LOXrail transport system for packaging machines

LOSYCO’s floor-level LOXrail system is used in numerous industries for production logistics, machine feeding and material flow. In addition, LOSYCO also designs and installs application-specific solutions for precise positioning of systems and machining centers weighing several tons. The German intra-logistics specialist has recently installed three-track LOXrail lines in three plants of the globally active Klingele Paper & Packaging Group. The transport platforms are geometrically adapted to the plant layouts. Designed for a payload of 5.2 tons, the platforms carry packaging machines, allowing for precise positioning at the transfer points for various product lines. Thanks to the low-friction rail profiles and wheelsets, the entire load can be moved by hand by just one person. However, LOSYCO has also equipped the system for one Klingele plant with an automatic underfloor drive unit. Locking bolts cemented in the hall floor allow for secure fixation of the platforms in place. The floor-level rail system requires no additional safeguards. The transport platforms themselves also feature criss-cross rails for automatic alignment of the belt stations and bundling machines. In this way, packaging from 400 mm to 1 m in size can be fitted without time-consuming changeovers. The new system has enabled Klingele to significantly reduce setup times and workload and increase flexibility in the production process.

Caption: Klingele significantly reduced setup times and workload thanks to the new LOXrail solution for transporting and positioning their packaging machines

(Image: Klingele)