charlotte, NC 28270
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