" Our visual sense is to inspire international goods distribution with oecumenical tramcar . " These are the ambitious words of Søren Bøgede Andersen , CEO of Uni - Troll Europe . At the IPM Essen 2016 , he presented the idea for the first time with prototypes and was this yr present with three Uni - Troll models . These new universal trolley caught the centre of several visitors , including big parties like Royal FloraHolland , Emsflower and Landgard . " Organisations like these are the one , who can benefit from the potential of this concept " , say Andersen .
Steen Juul Thomsen , Concept and Automation Manager at Uni - Troll Europe , at the IPM Essen 2019 .
What is Uni - Troll?Uni - Troll is an cosmopolitan tram solution that is based on a visionary precept of a circular economy . " It fits to the standard ISO modular measurements , and is designed to be transported straight from the producer into the store - replace expensive and environmentally damaging one way promotion and display solutions . "
Besides , the trolleys are sluttish to load down down for utilize quad optimally , whether in the storehouse , the warehouse or during transport . " In cases of empty transportation or storage , our trolleys can be destacked and stacked so they take up a minimum of distance . "
Why the horticultural industriousness needs a new trolley systemAccording to Andersen , there are several reasons why the horticultural industriousness take a raw tram organisation . " Besides the fact , that there is a motive for more sustainable supply concatenation , we see that profit margins are far too low in the horticultural industry " , say Andersen . " Too much treatment is being done . "
So , what will this new tram organisation mean for each link in the horticultural chain ? Let ’s begin from the growers position . " This is actually where it all pop out " , says Andersen . " Danish Steen Juul Thomsen , who with his brothers grow 6 million pot plant a year , wanted to automatise his promotion process . 30 percent of the revenue they are pass on labor , of which the one-half is spent in the packing physical process . So , he contacted me and together with an engineer , we design the Uni - Troll found upon his idea . It can be easily do by by machines and automaton , with and without products on . "
Then , at the vendue or wholesaler , Andersen sees that too much handling is being done . The plants and flowers that are sold through the auctions , for example , are being repacked on own tramcar systems of the retailer . These trolley system are not become for flowers and plants , as they do not have the same measurements of the bundle in which the bloom / plant are supply in - they are offered in millilitre measurement . The Uni - Troll will wipe out these repacking operation and in turn will also excrete the usance of one - metre plant trays . " On top of that , as Labour costs are rising , more and more is being automated . Big automated warehouse installations , for example , explode over the last eld . Then , streetcar systems need to be designed for its intent too , and the Uni - Troll is . "
Finally , the trolley will attain its destination ; the retailer . Also here , Andersen and his team believe about the possible benefits it can bring . " Shelves can be move with products on , and in this way , the plants and flowers can still be ship dense , but also well-off to be fain to wait skillful in the store . On top of that , all the shelves can be sloped a bit with a simple tool , which in twist display the product good . "
How does it all work?The construct is tight together by a impractical principle of a circular thriftiness trolley pool . " It optimizes the substitute as well as a pay - by - use in a reach of customized and product - specific “ kitty ” of trolley car for stakeholder with the same needs . The customers / user will have co - possession of these trolley pools , mean that they portion out administration , development and R&M price . "
It will take some time"The difficultness now is to get a group of exploiter together , who wants to go with it . Something we discuss with some of the braggart players in the industry to do tests . People have to see it with their own oculus and palpate it in the notecase . "
For experience , Andersen knows that it will take a will for a construct to fail ground as he has been chairman of the display board of CC for several years . " For CC , it took almost 10 year to get a identification number of 100,000 trolley on the grocery store . " In the fresh fruit and vegetable manufacture , Uni - Troll already receive the first orders , " but in the horticulture everyone seems to wait to see what happens , but someone need to do something . " According to Andersen , it is important , that some of the self-aggrandising administration take responsibility for the future supply mountain range . " And in my vox populi , in the horticulture industriousness , there are only few who can do it . They should realize , that it is not wanton , but that it is a head start and that it take some metre . "
Andersen is currently talking with several in the industry for some potential trial . " The trolley M4 we have decide to include in our assortment will be a good new auction bridge trolley , which then will get EURO measuring , and M4 also has good potential to be incorporated in the automatise cognitive operation in the industriousness , as it can load a EURO palette at the groundwork systema skeletale " .
What about the CC trolleys?So , what will happen with the CC / DC streetcar , when the Uni - Troll concept takes off ? " ml has 23,000 uses , so I am trusted that it will be existent and possibly in the future , and we will be happy to cooperate and support each other and shape together for the benefit of the horticultural manufacture "
For more informationUni - Troll EuropeSøren Bøgede AndersenTel . +45 70 60 11 20[email protected]www.uni - troll.com
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