• FLSmidth Ventomatic India

Flying Fork-Lift for Bag Loading System

FLSmidth Ventomatic SpA (Ventomatic), one of the world's leading suppliers of complete plants and single machinery for storage, packaging and dispatching products for the cement and minerals, has developed the Flying Fork-Lift (FFL), a new truck loading system that completely changes the vision of the internal logistic system. It guarantees a high level of automation and efficiency, reducing operational costs and enhancing productivity. This creative solution gives the market a flexible logistics solution combining efficient truck loading and storage of palletised bags. It combines a palletizer with a forklift equipped with push-pull technology – a breakthrough in the truck loading process. This concept is catching the attention of the main players. The R&D department has intensively tested the first prototype of the machine in workshop last year and, after obtaining the patent for the application, selling of the unit commenced at the beginning of 2014. FFL units have already been sold to India and Indonesia. Highlights: palletize full bags; and load pallets of full bags directly on the truck. This enables loading to operate continuously all day long: as a truck loader when a truck is present in the loading bay; and as a palletizer for pallet storage when there are no trucks to be loaded. The FFL system is designed with great simplicity and high efficiency in mind. It is easy to integrate with existing installations. Supported by a simple steel structure it requires no significant civil structures, and all equipment is installed near ground level. Operation of the FFL system is completely automatic, and only one supervisor is needed for control and monitoring. The system takes little time to install and commission as it is delivered pre-wired, pre-assembled and pre-tested.