Linde Material Handling is expanding its portfolio of robotic solutions with the addition of the autonomous R-MATIC reach truck. This truck transports palletized goods of up to 1.6 tons fully automatically to high-bay racks, storing and retrieving them independently at lifting heights of up to ten meters.
Another smart addition to the “Linde robotics” product family: Offering a load capacity of 1.6 tons, the R-MATIC operates non-stop 24/7 – storing and retrieving goods on and off the shelves as required, and it also takes over the constant supply of workstations. Sensors attached to the truck ensure that pallets are placed or picked up safely and in the right place. A further sensor mounted on the fork carriage prevents the danger of overhanging loads. Three-dimensional cameras are used to detect the storage location on the shelf and adjust the position of the forks using the sideshift.
For simple applications, the R-MATIC can work on stand-alone basis – i.e. without being connected to corporate IT systems. When used in larger fleets, the R-MATIC control system can exchange data with the company’s Warehouse Management (WMS) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. The computing unit manages incoming orders, assigns route-optimized jobs to the vehicles, receives feedback from the trucks, regulates traffic and takes over control of the fleet.
The use of fully automated equipment is characterized by high reliability, accuracy and safety: The damage rate is reduced to a minimum, since human error can be excluded as the cause of an accident. The autonomous reach truck is an option worth considering for any industrial company whose intralogistics system is driven by strong cost pressure and demands for high efficiency
