Monday, June 21, 2021
With the JumboFlex Picker, Schmalz has developed a self-sufficient solution for mobile order picking of packages weighing up to 40 kilograms. Users only need an industrial truck to bring the ergonomics to the desired place of use – including the pallet. The new Schmalz solution will be available from mid-2021.
If the goods do not reach the vacuum tube lifter, the vacuum tube lifter moves to the goods – in the form of the new JumboFlex Picker from J. Schmalz GmbH. The system makes it possible to lift and transfer packages, workpieces and sacks weighing up to 40 kilograms. It is made up of various components: The basic module houses a battery, a vacuum generator and the necessary control technology. Bolted to this are forks, which Schmalz offers in a Euro version and for GMA pallets in two lengths for one or two pallets. A lifting column is mounted on the left or right of the basic module. It is electrically adjustable and increases the lifting range of the tube lifter on the one hand and can be retracted for transport on the other. It carries a crane jib from which the ergonomic vacuum tube lifter hangs. To bring the JumboFlex Picker to its place of use, users drive under it with their existing industrial truck – such as an order picker. The design of the crane jib with articulated arm is patented. It also allows the JumboFlex Picker to be used with vehicles that have a double fork length and can pick up to two pallets.
Quick and easy thanks to automated processes
Operation is intuitive and safe, as is typical for Schmalz: Once the mobile JumboFlex Picker is on site, the user simply starts the vacuum tube lifter via the SRC radio remote control. Immediately, four support legs on the base module extend automatically and stabilise the mobile vacuum handling system. For the onward journey, the supports retract again automatically as soon as the extension arm is locked in the parking position. At the same time, the JumboFlex switches off. These automatisms save time and speed up the handling cycles. The user can read all relevant information on the operating mode, the battery charge as well as the position of the lifting column on a touch display. The control is also carried out via the monitor. Soft keys give the user access to the most important functions, even when wearing gloves.
With the smooth-running articulated arm design of the crane jib, the user can reach workpieces in a radius of around 1,600 millimetres. Thanks to the electrically operated lifting column, the approx. 1,300 millimetre lifting range of the vacuum tube lifter can be quickly and easily adapted to the required handling area. With a standard gripper, a maximum gripping height of up to 1,800 millimetres can thus be realised. The vacuum tube lifter JumboFlex used comes from Schmalz’s current product range and is equipped ex works with the familiar quick-change adapter. This means that the right gripper is always available for every workpiece. For passing through doors, gates or other interfering contours, the lifting column can be lowered from the lowest operating position to a total height of the system of less than 2,100 millimetres – so the mobile vacuum tube lifter, which is less than one metre wide, fits through any door.
Self-sufficient thanks to battery
The JumboFlex Picker draws its energy from a powerful lead-acid battery, which is also used in industrial trucks. Its capacity is sufficient for six hours of continuous operation and thus for a complete shift in most cases. Intermediate charging is not necessary. For multi-shift operation, the battery can simply be exchanged for a charged battery – so nothing stands in the way of longer continuous use.
The JumboFlex Picker is in demand exactly where a stationary solution cannot reach: for block and floor storage or as an in-house goods distribution solution based on the milkrun principle. As a left-hand or right-hand version and combinable with different forks for the US and EU markets, the mobile ergonomic solution from Schmalz fits into every modern logistics concept.
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