www.esisoftware.it www.qs-group.com www.visioning.it Your All-in-One Partner in Industrial Automation
Who we are What we do ESISOFTWARE ( http://www.esisoftware.it/ ) is an Italian company that operates both nationally and internationally thanks to twenty years of experience in factory information systems. Our solutions allow you to control the production process flow and automation systems, to ensure reliability of data and to support the company management in all critical decisions thanks to the use of real-time devices. QS-GROUP ( http://www.qs-group.com/ ) is an Italian company and thanks to 40 years of experience it operates both nationally and internationally in the integrated automation sector. It supplies the world's leading manufacturers in industries such as: household appliance, pharmaceutical, chemical, food, electronics and manufacturing ingeneral. QS Group manufactures machines, industrial automation systems, handling systems and automated warehouses. VISIONING ( http://www.visioning.it ) is an Italian company that was founded by a highly qualified personnel with decades of experience in the field ofmachine vision systems. Visioning supplies several solutions by integrating robot manipulators and contactless measuring devices. This ensures: a dimensional control in two and three dimensions for an inline or off-line verification of the process; quality control and assembly control, spatial location in two and three dimensions, often used for driving robots. SCADA Supervisory Control System MES Manufacturing Execution System WMS Warehouse Management System Sheet Metal Thermoforming Polyurethane Division Assembly & Control Systems Division Handling & Storage Division Metrology Division Machine Vision Division Robotics Division
Our Mission is to provide Integrated Industrial Solutions thanks to the expertise of highly specialized companies and to turn them into turnkey solutions
QS Group S.p.A. QS Group is an Italian company specialized in designing and manufacturing automated industrial machines, systems and moulds for sheet metal, plastic and polyurethane foam processing, product handling systems and automated warehouses. The company also develops software to acquire, process and manage production data. An on-going activity of R&D allows QS Group to offer cutting-edge systems in terms of quality, reliability, performance and energy consumption. With over 40 years of national and international experience QS Group is placed among the top companies worldwide. 4
QS Group S.p.A. Beginning 1973 ESIMEC was established 2001 6 companies with 40 years of activity in this sector came together to found QS Group S.p.A. QS Group S.p.A. White Goods (80%), Automotive, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Metal and Mechanical Sectors Annual Turnover 60 Mil Euro 210 between white and blue collars Employees 5
5 Divisions Turnkey Solutions Thermoforming 5 Divisions With its 5 Divisions QS Group is able to supply complete turnkey projects and customized solutions. Sheet Metal Handling & Storage The synergy of the 5 divisions allows us to offer cuttingedge solutions to meet any automation requirements: Sheet Metal Division Thermoforming Division Polyurethane Division Handling and Storage Division Assembly and Control Division Polyurethane Poliuretano Assembly & Control 6
Handling & Storage Division The Handling & Storage Division produces integrated logistics systems for different sectors. The Handling & Storage Division supplies : Automated Warehouses, Radiofrequency Warehouses, Automated Guided Vehicles, Assembly and Testing Lines, Handling Systems for pallets, boxes and special load units, Palletising Systems, Picking and Sorting Systems, 7
Handling & Storage Division With over 40 years of experience, QS Group has developed storage and handling systems for some of the world's foremost manufacturers in the following application sectors: Household appliances Chemical / Pharmaceutical Food and Beverage Automotive Electronics / Informatics Fashion and Textile Manufacturing Today we focus our activities mainly on the following fields: Integrated Material Handling Solution Automated Warehouses (AS-RS) Radio Frequency Warehouses Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) Assembly and testing lines Furthermore in cooperation with QS s other four divisions, we are able to provide our customers with fully-integrated turn-key solutions. 8
Products and services Our production range: Automatic and RF Storage Systems (AS-RS) Stacker Cranes Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) Assembly and Testing lines Palletizing and packaging solutions Picking and Sorting lines Conveyors Systems Customized solutions Our services: Consulting and simulation Complete Turn-Key solutions Revamping and conditioning of existing plants Maintenance and Teleservice (h24) 9
Key Points Partnership with the customer Efficiency Custom Solutions Technology and Innovation Short reaction times to the market Post-sales: spare parts and full service Moreover: - We use commercial hardware for our controls - We fully design and build our machines internally - Our software is developed by internal personnel - Plants are tested in home before shipment - The software source codes remain of customer property - Green Solution: energy saving approach 10
Consulting and Simulation 11
Conveyors and handling solutions chain, belt, roller, slat conveyors Rail guided shuttles Motorized free frictioned 12
Conveyors - Accessories Blade stops Rocker stops Pallet locators Transfers Lift & Turn Units Lift & Turn Units Tailored Pallets Walkways 13
Handling solutions Lifts Turntables Tilting Units Shuttles 14
Handling solutions 15
Stacker Cranes pallet boxes miniload cardboard boxes sheet metals and coils special loads multi-deep: satellite multi-lane: cross bridge option: Stainless Steel 16
Warehouse and Picking System 17
Warehouse and Order Preparation 18
Warehouse and order preparation Telescopic forks with belt conveyor Variant Satellite Centering and blocking device Telescopic forks with chain conveyor Push-Pull device 19
Radiofrequency Warehouse 1) Registry management 2) Plant layout configuration 3) Stock management 4) Incoming material management identification acceptance test 5) Outgoing material Picking Kitting Refilling 6) Inventory Stock alignment 7) ABC Analysis 8) Historical and statistics data 9) User management Wireless Hand-held terminal Factory ERP interface Integration with existing modules Integration with automated systems Multi Site management Truck Wireless terminal 20
AGV Systems (Automated Guided Vehicles) Guidance Technology Laser Inertial Inductive 21
AGV Systems (Automated Guided Vehicles) Battery Management In line automatic recharge Automatic recharge Battery Substitution 22
Assembly and Testing Lines 23
Automation Palletizing and Manipulation portal structure pick and place cartesian axes antropomorphe robot 24
Industry 4.0 case history Pharma Industry Nr.2 AS-RS systems: First step nr. 1 Stacker crane 1.500 LU storage capacity Second step nr. 5 stacker crane 7.500 LU storage capacity Handling system for connection between warehouse and production. 25
Industry 4.0 case history Pharma Industry Integrated Logistic System: Identification and Traceability system: 1D barcode, 2D barcode, Tag Rfid Weight and dimension check PLC SW technology for integrated tracking system Interface with manual vehicles Interface with AGV s Automatic pallet exchange and cleaning system (from black to pharma and viceversa) Automatic labelling system Automatic wrapping system WCS integration with existing factory ERP (Paletti Rockwell) Electronic signature for operator interface 26
Industry 4.0 case history Pharma Industry 27
Vision Systems Wide Range Vision System Dimensional Control Barcode and String Test Visioning Srl Vision Systems 28
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