WORLD OF INDUSTRIES 5/2019

There is room
in the smallest shop
LOGISTICS
E-commerce business, including the handling of
returns, has not only led to an extreme increase in
parcel volume in recent years - the variety of
shipments and the requirements for the handling of
goods have also increased drastically. Smaller and
medium-sized courier, express or parcel locations
(CEP locations) are thus confronted with a delicate
challenge. Despite the necessity to unload large
volumes of parcels and above all to sort them,
there is often no space for a sorter. Flexible telescopic
conveyors as well as scalable sorting solutions can help
to use the space even in the smallest shop.
At the interface between extra logistics and intralogistics, rigid
loading concepts and a high proportion of manual work are
used in many places. This takes a lot of time and makes an increase
in parcel throughput almost impossible. Modern, flexible telescopic
conveyors can be a first step here. Even with standard models,
productivity can be increased by up to 30 percent compared to
manual handling and a large variety of applications can be implemented.
For example, the telescopes can be moved to the side so
that several loading docks can be operated simultaneously. If further
space is required from time to time in front of the ramp, compact
models are available which can be pulled back into a parking
position by personnel. This makes a mixed transport of general
cargo, roll containers or pallets possible.
Operating different vehicle types
with a single solution
Thanks to a lowerable front telescopic segment, it is also possible to
load and unload different vehicle profiles from containers and
trucks to delivery vans with one and the same telescopic conveyor.
For example, the Sovex Bendy Boom telescopic conveyor, which
was developed in close cooperation with market leaders in the parcel
industry, can be used to serve transporters, trucks or containers
with a length of up to 14 m on the same swap body. This is made
possible by the 1.8 m long, movable front telescope segment, which
can be angled by max. 25°. In addition to flexibility, this also allows
the boom to be positioned in the optimal ergonomic position at all
times. This prevents muscle-skeletal problems for operators or
work-related accidents. The model, which can be extended up to a
length of 15 m, provides the necessary conditions for a loading and
unloading capacity of 1,200 parcels per hour.
01 With lowerable front telescopic segments,
even smaller transporters can be operated
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