Industry Fact Sheet
May 2020

The Interroll Smart Pallet MoverOptimizing The Material
Flow In Production

IndustrialProduction
IN TRANSFORMATION
The demands placed on manufacturing companies havechanged dramatically in recent years. Today’s consumers
expect a wide range of products ordered and deliveredin small quantities, combining quick deliveries withaffordable prices.
As globalization advances, price and competitive
pressures have increased. Companies react by increasing
the degree of automation and making production moreand more efficient. Robotics, Smart Factory and Industry
4.0 are the keywords of this trend.
In addition, the production and the material flow
are becoming more and more connected in order toleverage untapped productivity potential in a plant.
Mobile conveyor systems are increasingly being used
for this purpose. They react flexibly to changes and canoptimize themselves automatically depending on thecircumstances.
Traditional assembly line production takes a back seatcompared to new concepts. Today, the production
process in many places is no longer linear, but happensin various production cells that can be used flexibly andsometimes even be fully automated. The best known
examples can be found in the global automotive industry.

Interroll And The
Manufacturing Industry
Modular material flow solutions from Interroll
have proven themselves in the manufacturing
environment for years – most notably in thetire, automotive and food industry.
For example, modular Interroll conveyors anddrives are successfully used by leading global
companies such as Michelin, Continental,Bridgestone, Pirelli, FCA, PSA, Ford, Jaguar
Toyota, as well as global food manufacturers
such as Marel and Danish Crown.
In addition to the compact design and thequiet and cost-effective operation, usersappreciate the very simple installationand the low maintenance requirements
as well as the high reliability andoperational safety of these solutions.

What challenges will manufacturing
companies have to face

IN THE FUTURE ?

VolatileMarkets
The order situation canfluctuate greatly. Customers
still expect immediate
availability and a high degreeof individualization. Also, thismakes it very hard to makeaccurate forecasts.

Short ProductLifecycle
Products and businessmodels are becoming more
short-lived. New trends
arise in real time throughcommunication via socialnetworks, reliable controlof these processes is notpossible.

OrderComplexity
The trend towards
individualization meansthat product diversity isconstantly increasing - withcorresponding effects onproduction.

ROBOTICS
ON THE RISE

The proportion of Chinese workers
employed in companies that madeuse of robotics rose

From 2009 to 2017 the number ofmanufacturing robots in the US has
more than doubled2009
2017

FROM

0.813
1.974

Worldwide shipments ofwarehousing and logistics
robots will grow

PER 1,000 WORKERSFROMTO

12%

37%

IN 2008

IN 2017

Source: The Century Foundation, 2019/
Survey of Wuhan University, 2019

194,000
UNITS IN 2018TO938,000

UNITS ANNUALLY BY 2022
Source: Tractica, 2019

OUT OF THE

8 million
ROBOTS
to be shippedworldwide in 2030,
Worldwide revenue of warehousing andlogistics robots

2018
2022

BILLION DOLLARS

8.3
30.8

will be mobile

Source: ABI Research, 2019

The economic burden of poor occupationalsafety is estimated at

ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE SOME

2.78374

die as a result of occupational accidents orwork-related diseases per year.

resulting in more than 4 days of absencefrom work.

MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE

6 million

Source: Tractica, 2019

WORKPLACE SAFETY:AN ONGOING CHALLENGE
MORE THAN

NEARLYMILLION NON-FATAL WORKRELATED INJURIES EACH YEAR

3.94%

OF GLOBAL GDP
EACH YEAR

Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), 2019

The Interroll Smart Pallet Mover (SPM)
BENEFITS AT A GLANCE
INCREASE IN
PRODUCTIVITY
DURABLE AND
ROBUST• Automatic material supplyof machines• Proven, reliable product• No downtime due tomanual activities• Robust, durable
construction• Up to 30 percent
productivity increase

FLEXIBLE,SCALABLE AND
MODULAR

WORK SAFETY• Keeps workers awayfrom unsafe areas• Easily adaptable tosite conditions• Reduces the risks ofaccidents• Seamlesscooperation withAGVs

EASE OFINSTALLATIONINTUITIVE
CONTROLS• Low-cost, plug andplay installation• Simple initial setup
and configuration• No interruptionsof production
processes• Online
Configuration Tool

VERSATILE AND
INTELLIGENTSEAMLESSINTEGRATION• Self-optimizing controls• Makes preventive
maintenance possible• Easy integration into
existing IT-environments
and SOA-installations• Wi-Fi connection toIOT-Hubs within a Smart
Factory

Interroll
Smart PalletMover
With the Smart Pallet Mover (SPM), Interroll offers
a new, mobile robotics solution for the automation ofpallet transport in the areas of production machines
and order picking. The SPM is designed to transport
pallets or boxes weighing up to 1000 kilograms. This
flexible and scalable solution represents a mobile andautonomously operating transport system that can beused, for example, as a cost-effective enhancement ofstatic conveyors. It replaces manual processes whichhave so far been carried out by hand or by fork lifts.
The modular Smart Pallet Mover consists ofcomponents that are designed to work together
perfectly. It has a battery-operated drive that runs
on rails. The SPM autonomously moves modular
conveyor units with pallets or boxes. Depending on thesolution, special modules such as pallet magazines areavailable. The rollers used in the Smart Pallet Mover
have successfully proven their robustness and durability
for years. This solution can be easily reconfigured. Its
height-adjustable feet give additional flexibility andenable the system to be installed even on uneven
floors. The Smart Pallet Mover works seamlessly withAGV-systems.
As with all Interroll platform products, the Smart PalletMover is extremely easy to install, to operate and tomaintain. This plug and play solution can be put into
operation without lengthy production downtime. A
comprehensive, user-friendly online tool makes it
possible to configure the system quickly and easily.
Networking capabilities are based on global
standards such as REST API and JSON and ensure
maximum compatibility and user-friendliness. The
Smart Pallet Mover can be easily integrated into
existing IT-environments such as ERP, MES and WMS,
but also in SOA-installations. It can also be wirelessly
connected to IoT-Hubs making it an integral part of aSmart Factory.
A software application provides plenty of
information that can be utilized for condition
monitoring, which makes preventive
maintenance possible and allows for savings
due to the reduction of downtime.

Safe material supplyfor manufacturingmachines
With the Interroll Smart Pallet Mover manual
work in safety-critical areas can be avoided.
This not only eliminates expensive production
downtime for the material supply of machines,
but also the risks of accidents. The Smart PalletMover is equipped with 60 sensors, which
ensure that there will be no collisions withobjects or people.SMARTMOVINGAbout Interroll
Established in 1959, Interroll has
grown to become the world’s leading
supplier of key equipment for materialhandling. Whether you’re handlingboxes, pallets, parcels or soft goods,
no other supplier has such a comprehensive range of solutions on offer.
This is why system integrators, OEMsand end users choose Interroll as atrusted partner for material handlinginstallations, worldwide.
Interroll’s global reach ensures quick
delivery and superior after-sale service
for customers, no matter where theyare. By helping increase our customers’efficiency, we boost their competitiveness in today’s high-stress marketplace.

Interroll reserves the right to modify the technicalfeatures of its products at any time. Technicalinformation, volumes, data and features are only
rough guidelines.
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