Smart Material Handler

Keep work moving with confidence

SMH reduces manual touches and balances speed with control. A single operator can manage the cycle from load to offload. With the optional Under Side Camera, registration and positioning are detected to keep work accurate and consistent.

Key benefits: 

• Operator-assisted automation with single-operator handling
• Smooth transitions between loading and offloading
• Fewer stops as the next sheet is prepared while cutting continues

Designed for the production floor

• Modular layout for landscape and portrait setups
• Available for 2x, 4x and 6x widths on Kongsberg C and Kongsberg Ultimate
• Retrofittable to existing installations
• Under Side Camera ready design for print-side-down registration
• Rollfeeder-ready configuration for fast changeovers between sheet and roll work
• Fixed 12° offload table with integrated stoppers that secure finished materials

Looking for unattended pallet to pallet automation instead? See Feeder & Stacker or Robotic Material Handler.

Workflow in practice

1. The operator positions a sheet on the load table using the alignment bracket and markers.
2. The job starts in iPC. The traverse picks the sheet and moves it to the cutting position.
3. While cutting, the operator stages the next sheet.
4. The processed sheet moves to the offload table. The next sheet follows into position.

Good to know

Cycle time is easiest to maintain with jobs longer than 20 seconds. Stacking on the offload table depends on material and job complexity.