Machinery Update May June 2020

50 MACHINERY UPDATE MAY/JUNE 2020 www.machineryupdate.co.uk
Feature: Warehousing, logistics & e-Commerce
Catering for
e-Commerce
Yorkshire Packaging Systems
(YPS) has developed its existing
‘E’ range to include a trio of
new machines; a collection of
high-tech, high speed wrappers
dedicated specifically to
e-Commerce applications.
In conjunction with German
packaging automation
company Hugo Beck and
labelling specialists Logopak,
YPS has released the Flexo
E-COM and the Flexo E-SENSE,
both designed to combine
bagging with print and apply
labelling solutions in one
seamless unit. Both units
provide faultless data security
and 100% GDPR compliance
by handling only one piece
of data at any one time. Each
individual product is scanned,
the corresponding address
record is retrieved, and one
dedicated label is printed.
The product is then securely
bagged by the shrink wrapper
and the printed label applied
before the data is destroyed.
The system then waits
for the next product before
beginning the process again.
The E-COM is ideally
suited to a production line
of identical pack sizes where
there is a universal bag width,
for example in catalogue
mailing applications, whereas
for those e-retailers handling
large volumes of diverse
products, the E-SENSE offers
an extra degree of flexibility.
W www.yps.co.uk
Air cushion
range is new
Kite Packaging has expanded
its range of air cushion systems.
The range now includes three
options to allow customers
to purchase a system that is
specifically suited to the size
and volumes required.
W www.kitepackaging.co.uk
Power is supplied to the shuttle devised by Savoye for ‘goods to person’ applications via a sliding contact
Shuttles have
brilliant drive
Lenze has developed drive technology to speed up an
order picking system developed for e-Commerce use
The Intelis PTS shuttle
system from Savoye
has been specially
developed for
“goods to person”
applications and is currently
one of the fastest solutions
available for the automated
storage of containers,
cases and boxes in high-bay
warehouses. The drive
technology required for this
has been developed in close
collaboration with Lenze.
The system is built for
a faster product-to-person
connection that makes order
picking easier and more
productive, particularly in
the e-Commerce sector.
“Our system means that
logistics personnel no longer
have to cover long distances
through narrow aisles in order
to pick the goods for an order,”
says Nicolas Guillot, product
and marketing manager
at Savoye. The shuttles
developed by the French
logistics specialist move at
3 metres per second along
rails through the aisles
between shelves, one shuttle
at each level.
“The shape of the
acceleration and deceleration
ramps were among the most
challenging issues during
development,” explains
Guillot. Acceleration and
then braking in the right
position must be completed
with enough care that the
load can be transported
safely. Excessive acceleration
or deceleration could cause
goods to fall over, or even fall
out of the shuttle altogether.
On the other hand, if the
speed is too slow, then this
negatively affects productivity
– a difficult balancing act to
master. Together with Lenze,
Savoye has been so successful
at tackling this problem that
the French manufacturer
now boasts of the fastest
system on the market.
The controller operates with the Lenze 8400 TopLine frequency inverters
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