Thanks to the close cooperation between item and Haberkorn, we can present you a sophisticated project for transporting parts via road in the production hall. The result is two bridges from the tube LPS system, working without drives, sensors and electricity.
A unique project in lean production
Already in 2016, TPCA Kolín (Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech) became intensely interested in karakuri applications and their possibilities.
Based on this interest, training for TPCA employees was also carried out, and subsequently several smaller projects were implemented. This year, TPCA employees approached us with a request to transport the material via a road in the production hall. Gradually, with the support of item, 2 separate karakuri bridges for the transport of parts were created.
The first basic bridge is used to transport parts on plastic pallets from the operator in front of the road to the operator behind the road. The bridge consists of the first tower, where is an integrated linear guide KLE, which is used as a pallet elevator with the part. The tower is followed by a straight section that leads over the road. Here, the pallet is transported across the road, by means of a trolley connected to the lift trolley (KLE guide), by cable via a pulley mechanism.
In this way, we achieved trouble-free movement of the pallets over the road, despite the minimal slope of the track. Furthermore, behind the road, there is a vertical crossing of the pallet with the part and transport to the second tower, already on a sloping track, where the pallet descends to the operator at the line by means of counterweights.
The second bridge is used to transport empty plastic pallets and their subsequent stacking.
The result is not only a functional karakuri bridge, which simplified and streamlined the transport of material across the road for TPCA, but also a very well-trained and experienced team of specialists for already more demanding karakuri applications, consisting of the item modular system.
Updated: 1. 4. 2022
