One system, two functions: the WaveHandling modular conveyor belt can transport and simultaneously sort objects without the need for an additional handling unit. A large number of pneumatic bellows modules deform the surface so that the objects are conveyed in a targeted manner by a wave movement. Our Bionic Learning Network is providing new momentum for the automation of tomorrow with this work.
The individual modules can be added and put together in any way and can configure themselves. This means that the system can be commissioned quickly and is available for a wide variety of configurations without any programming effort. Thanks to the integrated sorting function, an additional handling unit is no longer essential.
The WaveHandling system is already showing how system configuration can be performed by the individual modules themselves in the future. Previously time-consuming work steps such as manual adjustment and programming are no longer necessary due to the decentralised intelligence of the components.
The platform could conceivably be used in the food industry when sensitive objects such as fruit and vegetables need to be transported independently and sorted for further processing. The WaveHandling system could be used in the centre of a facility to distribute the relevant goods on to the following conveyor path on the left and right. The principle of self-configuration creates new prospects anywhere that subsystems are expected to be immediately and flexibly integrated in the production process.