L O G I S T I C S Have you ever thought how a Robotic palletiser could significantly increase your production efficiency and provide substantial FREIGHT DEAL ANNOUNCED BY PORT OF TAURANGA UNLOCK YOUR PROCESS POTENTIAL | FUJI ROBOTIC PALLETIZING THE NO.1 PALLETIZING ROBOT IN THE WORLD! Call Us 0800 55 77 33 | sales@aurora-nz.com | www.aurora-nz.com 30 JUNE 2016 Advantages: • High Speed with energy efficiency • Box, bag, case, can compatible + more! • Eliminate manual handling and H&S issues • Range of pallet conveying, dispensing, wrapping equipment available • Full technical support and factory trained technicians on call • Conventional and high-level palletisers available for specialist applications FT082 cost savings year on year? Aurora’s FUJI range of Robotic Palletising systems are attracting a significant volume of interest from companies throughout New Zealand who are looking to take the initiative in increasingly competitive market places. With the Fuji range of Robotic Palletisers, Aurora can offer its clients the variety of high capacity, economical solutions to handling bags and boxes on their production lines. A FUJI Robotic Palletising system recently installed for one of Aurora’s clients is proving its worth. “The palletiser is more efficient than previously; we’re now operating two more tonne an hour than before,” says the managing director at the plant. Quick and efficient installation coupled with finding just the right solution for the project is the key to success for a partnership, and the managing director says Aurora’s skills, experience and promptness make them a first-rate provider. “We have worked with them before, they are trustworthy and they do what they say they will,” he says. As a specifically designed Palletising robot the Fuji Ace system provides many benefits over conventional robotic arm alternatives. The Fuji-Ace Palletiser reduces space and power requirements, provides the highest capacity cycle available, and is easily programmed and adjusted from the specific Palletising controller, removing the previously time-consuming task of programming the robot. Up to 30 stacking patterns can be simply programmed into the robots' memory. In addition to installation and commissioning capability, Aurora provides full automation and pallet transfer systems specified to suit a large range of production environments. At Aurora we stand close behind our product and our industry leading brands are backed by expert advice, service, and support that is second to none. Contact us today - Unlock your process potential 0800 55 77 33 | sales@aurora-nz.com | www.aurora-nz.com ROBOTIC PALLETISING Port of Tauranga is working with Zespri International and Tauranga Kiwifruit Logistics (TKL) under a new 10-year freight agreement to develop additional infrastructure to handle the surge in kiwifruit exports. The agreement was disclosed in the Port of Tauranga’s recently released six-month results, which showed kiwifruit exports handled by the port increased 22.9 per cent to 413,102 tonnes for the six months to December 2015, compared with the previous corresponding period. “The port has agreed a 10-year freight deal with kiwifruit exporters Zespri International and Tauranga Kiwifruit Logistics, which will see a long-term approach taken to investing in cool storage and port operations to cope with the expected growth in the kiwifruit industry,” the results commentary noted. Port chief executive Mark Cairns said the agreement had been reached last year, but hadn’t been publicised at the time as it was planned to announce it with the six-month results. “Our style of doing business is to negotiate long-term partnerships with the shippers that mean we can take a proper planning perspective on when we put the infrastructure in,” he said.
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