Automatic pallet handling system

Control modes of the pallet transportation system:
1) Manual mode.
The operator controls the trolley movement using a joystick, buttons and operator panel mounted on the control panel and images on the monitor (not included in the package) from cameras mounted on the fork trolley.
At the same time, the transverse trolley stops in front of the camera or stackers by position sensors and flags. The operator does not need to aim and calculate the moment of stopping. It is enough to release the joystick in front of the camera, in front of which you need to stop. The transverse trolley at the minimum first speed will reach it and stop itself according to the sensor.
2) Semi-automatic mode.
The operator indicates which chamber/stacker the trolley needs to move to. The transverse trolley moves to the desired camera and stops. The fork truck drives into the chamber, lowers the pallets on the shelves (if the pallets are on forks) or picks up the pallets from the shelves (if the forks are empty), returns to the transverse trolley and waits for the next command.
3) Automatic mode.
The operator sets the order of loading freshly molded products into the chambers, the order of chambers for collecting finished products and starts the cycle. The trolley automatically moves between the chambers and the stackers according to the task. The operator panel displays the filling capacity of the chambers and the type of products loaded into the chamber.
Locks are structurally and programmatically provided in all modes, preventing operator error and increasing the safety and reliability of the system:
- Ultrasonic sensors will slow down to the minimum speed, if an obstacle occurs at a certain distance on the way of any of the trolleys;
- Safety arcs will stop the trolley at the end of the track in an emergency or if an obstacle occurs on the way;
- The fork trolley will not go forward until the precise orientation mechanism is activated, and it will not be activated until the stop sensor of the transverse trolley is activated;
- The fork trolley checks whether the forks are in the right position before entering the chamber/stackers and blocks movement, if the forks need to be lowered/raised;
- The fork trolley determines the maximum permissible speed by the weight of the products on the forks;
- and other locks.

Load capacity - 5 tons
Installed capacity - 12 kW
Weight of trolleys - 3,500 kg
The total weight of the system - 4,000 kg
The maximum speed of the trolleys - 1.5 m/s