Qimarox introduceert verticale transporteur voor AMR’s - Maak kennis met de Prorunner PR12

            Snel en veilig transporteren van AMR’s tussen meerdere verdiepingen

Harderwijk, 14-10, 2022 - Qimarox, een toonaangevende fabrikant van componenten voor material handling systemen, introduceert een verticale transporteur voor automatisch geleide voertuigen (AGV’s) en autonome mobiele robots (AMR’s).  De Prorunner PR12 is bij uitstek geschikt om deze voertuigen te transporteren tussen verschillende verdiepingen. De grote positioneernauwkeurigheid, stijfheid van de constructie en de mogelijkheid een tweede drager te monteren resulteren in een veilige en betrouwbare transportoplossing met hoge capaciteit.

Autonome mobiele robots (AMR’s) zijn sterk in opkomst. Ze zijn relatief goedkoop, flexibel en schaalbaar. Ze zijn eenvoudig inzetbaar zonder de bestaande infrastructuur te hoeven aanpassen. Omdat ze een groot deel van het intern transport voor hun rekening nemen, laten ze mensen sneller en efficiënter werken. Tot nu toe hadden AMR’s net als AGV’s echter één beperking: ze zijn lastig te verplaatsen tussen verschillende verdiepingsvloeren. 

De Prorunner PR12 van Qimarox brengt daarin verandering. De PR12 is een verticale transporteur die het bereik van AMR’s significant vergroot. Door robots met of zonder lading te verplaatsen tussen de verschillende verdiepingsvloeren kunnen bedrijven de inzetbaarheid en flexibiliteit verder vergroten. Met andere woorden: de PR12 stelt bedrijven in staat om in hoogte te groeien. De eerste machines zijn inmiddels uitgeleverd aan een e-commercebedrijf.

 

Veilig en snel

De Prorunner PR12 is een discontinue verticale transporteur met een minimale footprint. Wat de PR12 geschikt maakt voor transport van AMR’s en AGV’s, is de stijfheid van de constructie en de grote positioneernauwkeurigheid. Omdat de toleranties in verticale en horizontale richting kleiner zijn dan 5 millimeter, kunnen de voertuigen probleemloos het plateau op- en afrijden. De PR12 is voorzien van contourbewaking: als het voertuig op het plateau gaat schuiven of rollen, komt de machine direct tot stilstand. 

De Prorunner PR12 biedt een hoge capaciteit. Bij een hoogteverschil van 2 meter maakt de PR12 maar liefst 400 cycli per uur. Wat de machine uniek maakt, is de mogelijkheid om aan één kolom twee afzonderlijk aangedreven dragers te bevestigen. Daarmee kan de transportcapaciteit eenvoudig worden verdubbeld terwijl het ruimtebeslag tot een minimum beperkt blijft. Het verticale bereik van de Prorunner PR12 is maximaal 24 meter. Dat betekent dat één machine met gemak drie, vier, vijf of nog meer verdiepingen kan bedienen.

 

Ook voor producten

De Prorunner PR12 kan niet alleen worden ingezet voor het transport van AMR’s en AGV’s, maar ook van producten en ladingdragers. In dat geval kan het voor AMR’s en AGV’s bestemde plateau eenvoudig worden vervangen door een rollenbaan. Als de PR12 is uitgerust met twee dragers, is elke configuratie mogelijk: twee plateaus, twee rollenbanen of een combinatie van één plateau en één rollenbaan. Ook als na verloop van tijd het logistieke concept wordt gewijzigd, kan de PR12 eenvoudig worden omgebouwd. 

Net als alle material handling componenten van Qimarox is de Prorunner PR12 modulair opgebouwd, wat resulteert in een grote mate van configureerbaarheid, aantrekkelijke prijsstelling, korte levertijden en lage onderhoudskosten. Door gebruik te maken van een servo-aandrijving kan de PR12 gemakkelijk worden geïntegreerd in elk veeleisend, dynamisch en uitdagend systeemontwerp.

 

Belangrijkste voordelen:

·         Kleine voetafdruk

·         Extreem hoge positioneringsnauwkeurigheid (servomotor)

·         Het robuuste ontwerp van de lift frame maakt zwaar tillen mogelijk.

·         Volledig gestandaardiseerd en gebruiksvriendelijk modulair ontwerp

·         Hoogwaardig constructieontwerp

·         Gebruik van standaardcomponenten van toonaangevende fabrikanten wereldwijd

·         Optie voor gewichten tot 300 kg / 661 lbs

·         Geschikt voor AGV's / AMR's dankzij positioneringsnauwkeurigheid

·         Weinig onderhoud

·         Verkrijgbaar met 1 of 2 onafhankelijk aangedreven carriers

·         Geschikt voor het hanteren van producten tot palletformaat

 

 

Qimarox introduces a vertical conveyor for AMRs - Meet the Prorunner PR12

 

Quick and safe transport of AMRs between multiple floors

Harderwijk, 14-10, 2022 - Qimarox, a leading manufacturer of components for material handling systems, introduces a vertical conveyor for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). The Prorunner PR12 is ideally suited to transporting these vehicles between different floors. The high positioning accuracy, the rigidity of the construction and the possibility of mounting a second carrier result in a safe and reliable high-capacity transport solution.

 Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are rapidly gaining in popularity. They are relatively cheap, flexible and scalable. They can be easily deployed without having to modify the existing infrastructure. Since they can handle a large part of the internal transport, they allow people to work faster and more efficiently. However, AMRs and AGVs have always had one limitation: they were difficult to move between different floors.

Qimarox's Prorunner PR12 changes all that. The PR12 is a vertical conveyor that significantly extends the range of AMRs. By moving robots with or without cargo between floors, companies can further increase their deployability and flexibility. In other words, the PR12 allows companies to grow in height. The first machines have already been delivered to an e-commerce company.

 

Safe and fast

The Prorunner PR12 is a discontinuous vertical conveyor with a minimal footprint. Its rigid construction and high positioning accuracy make the PR12 highly suitable for transporting AMRs and AGVs. Since the tolerances in vertical and horizontal directions are less than 5 millimetres, the vehicles can drive on and off the platform without difficulty. The PR12 is equipped with contour monitoring: if the vehicle on the platform starts to slide or roll, the machine comes to an immediate stop.

 The Prorunner PR12 offers a high capacity. With a height difference of 2 metres, the PR12 makes no less than 400 cycles per hour. What makes the machine unique is the possibility of attaching two separately driven carriers to one column. This makes it possible to easily double the transport capacity while keeping the space requirement to a minimum. The vertical range of the Prorunner PR12 is up to 24 metres. A single machine can, therefore, easily serve three, four, five or even more floors.

 

Also for products

Not only can the Prorunner PR12 be used for transporting AMRs and AGVs, but for products and load carriers too. In this case, the AMR and AGV platform can easily be replaced with a roller conveyor. If the PR12 is equipped with two carriers, any configuration is possible: two platforms, two roller conveyors or a combination of one platform and one roller conveyor. Even if the logistics concept changes over time, the PR12 can easily be converted.

 Like all Qimarox material handling components, the Prorunner PR12 is modular, resulting in a high degree of configurability, competitive pricing, short delivery times and low maintenance costs. By using a servo drive, the PR12 can be easily integrated into any demanding, dynamic and challenging system design.

 

Key benefits:

·         Extremely high positioning accuracy (servomotor)

·         Robust column ladder design allows lifting of heavy loads

·         Fully standardized, user friendly modular design

·         High quality constructive finishing

·         Top global brands standard components used

·         Heavy duty option for weights up to 300 kg / 661 lb

·         Suitable for AGV / AMR thanks to positioning accuracy

·         Low maintenance requirements

·         Available with independently driven 1 or 2 carriers

·         Capable of handling pallet sized products

 

Qimarox shortens delivery time to two weeks

A top-quality product elevator that is ready for delivery in two weeks. That is the promise that Qimarox makes with its new Fast Lane Service. System integrators from around the world now have access to reliable, durable and affordable material handling components faster than ever before. And all at the same low prices.

An increasing amount of time in projects, in production and logistics, is devoted to preparation. System integrators spend a lot of time consulting with customers about the exact design of, for example, a final packaging line or order picking system. And once the design has been established, there is often little time left for implementation.

Qimarox is catering for this with the introduction of its Fast Lane Service. Thanks to this unique service, system integrators in urgent need of a product lift can have a Prorunner mk1 vertical conveyor at their disposal in two weeks. This ultra-short delivery time makes the product elevator an even more attractive alternative to other vertical conveyor systems. As soon as the order is received, Qimarox technicians start assembling the Prorunner mk1.

No extra costs

The Qimarox Fast Lane Service is possible thanks to the modular design of the Prorunner series. By using standardised, interchangeable components, most parts are in stock. Production then takes no more than two weeks. Then the product elevator in Harderwijk is ready for transport to the final destination.

System integrators do not have to pay extra for the Fast Lane Service. The most important condition is that the stopwatch only starts once the invoice amount has been transferred. In addition, the service only applies to orders with up to four standard product elevators. If system integrators choose a modified design, production will take more time and the order will be added to the standard production planning.

Reduction of lead times

Qimarox Fast Lane Service is particularly suitable for system integrators on the Asian or American continent, who often have to deal with long transport times. With a production time of up to two weeks, these system integrators save valuable time. By assembling the product yourself, the transport volume can be reduced to a relatively small building kit. This even makes it possible to transport product lifts as air freight. The result: an even further reduction of lead times.

The Fast Lane Service is being launched with the Prorunner mk1, the standard product elevator that is now in use in hundreds of sites around the world. If this service is successful, Qimarox will also develop Fast Lane options for the Prorunner mk5, mk9, mk10 and other components. The ultimate goal: ultra-short delivery times for all material handling components, including Qimarox’s palletisers.

About Qimarox

Qimarox is a leading manufacturer of components for material handling systems characterised by ruggedness and reliability. Innovative concepts, patented technologies and continuous development allow Qimarox (which emerged from Nedpack) to manufacture product lifts and palletisers that combine flexibility and productivity with a low total cost of ownership.

 System integrators and original equipment manufacturers from across the globe use the machinery of Qimarox in end-of-line systems and storage and order picking systems in various industries.

 For more information visit our website at www.qimarox.com.

Qimarox simplifies integration with PackML guidelines

Qimarox adopts the PackML guidelines for the integration of machines into production and packaging lines. This means that the components of Qimarox are now even easier to integrate, operate and maintain. With PackML, the manufacturer of palletising modules and vertical conveyors, among other things, is responding to an increasing demand from the market. Almost all major consumer product manufacturers – including Nestlé, Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo – set PackML as a prerequisite for new production and packaging lines.

‘PackML’ stands for Packaging Machine Language, a guideline drawn up by the Organization for Machine Automation and Control (OMAC). This organisation is supported by large, globally operating manufacturers of consumer products  such as Nestlé, Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo. In collaboration with system integrators, machine builders and technology suppliers, they want to create open standards for the vertical and horizontal integration of machines. ‘Horizontal integration’ refers to the interaction between the machines themselves (machine-to-machine communication), and ‘vertical integration’ to linking this with central control systems.

Qimarox’s alignment with PackML means that its palletisers, vertical conveyors and other machines are now even easier to integrate, operate and maintain. Manufacturers of consumer products using PackML as a guideline succeed in bringing new production and/or packaging lines into use three to four months earlier. They are seeing the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their systems fall significantly, while the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) increases. System integrators and machine builders who incorporate Qimarox modules into their solutions also benefit from the simplified integration and acceleration of test procedures.

Conditions for innovation

Standardisation in the realisation of production and packaging lines is desperately needed. Standards allow manufacturers to shift gears quickly and adapt their production processes to the rapid changes in the market. OMAC is currently preparing to enable concepts such as plug-and-play and plug-and-produce in due course. ‘PackML increases the possibilities for innovation. If manufacturers want to update a system, they don’t need to modify the control system of an entire packaging line. They only need to concentrate on the parts that need to be updated,’ says Uwe Keiter, chairman of the OMAC Packaging Workgroup.

In order to take full advantage of new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) or artificial intelligence (AI), standards are also indispensable. ‘Today, we can store and analyse data from different machines in the cloud. However, this is only really useful if we record the data identically, so that we can for example compare the performance of machines and calculate the OEE unequivocally. PackML makes that possible,’ says Keiter, who in his everyday life works as Business Development Director / Consumer Goods for technology provider Lenze.

Agreements in three areas

PackML comprises agreements in three areas. The first area concerns the status of the machine. If the status is ‘idle’, then it is ready to produce. With a start button, the operator can then actually start the machine, after which the status will change to ‘execute’. If there is a fault, the status will switch to ‘held’. Thanks to the uniform set of agreements, operators can operate a new machine without any training and service engineers can quickly find out which part of the production or packaging line has the problem.

The second area concerns the mode of operation of the machine. Is it set to ‘automatic’, ‘manual’ or ‘maintenance’? Thirdly and lastly, agreements have been made about the way in which data is exchanged between the machines themselves and with the overlying control system. This could include, for example, the speed of the machine: will it be specified in metres per second or in units per hour? It has also been established that each machine will only exchange data with the machines immediately before and after it in the line. ‘If machine B has a fault and the status jumps to ‘held’, this is only passed on to machine A and C, but not to machine D. Machines A and C can respond to this by reducing their speed, which means that the status will change to ‘suspended’. Machine C in turn passes this status on to machine D’, explains Keiter.

PackML as a prerequisite

PackML offers advantages not only for end users and system integrators, but also for Qimarox and other machine builders. The OMAC guidelines make it easier to also design the control system of machines in a modular way. When upgrading, they only need to modify the module, not the complete machine. This reduces the time needed for testing and troubleshooting. In a factory acceptance test, there is no longer any need to test the communication with other machines, which can result in time savings of 60%. There is also no need to keep reinventing the wheel when programming the machine: 80% of the software can be reused.

By adhering to PackML, Qimarox is responding to market demand. ‘More and more manufacturers of consumer products are including PackML as a precondition in their request for a quotation. By meeting PackML’s specifications as standard, we make it easier for our own customers – system integrators and machine builders – to meet these requirements,’ says Jaco Hooijer, Operations Manager at Qimarox. ‘In addition, we recognise the importance of standardisation in the industry. By becoming a member of OMAC we want to contribute to the further spread and adoption of PackML’.

Everyone benefits

OMAC is happy with the registration of Qimarox. More and more machine builders are adopting PackML, according to Keiter. ‘We can buy machines anywhere and link them together to form a production or packaging line. However, most machines’ software is not consistent, simply because it was created by different programmers. This makes it difficult to connect these machines to, for example, a MES (Manufacturing Execution System). It also means that operators and service engineers have to be re-trained for each machine. Everyone in the industry benefits from guidelines like PackML, both users and suppliers of production resources’.

About Qimarox

Qimarox is a leading manufacturer of components for material handling systems characterised by ruggedness and reliability. Innovative concepts, patented technologies and continuous development allow Qimarox (which emerged from Nedpack) to manufacture product lifts and palletisers that combine flexibility and productivity with a low total cost of ownership. System integrators and original equipment manufacturers from across the globe use the machinery of Qimarox in end-of-line systems and storage and order picking systems in various industries. Please visit www.qimarox.com for more information.

Qimarox takes even heavier pallets to a higher level

New modular pallet lift for pallets up to 2000 kg

With the Prorunner mk10, Qimarox introduces an extremely robust product elevator for pallets of up to 2000 kg. This product lift can transport up to sixty pallets per hour, ten metres upwards. This standardised, modular product lift can be integrated into any end-of-line packaging system or storage system and can furthermore be used in conjunction with the Highrunner mk7, Qimarox’s unique product palletiser.

The Qimarox Prorunner mk10 is based on the design of the successful Prorunner mk9 pallet lift. The most important difference is that the new Prorunner mk10 features four instead of two columns, allowing it to easily transport pallets weighing up to 2000 kg.

The Prorunner mk10 can easily bridge any difference in height between 0.40 and 10 metres. Even at the maximum height difference of 10 metres, the lift can still easily transport sixty pallets per hour with ease. The Prorunner mk10 is equipped with a lifting platform of 1200 x 1200 mm as standard that can be fitted with a pallet track, so that it can handle not only euro pallets, but also product carriers of different sizes such as block pallets.

Combined with a palletiser

The Prorunner mk10 can be used stand alone or in combination with Qimarox’s unique Highrunner mk7 palletiser. With the Highrunner mk7, the supplied products are pushed together into rows or layers that can be deposited on a pallet in one go by a patented pattern-formation slider.

With the Highrunner, the pattern-formation conveyor is located at a height, while the pallet can move up and down thanks to the Prorunner mk10. The top of the pallet will therefore always remain at the same height as the pattern-formation conveyor, resulting in a shorter cycle time and higher capacity. The introduction of this new pallet lift therefore makes it possible to palletise products up to a weight of 2000 kg per pallet.

Infeed and outfeed along four sides

Thanks to its four-column construction, pallets can be fed in and out on four different sides. It is also possible to use a single machine to supply multiple infeed or outfeed levels, so that the lift can also be used for, for example, vertical sorting. Because the lift is constructed out of standard sections, its height can be increased in 250 mm increments. The drive consists of a standard SEW electric motor, which can be attached at floor level or at the level of the intermediate floor, depending on your needs.

Thanks to its fully standardised and modular design, the Prorunner mk10 provides a short payback time and low total cost of ownership. The lift is built exclusively from standard components that are easy to replace. The Prorunner mk10 is constructed using steel instead of aluminium columns, which ensures great stability despite the dynamic forces that occur during operation. Lifting in the Prorunner mk10 is done with steel chains, which are tensioned by a counterweight.

Standard model

Like the other Qimarox products, the Prorunner mk10 is marketed by machine builders and system integrators. Qimarox delivers a high quality product based on a standardised concept at a very competitive price. The system integrator or machine builder integrates the product into a total solution, resulting in a win-win situation for the end user and integrator.

About Qimarox

Qimarox is a leading manufacturer of rugged and reliable components for material handling systems. Innovative concepts, patented technologies and continuous development allow Qimarox (which emerged from Nedpack) to manufacture product lifts and palletisers that combine flexibility and productivity with a low total cost of ownership. System integrators and original equipment manufacturers from across the globe use the machinery of Qimarox in end-of-line systems and storage and order picking systems in various industries. Please visit www.qimarox.com for more information.

Innovative palletisers and vertical transport systems at the PackExpo East 2015

Qimarox delivers speed, flexibility and durability at a competitive price

Qimarox is taking the world by storm with its wide range of palletising and vertical transport systems. Qimarox’s innovative product lifts, pallet lifts and palletisers are proof that high capacity and flexibility can go together with low operating costs and a high degree of durability. Qimarox will be present at the PackExpo East 2015

Qimarox supplies components for material handling and packaging systems that are characterised by a compact and modular design and high degree of standardisation. Consequently, the cost of purchase, installation, integration, use and maintenance is reduced to a minimum, which makes Qimarox components the most competitive solutions in the market. At the same time, the components excel not only in capacity, but also in versatility and flexibility, which makes them easy to integrate into any situation. In short, Qimarox places mechanisation and automation of packaging processes and logistics processes within everyone’s reach.

Fast and efficient palletising

Qimarox’s Highrunner mk7 is an innovative palletiser that combines the capacity of a conventional palletiser with the flexibility of a palletising robot. Whether it’s boxes with or without covers, trays with or without foil, buckets, crates or jerrycans – the Highrunner mk7 can carefully and accurately position them into any desired pattern and deposit them on the pallet layer by layer. The user-friendly touch screen allows operators to easily select the desired stacking pattern and program new stacking patterns if necessary.

The Highrunner mk7 distinguishes itself in the market with its patented pattern-formation conveyor, which is always located at the same height as the top of the pallet. This allows the layers created on the pattern-formation conveyor to be deposited at lighting speed, which makes for a particularly high capacity. A built-in pallet lift ensures that the pallet drops automatically so that the next layer can be deposited after each layer is deposited. Once a pallet is full, the lift descends to floor level, after which a roller conveyor removes the products.

Integrating multiple Highrunners according to the unique Crossrunner principle results in an extremely compact setup where a single roller conveyor is sufficient for the supply and removal of all pallets, both full and empty. This results in a setup that is able to process large volumes while occupying little space.

Vertical transport and sorting

The Prorunner mk5 is the undisputed eye-catcher at the fair. This elegant product lift works according to the time-honoured paternoster principle, which results in a versatile vertical transport system with a capacity of 2,000 products per hour. Because a single elevator system can be used for both upward and downward product flows, the Prorunner mk5 is ideal for vertical sorting. The standard model of this maintenance friendly and sophisticated product elevator is available for the fixed price of only €6,950, including infeed and outfeed conveyors and safety fencing.

Unlike other continuous product elevators, the Prorunner mk5 can feed products in and out in three directions, without the need for additional equipment. Whether it’s boxes, crates, trays or bags: this clever product elevator transports them all to any desired level and without any critical product transitions. All products are transported horizontally at all times, so that product deformations are excluded.

The Prorunner mk5 has a patented drive system that reduces friction, therefore reducing energy consumption. Because the system keeps itself in balance, the motor only has to propel the product to be transported, and not the product carrier. The system can therefore be operated at a low motor capacity, resulting in considerable savings when compared to other lift systems. Partly for these reasons, Qimarox’s Prorunner product conveyors are used by many OEMs, system integrators and manufacturers of transport systems in various industries around the world.

Robust and compact pallet lift

The Prorunner mk10 – an extremely robust product elevator for pallets of up to 2,000 kg – is the latest product in Qimarox’s range of material handling systems. This product lift can transport up to sixty pallets per hour ten metres upwards. This standardised, modular product lift can be integrated into any end-of-line packaging system or storage system and can furthermore be used in conjunction with the Highrunner mk7, Qimarox’s unique product palletiser.

The Qimarox Prorunner mk10 is based on the design of the successful Prorunner mk9 pallet lift. The most important difference is that the new Prorunner mk10 features four instead of two columns, allowing it to easily transport pallets weighing up to 2,000 kg. The Prorunner mk10 can easily bridge any difference in height between 0.40 and 10 metres. Even at the maximum height difference of 10 metres, the lift can still easily transport sixty pallets per hour with ease. The Prorunner mk10 is equipped with a lifting platform of 1200 x 1200 mm as standard, so that it can handle not only euro pallets, but also product carriers of different sizes such as block pallets.

Thanks to its four-column construction, pallets can be fed in and out on four different sides. It is also possible to use a single machine to supply multiple infeed or outfeed conveyors, so that the lift can also be used for, for example, vertical sorting. Because the lift is constructed out of standard sections, its height can be increased in 250 mm increments. The Prorunner mk10 is constructed using steel instead of aluminium columns, which ensures great stability despite the dynamic forces that occur during operation. Lifting is silent in the Prorunner mk10 because it is taken care of by steel cables in a durable plastic case. Furthermore, unlike when using chains, the steel cables don’t require lubricating or tightening.

More information? Visit our stand

Want to learn more about our products? Visit us at the PackExpo East 2015. We would love to show you what makes our palletisers and vertical transport systems so unique. You can also learn more about our other products, such as our Securyfence screening system. For more information, please visit our website at www.qimarox.com.

Taropak in Poznan

This week Qimarox is exhibiting at the #taropak in #poznan. Visit us to see our solutions for #palletising and vertical conveying.

Qimarox sponsors Harderwijk windmill ‘De Hoop’

Qimarox will sponsor the Harderwijk windmill ‘De Hoop’ for the next three years. This tower mill in the Vissershaven is one of the most striking features of Harderwijk’s historic city centre. With the sponsorship, the manufacturer of components for material handling systems demonstrates its commitment to social responsibility and the local community. 

The Netherlands is world renowned for its windmills. Particularly in the Golden Age, thousands of windmills (many with innovative drive systems) helped the Dutch economy to flourish. As a Harderwijk company, known across the globe for its innovative, patented technology, Quimarox would like to help preserve this Dutch industrial heritage.

‘De Hoop’ is a gristmill that was completely rebuilt in the Vissershaven in Harderwijk, after the old mill was destroyed by a raging fire in 1998. The mill, which is a nationally listed building, is open every Saturday and on other days during the summer. In the mill, the public can learn about the history of the mill and the work of the miller. Thanks to a team of around thirty volunteers, ‘De Hoop’ is operated regularly and mills at set times. Partly thanks to the financial contribution of Qimarox, Harderwijkse Molenstichting (the Harderwijk windmill foundation) will be able to continue to maintain and operate the mill in the future.

Qimarox and Harderwijk

Qimarox emerged from Nedpack in 2012, which was set up by Pieter Hannessen in 1995 in Harderwijk. The company develops and builds innovative machines that are used across the globe in end-of-line packaging systems and material handling systems, such as product elevators and palletisers. Qimarox’s machines are used in the factories of companies such as FrieslandCampina, Danone, Solvay, Nutricia, Staples, Unilever, Heinz and Procter & Gamble.

Qimarox is proud of its connection with the historic Hanseatic fortified city of Harderwijk. Every year, many of Qimarox’s international clients travel to Harderwijk to visit the test and demonstration centre at the Lorentz II industrial estate. Sponsoring ‘De Hoop’ means Qimarox can take the clients to see the historic town of Harderwijk and give them a guided tour of the mill, while offering them a typical Dutch souvenir.

About Qimarox

Qimarox is a leading manufacturer of components for material handling systems characterised by ruggedness and reliability. Innovative concepts, patented technologies and continuous development allow Qimarox (which emerged from Nedpack) to manufacture product lifts and palletisers that combine flexibility and productivity with a low total cost of ownership. System integrators and original equipment manufacturers from across the globe use the machinery of Qimarox in end-of-line systems and storage and order picking systems in various industries. Please visit www.qimarox.com for more information.

Fast, flexible and cost-effective standard palletiser

Qimarox introduces the Highrunner mk7

The Qimarox Highrunner mk7 is a palletiser that is not only lighting quick, but also very flexible. Because the machine is constructed entirely out of standard modules, the Highrunner mk7 can be used in any situation without any additional adjustments. Thanks to its high degree of standardisation, costs relating to purchase, installation, use and maintenance are also considerably reduced. This palletiser module is already available from €29,000. Furthermore, integrators can choose to add their own pallet lift, or use one of the Qimarox models.

The Highrunner mk7 is the result of continuous development by Qimarox. The design of the existing Highrunners has been further simplified, resulting in fewer parts and more standard components. As a result, costs relating to purchase, installation, use and maintenance are considerably reduced. All this makes the Highrunner mk7 the most competitive palletising solution on the market today.

Whether it’s boxes with or without covers, trays with or without foil, buckets, crates or jerrycans – the Highrunner mk7 can carefully and accurately position them according to any desired pattern and deposit them on the pallet layer by layer. The user-friendly touch screen allows operators to easily select the desired stacking pattern and program new stacking patterns if necessary.

The fastest in the Qimarox range

The Highrunner mk7 is not only economical and versatile, but also the fastest palletiser from the Qimarox product range. A unique feature is that the pattern-formation conveyor is always located at the same height as the top of the pallet. This allows the layers created on the pattern-formation conveyor to be deposited at lighting speed, which makes for a particularly high capacity.

This high capacity is therefore the result of the high position of the pattern-formation conveyor and the built-in lift supporting the pallet. After each deposited layer, the lift drops a little bit, so that the top of the pallet is always at the same height.

Once a pallet is full, the lift descends to floor level, after which a roller conveyor removes the products. At the same time, an empty pallet is supplied from the opposite direction.

Dual infeed system 

Because the machine is constructed out of standard components, the Highrunner mk7 can be used in any situation without any additional adjustments. By default, the machine features side infeed, allowing products to be supplied left or right of the pattern-formation location.

Companies that require higher capacities can choose a dual infeed system, in which two supply conveyors and a pattern-formation conveyor combine to provide an even higher capacity.

Qimarox also has easy to integrate standard modules for turning products, placing sheets between pallet layers, and wrapping pallets.

Installation by certified partners

Like the other Qimarox palletisers, the Highrunner mk7 is installed and integrated by certified system partners across the globe. That is, end users can count on having a partner who knows the machines and their capabilities inside out, so that a successful implementation is guaranteed.

About Qimarox

Qimarox is a leading manufacturer of components for material handling systems that are characterised by robustness and reliability. Innovative concepts, patented technologies and continuous development allow Qimarox (which emerged from Nedpack) to manufacture product elevators and palletisers that combine flexibility and productivity with a low total cost of ownership. System integrators and original equipment manufacturers from across the globe use the machinery of Qimarox in end-of-line systems and storage and order picking systems in various industries. Please visit www.qimarox.com for more information.