Metafold – Storage Solutions

Sheet Store
Extra Heavy Duty Automated Storage System

The Sheet Store is a robust and fully automated storage system designed for heavy-duty applications. By utilizing vertical space effectively, it minimizes the required floor space. By delivering the goods directly to the operator, this system reduces the risk of damage to raw materials and improves productivity.

This system is specifically designed for storing various items such as sheets (with or without bundles), moulds, dies, bar coils, and more. It offers efficient and organized storage solutions for a wide range of materials in an optimized footprint.

Technical Specification

Cassette Dimensions	Length (mm)	Up to 6200
	Width (mm)	Up to 2000
Load Capacity Per Shelf (kg)		Up to 5000
System Height (mm)		12,000
Max Live Load (kg)		180,000

Metafold is the first Indian company to introduce this product into Indian market in 2015. Now in its fourth generation of design, Metafold has successfully commissioned over 25 systems across India and internationally.

Advantages

Safe
- Reduced risk of damages to material and injuries
- Pallet safety during storage in location is ensured by wheel stoppers
- Stopper pins are provided to safeguard sheets stored to avoid damage due to sliding
- Safety barrier to avoid unauthorized entry in access area
- Over load detection system is use of lift is overloaded with material
Efficient
- Organized and quick storage and retrieval of sheet metal
- Material change over time reduced to larger extend
- Instead of fork lift, cranes also can be used to load and unload the material
- Automatic and faster access to different pallets with higher work efficiency

Save
- With excellent space utilization, it lowers floor space up to 90% with smaller footprint
- Time saving due to direct automated access with out addition lifting devices
- Reduced operational costs and adds bottom line earnings

Automated Plate Loader System

Companies in Sheet Metal business, always faces challenges

Storage of Raw Material
Material movement from the storage space to the Laser Bed
Picking and Sorting of Cut pieces from Laser Bed to Sorting Table
Space required for manual material movement
Higher cycle time due to dependency on manual operation

Our Sheet Store integrated with an Automated Plate Loader System provides a comprehensive solution to above challenges

Raw Sheets are lifted using the vacuum cups, while the processed sheets are lifted by fingers spanning all over the length of the sheet. To lift the sheet from the laser bed, the fingers are designed to fit into the toothed bed gap, raising the entire processed sheet from underneath. This design prevents cut pieces on the sheet from falling during material movement.

The Girder motion is guided on the Linear motion guide and rack and pinion rail and is controlled by a Servo Motor. This approach ensures that the lifting bed always remain aligned with the storage pallet and the laser bed. Due to this confirmed alignment, the horizontal travel speed of the girder reaches 60m/min.