Sensors Automate Material Handling
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Application in material handling: compartment occupied check
The intralogistics forum of VDMA defines intralogistics as the organization, control, realization, and optimization of the flow of goods and materials within an enterprise. Logistics is defined as the flow of information and the movement of goods in industry, commerce, and public sector institutions. Hardly any industry offers such great savings and rationalization potential as intralogistics (source: CeMAT.de).
To realize this potential in a modern material flow system, reliable industrial sensors are indispensable. The trouble-free operation of stock feeders, conveyor systems, automated transportation systems, industrial trucks and cranes must be guaranteed. An appropriate industrial sensor system guarantees smooth operation without any collisions, failures or process interruptions.
For nearly three generations, Pepperl+Fuchs has been setting standards and providing state-of-the-art solutions. We offer a broad spectrum of precise, robust and reliable industrial sensors that can be used in a wide range of applications.
Our experience in material handling means you can rely on Pepperl+Fuchs to deliver a sensor system perfectly tailored to your requirements.
For example, high-precision laser distance sensors with rack fine positioning ensure the correct loading and unloading of pallets and containers. The same distance sensors can also be used to accurately monitor the contents of a rack compartment.
Indoor cranes, stock feeders and overhead conveyor vehicles must be precisely positioned.
Pepperl+Fuchs has a range of products designed to satisfy all needs of material handling applications. Rotary encoders, laser distance sensors and position encoding systems, along with modern barcode and RFID systems enable pallets, containers and vehicles to be reliably identified.
If your project involves material flow automation or the optimization of sorting and storing processes, then Pepperl+Fuchs is the right choice for associated industrial sensors and identification equipment.