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WORLD OF INDUSTRIES 05/2018

WORLD OF INDUSTRIES 05/2018

Product launch at TOC

Product launch at TOC Asia in Singapore Kalmar’s new AGV, the FastCharge doing what it does best; ‘handling heavy duty container loads’ LOGISTICS Mikko Mononen, the Vice President of Intelligent Horizontal Transportation division at Kalmar explains, “The Kalmar FastCharge AGV offers both greenfield and brownfield terminals an alternative solution to reduce the environmental impact of their operations while maximizing equipment availability. It complements our existing offering for horizontal transportation and is based on the proven TLS automation platform, which includes AGV support for terminals using the Navis N4 TOS. Launching the Kalmar FastCharge AGV was the natural next step after the successful project with PSA Singapore, where we delivered a fleet of 18 customized electric AGVs at the end of June 2017.” At the 2018 Tech TOC Conference held in the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore, Kalmar introduced its latest technologies and solutions for the Asia-Pacific market. Tech TOC is the terminal operations conference stream of TOC Asia, which was held on 24- 25 April 2018. With the launch of FastCharge AGV this year, Kalmar now successfully expands it product portfolio. The company now offers the widest range of cargo handling solutions and services to ports, terminals, distribution centers and to heavy industry. With one in four container movements around the globe being handled by a Kalmar solution, the company is a dominant player in the sector with expertise in terminal automation and energy efficient container handling. Through its extensive product portfolio and global service network, customers can choose an integrated turnkey solution consisting of the Kalmar terminal logistics system (TLS) and Navis N4 terminal operating system. They can also take advantage of Kalmar Key, which enables integration of the Kalmar TLS with their existing terminal operating system (TOS) through a series of open application interfaces. Photographs: Lead photo Fotolia, Kalmar www.kalmarglobal.com 42 WORLD OF INDUSTRIES 5/2018

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