Conveyor technology
Fight against Covid-19
To ensure that the vaccinations against the Covid-19 virus run smoothly, the transport and logistics of the medicine must be scheduled and organized in the background.
The Rüthen-based HaRo Group has also declared war on the virus and is involved in the supply chain for the vaccine as a supplier of conveyor technology for the thermal container manufacturer va-Q-tec. After all, Biontech's vaccine sometimes has to be transported at temperatures as low as -70 °C, and va-Q-tec's thermoboxes can maintain these temperatures for up to ten days independently of external energy.
The manufacturer turned to the HaRo Group to optimize the production process for the thermal boxes. The company needed a conveyor system at short notice to transport insulation panels, which are an essential component of the thermal containers. "In view of the relatively light weight of the insulation panels, we advised our customer to use an automated conveyor line consisting of driven roller conveyors and pushers," says Matthias Luig, design engineer at the HaRo Group.
On the roller conveyor, the wrapped insulation panels are welded on all four sides using the pusher so that they are ready for assembly in the cooling containers. "We are clearly noticing that there is an increasing focus on production in Europe, which also means greater automation in transport systems," says HaRo Managing Director Christoph Hackländer. Nevertheless, the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic have not left the family business unscathed: "Our turnover has fallen by around 15% compared to the previous year," says the management. "Many investment decisions for automation were postponed for months". However, the HaRo Group manufactures conveyor technology in particular for large industrial companies in all sectors, meaning that the situation in mechanical and plant engineering remains the same on average despite coronavirus.
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