System suits just-in-sequence processing
Ferag AG has expanded its Skyfall technology to link various assembly processes in the automotive industry.
Thus the overhead system is suited for buffering, sortation and sequencing of injection moulded components weighing up to 30kg. As with an electric monorail system, each Skyfall hanger can be controlled and tracked individually.
Skyfall systems are said to be quick and cost-effective to implement and integrate into existing production halls with very little effort.
The Ferag system is said to be outstanding for its high energy efficiency due to the consistent use of gravity on downhill stretches.
Overhead Skyfall systems for linking assembly processes are in high demand, especially by the automotive industry. One reason for this: the high degree of reliability and fail-safe performance which the Ferag-developed system provides. Its performance in terms of energy efficiency derives from intelligent use of gravity, which means that the system has no need for drives on downhill stretches.
In result, a Skyfall line needs only a few strategically positioned drives: around one per 80 metres of track length, on average.
The system allows a wide range of buffering and sorting functions in the third dimension, so that components such as bumpers, side skirts, wheel arch linings, door modules, centre console supports and dash panels are readily retrievable for downstream processing just-in-sequence.
