TPT September 2023

TECHNOLOGY

Smart solutions for the storage, retrieval and sawing of tubes and pipes

procedures such as storage and stock transfers, picking orders, shipping and inventory data can be transferred to the WMS via smartphone or tablet. The app can also be used to easily implement so-called pick-by-crane systems: to do this, the user commissions an integrated overhead crane that moves automatically to the storage location based on the selected material. KASTOenergysave is the innovative energy recovery concept developed for automatic storage systems. It enables excess potential or kinetic energy to be converted into electricity and its intermediate storage in electric double-layer capacitors for later use. An intelligent automatic control charges and discharges the energy storage depending on the process currently running. The energy remains in the system until it is reused. Due to a virtually constant current consumption from the power grid, the grid peripherals can operate in rated load operation. As a result, users can further reduce the connected wattage of the operating gantry crane by more than 50 per cent. For new constructions, this can generate savings with the power supply design. The energy storage also avoids peak loads, saving further costs. KASTO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co www.kasto.com

top-performing, flexible, resource and cost-efficient storage and prefabrication processes. “Our customers must remain competitive despite the rising costs of energy and materials while improving their ecological balance,” explained Armin Stolzer, general manager of KASTO. “To achieve this, we provide energy-efficient technology and sustainable storage systems, sawing machines and handling solutions with the option to fit them to downstream processes.” Digitisation and resource conservation are key components in the portfolio of the Achern, Germany-based company – from the warehouse management system offering mobile operation via an energy recovery concept and efficient sawing processes to apps and options for remote maintenance and simulation. KASTOlogic is a modular warehouse management system specifically designed to meet the storage requirements of bar stock and sheet metal. KASTOlogic enables users to consistently manage and monitor not only the processes in the warehouse itself; they can also manage and monitor upstream and downstream logistic and processing steps. Even manually operated storage areas can be integrated into the system using the KASTOlogic mobile app. All

DIGITALISED storage and sawing processes are widespread in advanced metal processing. KASTO offers its customers sustainable concepts for automating and interconnecting all operating sequences – from storing raw materials to picking the cut pieces. Additional KASTO services help conserve resources. Manually or separately executed processes no longer meet today’s standards in the metal processing industry. These processes include storage and retrieval, in-plant material transport, sawing, removal, marking, palletising and bundling. However, the smart concepts from KASTO utilise cutting-edge technology to ensure a continuously controlled, intelligent material flow. With these concepts, machines, systems, goods and load carriers communicate autonomously, enabling

Energy-efficient technology and sustainable storage systems, sawing machines and handling solutions

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