Shuttle systems in intralogistics

Featuring innovative design and premium materials, faigle’s support and guiding wheels and shuttle flaps are setting new standards in automated warehouse operations. Our shuttle system wheels and other components not only enhance safety; they also ensure minimal flattening after the wheels come to a halt. And the tire and hub have outstanding damping properties. Take advantage of our innovative technology – find a cost-effective solution with competitive delivery times.

Application

Shuttle system applications

A feature of automated warehouses, shuttle systems play a decisive part in ensuring efficient handling of stored items in many companies’ logistics set-ups.

The shuttles have four driven wheels, which allows for fast and precise manoeuvring. But rapid braking and accelerating can pose problems, so a robust connection between the wheel and the drive shaft is essential. Using shuttles can help to improve order picking, which translates into increased goods turnover.

The tires need to minimise vibrations caused by concentricity problems, uneven tracks and deposits on the rails. Shuttle flaps are just as crucial – used to move goods around, they call for innovative solutions that meet the highest standards both in terms of load-bearing capacity and durability.

Overhead conveyor carriages, which come in a range of different weight categories, require smooth-running carriages with burr-free surfaces. Low-wear, low-noise operation is essential in environments where dust build-up is a problem.

Shuttle system materials

An innovative range of materials that are ideally suited to the testing conditions found in highly automated warehouses – an advantage that sets faigle’s shuttle system components apart from the competition. Featuring a two-component design with a polyamide hub and PAS-PU TCS tire, our shuttle wheels are a byword for outstanding load-bearing capacity, minimal rolling resistance and excellent concentricity. The injection-moulded shuttle flaps are made from carbon-fibre-reinforced PAS-PAA LCF – 80% lighter than steel flaps, they also stand out for their unrivalled resilience and durability.

faigle’s overhead conveyors feature particularly smooth-running ball bearings, as well as wheels made from high-performance plastics that deliver excellent wear resistance and low-noise operations. The wheel body is also made from high-performance plastics – in some cases fibre-reinforced – that make for optimum performance. Antistatic and electroconductive materials for the safe discharge of electrostatic build-up are available on request.