It soon comes around again. No sooner is the Christmas and New Year break over than we are preparing for what is arguably our most important period of the year in terms of marketing.
We’re referring of course to trade show season, with three of the most important international events at which we exhibit coming up over the next couple of months.
Even with so much business transacted online, we find there’s still nothing better than to get out there and meet face to face the people who specify, buy and use our technologies.
Our view is that the only way to get a real feel for what our acclaimed MDR-based conveying, sorting and diverting systems can offer is to see them in the flesh, get a real understanding of how they work – and how they can optimise performance in a large variety of applications, whether in transitics or in production processes.
That’s why we’ll once again be showcasing our latest technologies at three major forthcoming events: LogiMAT and SiTL in Europe, and ProMat in the US.
Taking place this year in Stuttgart from March 11-13, LogiMAT is established as the global ‘Mecca’ for systems designers and specifiers from Europe and around the world seeking innovative solutions for intralogistics applications.
SiTL – short for ‘Salon International du Transport & de la Logistique’ – takes place this year in Paris from April 1-3 and has established itself as France’s leading show if its kind – with visitors not just from France but from across Europe, and even further afield.
At both of these events, we’ll be displaying FNR, an MDR-powered conveyor platform which uses a patented bed system, comprising robust plastic wheels, to safely and rapidly transfer all types of small and medium-sized items.
Able to perform any task that belt conveyors perform, FNR brings other benefits in the areas of colleague safety and near-silent operation. It’s ideal for tasks around order preparation, where its short, independently controlled zones allow it to rapidly singulate or accumulate items.
And as a modular system – like all of our technologies – it can be rapidly and simply integrated into existing in situ, and then reconfigured when needed to meet changing needs.
Alongside FNR, we’ll showcase our line-up of diverter units including our acclaimed MABS (Multi Angle Ball Sorter), which harnesses patented rotating ball transfer technology to enable diversion to exits at 30°, 45° or 90° angles on both sides.
Capable of handling up to 4,300 units per hour, MABS can be integrated into any type of conveyor system and can handle loads up to 30kg of varying shapes and sizes.
MABS comes in five sizes and is again readily reconfigurable, with up to eight units able to be integrated to create larger transfer zones.
MABS will be partnered with our F-RAT NX compact 90° diverter and sorter module for smaller loads up to 50kg, and M-RAT module for larger loads up to 250kg.
F-RAT NX and M-RAT are the only diverters of their type to transfer products at 90° on either side of the conveyor line without needing to lift the product between the entry and the exit, enabling smoother transfers and simpler conveyor design.
All of our systems are powered by 24V DC power, meaning no need for away from pneumatically powered systems with all the challenges they pose round commissioning, maintenance and safety.
The ProMat event takes place in Chicago from March 17-20 and our US colleagues look forward to introducing our latest technologies to the global visitors at this event too.
If you are going to be at any of these events, make sure you come along and see us:
- LogiMAT: stand 1K25
- SiTL: stand E068.
- ProMat: stand S3859