TPT March 2024

TECHNOLOGY

Automated tube and bar storage and sawing KASTO, a manufacturer of automated warehouses for storing and retrieving raw material, also produces sawing machines for cutting to size. It has recently been enhancing the connectivity and operational efficiency of its equip- ment. Whether it is a stockholder or a manufacturing facility using the storage systems and/or sawing machines, they benefit not only from higher productivity, but also lower running costs through more economical use of electrical power. As an added bonus, more data is available to drive end-to-end decision making, from order to delivery. intelligent material flow. Machines, systems, goods and load carriers communicate autonomously, enabling flexible, resource efficient, economical storage and fabrication. In this way, users remain competitive despite the rising costs of energy and materials, while at the same time improving their ecological performance. Digitisation and resource conservation are key components in the portfolio of the Achern, Germany based company, which has a subsidiary in Milton Keynes serving the UK and Ireland. and inventory data can be transferred to the WMS via a smartphone or tablet. The app can also be used to implement pick-by-crane systems, whereby the user commissions an integrated overhead crane that moves automatically to the storage location. KASTO can plan, simulate and commission storage systems by combining KASTOlogic with a 3D software platform. For instance, it enables the utilisation of a configurator to create live presentations and system simulations for customers.

KASTOenergysave is an energy recovery concept developed for automated storage systems. It enables excess potential or kinetic energy to be converted into electrical power, which is stored in double-layer capacitors for later use. An intelligent control automatically saves and discharges the energy depending on the process that is running.

KASTOlogic is a modular warehouse management system (WMS) designed for bar, tube and sheet metal storage requirements. The software enables users to manage and monitor not only the processes in the warehouse itself, but also upstream and downstream processes. Even manually operated storage areas can be integrated into the system using the mobile app. All procedures such as storage and stock transfers, order picking, shipping

Manually executed processes no longer meet today’s standards in the metal processing industry. Customers are offered sustainable concepts for automating and interconnecting operating sequences, from the raw material to picking the cut pieces. Processes include storage and retrieval, in-plant material handling, sawing, parts removal, marking, palletising and bundling. Solutions from KASTO ensure continuously controlled,

KASTO Ltd www.kasto.com

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15 - 19 April 2024 Düsseldorf, Germany

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