Industrial Automation Magazine India

Bonfiglioli Solutions for Intralogistics and Warehousing Industry

Published on : Saturday 03-08-2024

Bonfiglioli is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and distributor of a complete range of gearmotors, drive systems, planetary gearboxes and inverters.

Energy Efficiency supporting Carbon Neutrality, Sustainability and Circular Economy are the mega trends that are prompting industry players to embrace innovation to boost their speed, precision and productivity while reducing costs and inefficiencies. The need for quicker to market strategies and being competitive in the field demands next generation technological solutions.

Bonfiglioli recently presented the high-performance Vectron range of premium inverters, servo drives and synchronous RM technology motors manufactured in Germany and Vietnam facilities and gearbox/motors solutions for modern intralogistics processes at the India Warehousing Show (IWS) that was held from 11-13th July 2024 in Delhi.

IWS was a perfect opportunity for Bonfiglioli to share the expertise and know-how capitalised in over 60 years of business with customers and to present its solutions in airport baggage handling, material handling, warehousing and automated storage and handling.

Future of automation with custom solutions

Bonfiglioli offers a wide range of mechatronic drive solutions for roller conveyors, chain conveyors, turntable conveyors, pallet lifter, pallet stacker/unstacker, AS/RS, vertical storage systems, etc. The solutions include the CP/AS co-axial, F Series parallel shaft and W Series worm gear boxes coupled with modular, reliable and energy efficient IE3/IE4 motors and DGM decentralised inverters for motor mounting/wall mounting option or Active Cube/Axiavert/Agile inverters for panel mounted options. The modular structure and great process versatility make these drives adaptable to meet diversified requirements.

Bonfiglioli extends the solutions to provide customers with an IIoT platform that showcases information on various products and their conditions, and highlights elements that can enforce predictive maintenance, through sensors, software and algorithms.

In the field of mobile robotics applications, Bonfiglioli offers the BlueRoll TQW Series: a wheel-mounted gear motor platform for AGVs and AMRs, featuring an ultra-compact and energy-efficient design for a long operating cycle. The modular drive system is available in three configurations – Basic, Advanced and Compact – with a customisable single gearbox load ranging from 360 to 1020 kg and a maximum speed of 2m/s. In response to evolving market demands, Bonfiglioli is currently developing integrated solutions with the aim of providing customers with a complete AGV movement package, including complete drive and transmission control systems. This approach allows Bonfiglioli to deliver ready-to-assemble, turnkey solutions, minimising the need to purchase interface devices from the AGV/AMRs manufacturers. The Group is also expanding its product folio by focusing on enhancing payload capacity, catering to the rigorous specifications demanded by the robotic sector. The capacity to offer a diversified array of products ranging from standard precision planetary gears and gearboxes to specially designed motors for axis movements and completely customised ones, as well as integrated solutions for AGV/AMRs drive controls, places Bonfiglioli among the leading players in this sector. The codesign with customers grant significant value in terms of performance optimisation, cost saving and accelerated time to market.

Solution-oriented approach to intralogistics

Bonfiglioli drive solutions for airport baggage handling conveyors consist of a compact A Series right-angle bevel gear unit, premium efficiency class IE4 BSR

synchronous reluctance motor and inverter.

Solution engineered for material handling automation, includes the BMD servomotor which ensures the highest dynamic performances and resistance to high overloads without risk of demagnetisation, and a precision planetary inline gearbox of the LC Series, which is appreciated for its high radial load capacity, precision positioning and low vibration driven by Active Cube premium series of frequency inverters. Active Cube inverters offer integrated functional safety, electronic gearing functionality onboard and ensure complete flexibility that supports a wide range of Ethernet fieldbuses for seamless integration to the industry leading automation platforms and remote connectivity.

Bonfiglioli’s 600F series, electric drive axles for forklifts is equipped with high-efficiency, low noise planetary axles and drives featuring integrated high-performance electric motors and low-maintenance braking systems, and can be applied to 3- and 4-wheel counterbalance lift trucks and ground support equipment. The compact, but still very robust 600F-E drives, achieve a maximum torque of 3000 to 18000 Nm at rated outputs from 9 to 28 kW. The drive units are perfectly suited to CB transporters with lifting capacities from 1.6 to 9 t and GSE vehicles with tow-bar towing capacities from 6000 to 25000 kg at top speeds of up to 20 km/h. These drives are available in different sizes, also for bigger forklifts, and offer reduced energy consumption, resulting in longer battery operating times, extended service intervals and a lower overall cost of ownership.

Bonfiglioli EL Series steerable powertrains for pallet trucks, stackers and reach trucks are a perfect match for the most demanding warehousing applications. Warehousing trucks require high maneuverability in tight spaces, provided by drives like the EL series drives, with the smallest operating radius in vertical arrangements. Developed for heavy load warehouse equipment, it is equipped with a multifunction unit that ensures the complete control of acceleration, steering and braking. It can carry a vertical load up to 4.5 tonnes and thus represents the best choice for the most demanding warehousing applications.

Bonfiglioli is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and distributor of a complete range of gearmotors, drive systems, planetary gearboxes and inverters, which satisfy the most challenging and demanding needs in industrial automation, mobile machinery and renewable energy. The Group serves more industries and applications than any other drives manufacturer and is a market leader in many sectors; its three business units – discrete manufacturing and process industries, motion and robotics and mobility and wind industries – embody all the expertise and experience acquired over the years in the respective industries.

Established in 1956, Bonfiglioli operates worldwide in 80 countries with 26 commercial sites, 20 production sites, a wide distribution network comprising more than 550 partners, and can count on over 4.800 professionals. Excellence, innovation, and sustainability are the drivers behind the growth of Bonfiglioli as a company and team and represent the guarantee of the products and services quality offered its clients. 

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