In 2006 was built a fully-automated factory for the production of hard and semi-hard cheeses, which fulfill the highest quality requirements and standards. This factory contains a computerized high-rack storage area, which requires the movement of approximately 1,500 blocks of cheese each day. The company already used an older Schmalz lifting device model and was very satisfied with it. However, the lifting device could no longer keep up with the increased productivity.
The vacuum tube lifter JumboErgo 140 handling system is used for lifting 2 blocks of cheese. The tube lifter is attached to an SRA aluminum crane system, which ensures optimum load distribution. The 2 blocks of cheese, with the dimensions 570 x 570 mm (length x width) and a thickness of 150-200 mm, are lifted with a double suction cup and moved to automatic order picking. The location of the suction cup on the beam can be adjusted. The tube lifter JumboErgo 140 can easily lift the two blocks of cheese (each weighs 60 kg), thereby achieving a productivity increase of 50%.
