AMOVA pallet conveying systems can be used to transport hot-strip coils reaching temperatures of up to 850 °C at a travel speed of 0.5 m/s.

AMOVA further-developed the usual method of pallet transport for cold-strip lines some years back and adapted it for operation in hot-strip rolling mills. All components were tested and technically optimized. Specially designed roller table segments in modular design are now supplemented by a pallet concept that excludes thermal deformation of the runners.

The system guarantees extremely careful material transport, since after being placed on the pallet the coils are not moved again. It offers great flexibility in routing combined with minimum spare parts stockage; empty pallets are optionally transported away under or parallel to the load conveyor. The pallet transport system is not bound to a fixed cycle. Which means it can also be decoupled from other systems or processes and used as a material buffer. All transport movements are powered by electric motors, so reducing the scope of hydraulic equipment to a minimum. Likewise the outlay for foundation work.

Thanks to standardized component parts and small, lightweight assembly units the systems are easy to assemble, install and maintain. By comparison with other systems an extremely cost-effective solution providing maximum throughput.

High-speed cars (HSC) by AMOVA make a valuable contribution to reliable and careful coil transport in steel and aluminium works. They shift material weighing up to 40 tons at driving speeds of up to 300 m/min. The cars are fitted with satellite dollies and telescope units that lift, lower or move the coil sideways, as required, and so save having to use cranes or stacker trucks. This enables transport to be decoupled from all other process stages and flexibility to be extremely enhanced.

The battery-operated A.C.T.^® is an AMOVA in-house development. The vehicle is guided by laser and moves completely autonomously over routes fixed in the route layout. A fleet of several vehicles is controlled by a host computer that ensures that both the optimum route and the nearest free A.C.T.^® is selected to perform the current order.

A tried and approved safety system detects both persons and obstacles on the trackway and stops the vehicle autonomously. The system decides autonomously whether a transport order can be accepted and performed or whether it uses waiting times in production to charge the batteries. At semi- or fully automated battery-changing stations fully discharged batteries can be completely exchanged for fully charged ones or can be partly charged when convenient (“opportunity charging”)

By linking various transport technologies, we realize integrated logistics concepts – from planning through engineering to implementation, including complete automation engineering. AMOVA supplies transport systems for coils, sheet stacks and metal slabs – for material weights of up to 50 tons and cycle times of under 60 seconds. Our customers profit from the high reliability and quality of our products, which are the result of continuous research and development work.

Steel producers are increasingly responding to market demands for high- to ultra-high-strength steel grades with strip thicknesses of over 25 millimeters. With the fully automatic sampling line from AMOVA, they can significantly increase their production by shortening throughput times. The heart of the line is the high-performance sampling shear in combination with the specially designed transport system and the associated strapping machine. The system concept prevents the high-strength steel strip from suddenly springing open, guarantees safe sampling and reliably secures the coil during handling and transport to the end customer. Thanks to its compact design, the line can be easily integrated into the transport systems of a hot strip mill for the sampling of hot-rolled coils, or into the logistics center for the sampling of cold strip.

The demands on material quality are constantly increasing, as are the sheet thicknesses and strength values to be treated. For this reason, inspection lines have been a central component of transport systems in hot strip mills for many years. AMOVA offers inline and offline inspection lines for the entire range of normal-strength to ultra-high-strength steel grades. An additional advantage for our customers: With the integrated sample handling equipment material samples can be taken and marked for subsequent laboratory testing to ensure the required quality standards. Whether it is inspection lines for new hot strip mills or modernization measures, AMOVA will always find the optimal solution for you.