Transportation, handling, storage and filling of liquids and bulk material — the engineers from SMB International GmbH offer these technologies from one source.
The automation starts when the material is received. The automatic truck unloading system picks up the drums or containers from the truck and places them efficiently and precisely on the conveying system near the loading platform. In cases where drums are delivered on pallets, they can be de-palletized automatically. Empty drums may be stored in an automatic storage system before being filled. In cases where drums are filled with liquids or solid material, they can be emptied into underground silos. From here, pneumatic conveyor systems transfer the bulk material into the storage silos.
With the Kokeisl® fluidizator and dosing by gravity (Kokeisl® swivelvalve)ofthenewaffiliateLegnoAG (Switzerland) the bulk material gets a regulated outflow and is filled accurately to the precision of one gram. The filled bags are then transported by a conveyor passing the bag press station, turntable, curve conveyor guide, sack rows, timing belt and finally the palletizing plant which handles high packing weights at high speed to pack the bags with high accuracy in individual packing pattern.
An automatic compact storage system may store the pallets before being transported automatically to the truck for dispatch.
The latest bag palletizing plant was designed by SMB engineers for a large German chemical company. This system has a capacity up to 4,000 bags per hour for five-layer pattern.
“Depending on the requirements normal or high- performance packing capacity is possible. Different layer in 3, 5, 6, 8 or 10 combinations combined with bag rotation to ensure the best positioning, space-saving and stable loading of bags on the pallet” explains Andreas Heckel, managing director of the SMB Group. After the pallet discharge point follows a “not ok” area and a stretch wrap machine. All units are equipped with necessary safety devices as well as safety light barriers with muting function. The drop-down and pick- up areas are secured with induction loops which recognize the pallet carriers automatically. After leaving the pick-up area the palletizing plant starts working on a fully automatic basis again.
Such complete systems integrate the highest grade of automation from the point of receiving material via material handling,conveying,filling,storageanddispatch.
The SMB Group covers the areas of filling and conveying equipment, ship loading, warehouse technology, level measuring technology and conductivity measurement. The main focus of the business lies in the planning, development, manufacture and the world wide distribution and service.
The SMB Group knows about high complex installations as well as the warehouse logistics as complete system provider. Quite consciously, SMB decided in favor of a high share of in-house production in Quickborn since many years. The choice of high manufacturing expertise and assures quality and timely delivery. The installation and service team handles national as well as international projects. An extensive, worldwide operating distribution network makes allows fast response and professional representation always.