Williames Seedling Rack De-Stacker is an automatic, seamless rack de-stacking system. The system is designed to remove the mundane, everyday job of handling trays and allow flexibility within your nursery.
The Seedling Rack De-Stacker automatically loads trays onto your racks. The system consists of a rack dispenser, tray loader and rack de-stacking system.
The Seedling Rack De-Stacker is a useful smart technology that automates the transfer of trays onto racks.
How The Seedling Rack De-Stacker Operates:
- Empty racks are loaded via forklift into the dispenser magazine.
- In the dispenser magazine, the racks hold on via pneumatic pins, supported by a scissor lift.
- The pneumatic pins release. The rack is then placed singularly into the tray-loading position using the scissor lift mechanism.
- The scissor lift mechanism to lower the rack into position
- High-speed discharge gap-up conveyor allows the filled trays to back up against the tray arrestor, which removes gaps between the trays.
- When a signal from a sensor detects that there is a full row of 7 trays, a pneumatic-cylinder-operated pusher arm slides the row across the waiting rack
- After the pusher arm loads 4 rows, the stacking magazine’s chain drive indexes the rack – the scissor lift then lifts the rack into the magazine, where the supporting pins hold it in place.
- Once the magazine acquires 10 racks, you remove the stack with your forklift for laying out.
“The success of the project was demonstrated by the reduction in labour required to lay out the racks being reduced from 8 people to 2 people, and from 4 tractors to 2 forklifts.
Glenn McKay, Portfolio Manager – G & S Seedlings, Western Australia
In summary Williames Pty Ltd demonstrated a professional and flexible approach to the project, working closely with G&S Seedlings in a partnership to achieve the outcome of a successful project, delivered on time and within budget. They showed a depth of understanding of the requirements of automation in a nursery and the ability to empathise with a client’s vision. The success of the project has been demonstrated by the subsequent ordering of a second closely related system for de-stacking, washing racks and re-stacking again for storage.”
Why Invest in the Seedling Rack De-Stacker?
- By reducing the manual-handling of trays in your nursery, you allow greater availability for your labour. This is vital in expanding your business.
- You cut costs: By cutting down on labour, you inevitably also cut down on costs.
- Low Maintenance: The system is designed to be accessible and long-lasting. We want you to worry about your output – not the machine itself.
- You give your nursery the ability to produce a higher-output that retains uniformity.