Goods handling - Import export

Load handling devices for containers and cartons As units that need separating and handling become smaller and smaller, automatic small components warehouses are increasingly gaining ground in intralogistics. No fast and efficient logistics system can do without them. With its systems and load handling devices, MIAS has been ensuring the fast and reliable storage and retrieval of cartons and containers for decades. Many containers are now divided into compartments to further increase their capacity. This means they have to be accessed more frequently. Here, performance and reliability are essential.

Since the vacuum gripper VG10 does not require a compressor or an air supply, it is a compact and easy to move solution. This makes your production line more flexible and saves maintenance costs. It has flexible arms and an adjustable vacuum. This allows the VG10 to handle different objects in many different sizes. Furthermore, your efficiency is further increased because it is a double gripper. This means you can control the right and left side of the vacuum gripper independently of each other. Seamless integration into the robot of your choice. For example Universal Robots, Nachi, Doosan, Yaskawa, TM Robot, Kawasaki, ABB, Kuka, Hanwha, Fanuc. The vacuum gripper is equipped with double gripper functionality, a tool changer and various common suction cup attachments. In addition, there are many third party suction cup attachments on the market to suit any application.

The compact, electric vacuum gripper VGC10 offers infinite adjustment possibilities. It also has optional suction cups for almost any application. The VGC10 is smaller than the VG10, making it suitable for tight environments where it can expand your automation capabilities. With the same payload, but half the weight of the VG10, the VGC10 can lift small, bulky and heavy objects even with a smaller robot arm. The VGC10 has two independently controlled air ducts. This allows it to be used as a double gripper with pickup and release in one action. This further increases efficiency and reduces throughput time. Since neither compressor nor air supply is required, this compact electric grab is easy to move. Easy programming allows it to be quickly reassigned, providing greater production flexibility. Seamless integration into the robot of your choice. For example Universal Robots, Nachi, Doosan, Yaskawa, TM Robot, Kawasaki, ABB, Kuka, Hanwha, Fanuc.

The silicone gripper Soft Gripper from OnRobot can pick up a wide variety of irregular shapes and delicate objects. This makes it ideal for pick-and-place applications. The Soft Gripper is particularly suitable for applications in food and beverage production, manufacturing and packaging. The gripper is available with three interchangeable silicone-coated suction cups. Whether eggs, fruit, bottles or cans – this silicone gripper from OnRobot makes food and beverage automation easier. Like all OnRobot grippers, the Soft Gripper can be seamlessly integrated into the robot of your choice. The Soft Gripper operates without an external air supply, so there is no additional cost or complexity, and no dust or noise is generated as with conventional grippers. Seamless integration into the robot of your choice. For example Universal Robots, Nachi, Doosan, Yaskawa, TM Robot, Kawasaki, ABB, Kuka, Hanwha, Fanuc.

Our high-capacity portal palletizers act in a material-caring manner on three servo-linear axes within cubic space. We develop, design and manufacture portal robots in our in-house production facility in Gescher-Hochmoor. We are a specialist in the high-care segment -with portal robots made of high-grade steel.

As a supplier of complete systems, TRAPO AG supplies modular High-Performance-Pick & Place-Systems that combine components such as robots, frame units, camera systems and conveyor technology. The modular system can be adapted to different framework conditions and thus covers almost any application. The TRAPO HPPS series forms the heart of the modular picker cell. The high-performance picker line combines maximum performance, individual TRAPO gripper technology and proven know-how, for example in the field of hygiene design.

IFA Technology offers the complete range of conveying systems, storage systems and handling systems in mechanical engineering. Our plants and systems can be integrated into your own conveyor line or designed as completely automated systems. External plant components can also be integrated into our superordinate control system. Our plants and systems are mainly used for bagging or bottling or batch loading systems. Application of conveying, storage and handling systems: Dosing and application of liquids in the plant process Dosing and mixing of powders, fibres and liquids Bagging and bottling systems integrated into a production line Silo systems and tank systems with conveying paths and mixing systems Pipe shell plants

In the plastics industry, the mixing and dosing of liquids and solids finds further areas of application. IFA Technology develops customised special plants for the plastics industry. Particularly in the plastics industry, you benefit from our special know-how in temperature control of complete production plants. Application of plants and systems for the plastics industry: Storage, mixing and dosing of liquids such as liquid plastics with high working temperatures (polyamides such as Caprolactam and Laurolactam), binders and additives

IFA Technology GmbH has been working for the wood-based materials and panels industry for more than 35 years. Our liquid dosing and solids dosing systems offer various applications for optimising your processes. IFA Technology has made a name for itself in the wood-based materials industry and is known worldwide. Application of plants and systems for the wood-based materials industry: Storage, mixing and dosing of liquids such as impregnating resins, adhesives, glues, flame retardants and biocides Reactor systems for the production of glues and phenolic resins, urea resins or melamine resins

IFA Technology offers tailor-made plants and systems for the animal feed industry. Our mixing and dosing systems process both liquid and solid components, which are used for the production of animal feed, mineral feed and supplementary feed. To supplement our plant systems, we also offer adapted silo systems and tank systems as well as multifunctional filling systems and bagging or bottling systems for all types of containers. Our animal feed plants and systems are made of high-quality stainless steel and use food-grade materials and FDA-approved (Food and Drug Administration) components. Our focus is on hygiene and the diligence of the respective plant processes. The latest plant technologies guarantee the required degree of accuracy, economy and process reliability.

IFA Technology considers your individual requirements and builds customised plants and systems for the paint industry and the varnish industry. Our plants and systems for dosing liquids and solids in the paint and varnish industry offer high dosing accuracy and perfect reproducibility. We meet the high demands of our customers through the use of high-quality materials and precise workmanship. Application of plants and systems for the paint industry and the varnish industry: Storage, mixing, dosing and application of paints and varnishes Special dosing valves and dosing pumps for paints and varnishes

In the insulation material industry IFA Technology has established itself internationally as a reliable partner in many important production and processing steps. In close cooperation with our customers, we always develop economical solutions to meet the constantly changing requirements of the market. We consider your individual requirements and build customised plants and systems for the insulation materials industry. In the field of mineral wool insulating materials, we specialise in manufacturing binder mixing systems and process water treatment plants. In this segment in particular, the properties of insulating materials are constantly changing. Together with our customers we continuously develop new systems to meet the requirements of the market. Thanks to many years of know-how, we are always able to implement the most economical solution from the customer's point of view.

We consider your individual requirements and build customised chemical plants and reaction systems for you. Plants for processing liquid and solid chemical substances require a high degree of precision, safety and reliability. IFA Technology has an extensive portfolio of gravimetric and volumetric mixing and dosing systems. Our systems meet all country- and customer-specific requirements for explosion, emission and environmental protection as well as for material resistance and product compatibility. Furthermore, our mixing and dosing systems, especially in batch operation, offer a high degree of production reliability, which is guaranteed by minimisation of material contamination, reproducibility and detailed documentation.

In the building materials industry and building materials chemistry, the demands placed on individual process sequences are constantly increasing. Higher product qualities and product demands require an optimal interaction of the different systems within the production plant. With our special know-how in the areas of storage, conveying, dosing, weighing and mixing of liquids and solids, we can create a customer-specific solution concept for you. We consider your individual requirements and build customised plants and systems for base materials and building materials.

IFA shows you different ways to reduce product rejects: Increase the automation level: If the level of automation gets increased, human errors are reduced, thus avoiding rejects (e.g. digital order processing, automated quality control, immediate error messages by email, SMS, etc.). Analyse production processes: Rethink your production processes in order to increase the product usability (e.g. hardener dosing directly at the consumer). Remove contaminants: Eliminate contamination from the use of the final products.

The aspects of data acquisition, tracing and data processing also play an increasingly important role in industrial plants. In the age of Industrie 4.0, we have been offering "big data" for years. In our plants and systems, we use database systems that perform several tasks simultaneously. Modern databases, such as MS SQL or Oracle, offer flexible interfaces which supply the plant with order data from the ERP system and enable the transmission of consumption data from the plant to the ERP system. IFA Technology has developed the GraviSoft software for archiving and recording data and errors in an SQL database. In addition to the usual features, the GraviSoft 3.0 version also offers new, future-oriented highlights, for instance

Product formulas are mostly complex in nature. Therefore you can create and save up to 200 recipes with 25 steps each with the IFA standard recipe control. If you need more functions or steps, you can extend the recipe control with a database system according to your requirements. We work with standard programs like "Siemens-Batch" or "In-Batch". A user-friendly editor allows you to easily copy and paste recipes and add or remove individual components.

We attach great importance to ease of operation and versatile plant functions. The control technology of our plants and the regulation technology for fully automated systems is always executed with the highest degree of accuracy and care. The communication between the plants and systems (PLC/PC/panels) can be implemented with various interfaces such as Profinet, Profibus, ASi-bus, Ethernet network, etc. Remote maintenance or connection to an ERP system via the Internet are also possible.

Careful planning and many years of experience are necessary to build functional and reliable switchgear in the long term. We take over the entire conceptual design of control cabinets: from electrical planning with EPLAN P8 through the complete procurement of high-quality components to assembly. IFA Technology generally works according to EN/DIN/VDE standards and with the latest electrical components. We are UL and UL-NRBX certified for plants and systems located in North America. We create an E-P&ID diagram for each plant or system. This makes the relationship between electrical and mechanical components transparent and simplifies maintenance and troubleshooting. Our circuit diagrams are drawn up in accordance with the VDE0113/EN-60204-1 directives or - for the North American market - in accordance with the NFPA79 and UL508A directives. The electrical documentation is available in all common foreign languages.

We consider your individual requirements on process automation and build customised plants and systems for you. For us, process automation means completely mapping all process states, recording all alarm messages and securing access via passwords. By means of process visualisation, the monitoring of your plant or system takes place directly on site and/or from your control room. The plants and systems from IFA Technology enable you to optimally compose your mixtures by means of recipe control. In addition to the dosing quantities, other parameters such as stirring times can also be defined. Comprehensive recording of all batch data in a database makes it possible to output automatic order data in conjunction with your merchandise management system.

Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things, Services & People (IOTSP) - we offer state-of-the-art systems and solutions for your SMART production tailored to your needs. SMART Networks - Plant operation from smartphone or tablet PC Big DATA - with a variety of sensors and monitoring, collected and transferred through an IFA database or to your on-premises database system Integration of all necessary interfaces - for example to ERP systems like SAP - is our daily business With IFA you are always up-to-date - we combine your value chain and the life cycle of the products.

IFA Technology offers you customised solutions for water treatment using mineral wool wash water plants. Benefit from our extensive experience in the field of insulating materials. Functions of mineral wool wash water plants: Planning, design, construction, assembly and commissioning of systems for the collection and treatment of waste water from the production process Multi-stage filtration and purification of the water using settling tanks with agitators, screening machines, drum filters and hydrocyclones

IFA Technology considers your individual requirements on resin synthesis and builds customised condensation plants for you. The manufacture or production of resins and glues, also known as resin synthesis or resin polymerisation, is a lengthy and complex process. Based on melamine, urea or phenol, we enable the production of your raw resins with a condensation process at boiling point, including the necessary technologies and recipes as well as product optimisation by our partners. IFA Technology offers you a complete condensation plant for resin synthesis, including raw material storage and raw material dosing, heating and cooling systems, reactors with condensers and a tank farm. Integrated is the adjustment of the pH value as well as a viscosity control, which takes place fully automatically if desired. For this purpose we offer an intelligent process control system for a safe reaction sequence.

IFA Technology considers your individual requirements on waste water treatment and builds customised flocculent systems for you. Flocculent systems for waste water treatment can be used for various fields of application - from the dosing of additives to the filtration of the flocculent. Such a flocculent system can, for instance, be used as a fully automated three-chamber system to produce a solution from dry polyelectrolytes. Flocculent systems from IFA Technology are always implemented according to your individual wishes. In addition to stationary systems, container solutions are also possible.

IFA Technology considers your individual requirements on process and quality monitoring and builds customised viscosity control systems for you. Viscosity control systems are mainly used for monitoring and optimising processes and product quality. In accordance with your needs IFA Technology implements complete plants which are equipped with mixing tanks, dosing units and consumption data acquisition. The viscosity sensors are used as rotation sensors, inline sensors or resonance frequency sensors, depending on the area of application. The connected controller is freely parameterisable and can be connected directly to higher-level control systems via an interface.

IFA Technology considers your individual requirements and builds customised mixing systems for you. Powder dispersion units are used for agglomerate-free wetting of powdery substances with liquid substances. Our mixing systems are adapted to your needs and generate a vacuum using a rotor-stator principle. This sucks in the powder and mixes it directly in the liquid flow in the mixing unit. Even difficult materials can be processed without any problems thanks to the dust-free suction with the aid of guide jet mixers or rotor-stator mixing units. In addition to the automated feeding of liquid and powdery materials, the complete system from IFA Technology includes a dispersion unit with mixing tank and purification system. The dispersion system can be implemented in batch operation (as homogeneous as possible mixing of the components) or inline (fully continuous mixing of the components). Variants directly in the mixing tank are alternatives to conventional agitators.

The microdosing technology of IFA Technology guarantees that raw material dosing happens according to a fixed sequence with highest dosing accuracy. We consider your individual requirements and the local conditions in order to develop customised dosing systems for you. Our dosing systems can also be integrated into existing production plants. The adjustable dosing parameters enable optimum dosing results to be achieved for the various raw materials. Do you have any questions on microdosing technology? If you are interested in our technology, please do not hesitate to contact us! We look forward to hearing from you

Our experience in agitator technology offers you a professional layout of agitators in order to prepare your products according to your requirements. We consider your individual requirements and build customised agitators for you – for homogenising, emulsifying, aerating, grinding, suspending, dispersing or mixing and dissolving your solids and liquids. Do you have any questions on agitator technology? If you are interested in our technology, please do not hesitate to contact us! We look forward to hearing from you

Energy systems for industrial plants can sometimes be expensive to maintain. This is why we already pay attention to economic solutions during the planning and conception of your plant. Our heating and cooling systems are needs-based, individual solutions for seasonal and user-related requirements. Heat transfer media such as water, air or oils are heated by means of large-capacity water boilers, high-speed steam generators or thermal oil systems. In the heating systems from IFA Technology, the subsequent heat transfer takes place through half-tube coils welded onto the jacket, heat exchangers, heat transfer plates (thermoplates) or electrical heating cables.