Automated conveying and overhead storage system for automotive parts

The Skyfall installation operating since 2017 at automotive supplier DRÄXLMAIER in Shenyang in China includes more than 18,000 trolley hangers and is continuously being expanded. This makes it the largest system ever delivered to date by Swiss materials handling specialist Ferag. Its task is to convey and buffer plastic injection-moulded parts for vehicle interiors on their way from the injection moulding machine to downstream processing.

Challenge / Project goal

• Connection of injection molding machines and feeding of unloading stations
• Storage capacity for over 18,000 Skyfall trolleys
• Different parts: dashboards, door panels, center consoles
• Installation of conveyor technology at an altitude of more than 10m above the assembly/further processing