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using the side plates of the gripper, stacks are automatically transported In addition, the programming of the
the exact location of the stacks is de- outside of the safety fence of the cell robot arm means that every movement
termined. So instead of aligning the while the MR50 is in operation. When is spot on. The MR50 is also very pre-
pallet for depalletizing, the MR50 can required, the MR50 can place the in- cise when loading the stacks onto the
adapt its forks to the position of the dividual layer pads and pallets onto loader. Stacks are picked up in such a
stacks on the pallet. This unique fea- an integrated pallet washing machine. way that the travel time between the
ture ensures that no additional eggs are pallet and pre-loader belt is kept to
cracked from straightening the pallet The perfect addition to an absolute minimum. As a result, the
before depalletizing. your grader and breaking MR50’s overall performance is so well
line balanced that the robot can easily keep
up with capacities of up to 190,000 eggs
If you are looking for ways to increase
per hour (530 cph), even when pallets
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are only four layers high! Combined
the MR50 robot is the ideal solution
with the flexibility of the pre-loader
for worry-free, automatic depalletiz-
conveyors, almost every possible lay-
ing of various brands of plastic egg
out can be created to ensure that the
pallet systems. Flexibility and ease of
The gripper head simultaneously use are the key features of this robot. 05 ÞWV SHUIHFWO\ LQWR \RXU RSHUDWLRQ
moves four stacks of trays from the
pallet onto the pre-loader belt. As the
predetermined height of the stacks is
stored in the robot’s memory, the sec-
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ciently and very quickly. During the
process, layer pads and pallets are
stacked separately in a separate empty
pallet and layer pad storage system.
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2022Greek Poultry Farmers Invest in Biogas

Plants from WELTEC BIOPOWER

and market leader there. One of these Originally the plant comprised a
AD plants has been built in Megara, digester made of stainless steel with
30 kilometers west of Athens, in 2015. a volume of 3,993 cubic meters, a 530
In the past year, WELTEC expanded kilowatt CHP and a storage unit. For
this biogas plant and since March 2021 the increased input volume, WELTEC
the plant is in operation with a dou- BIOPOWER built another 3,993 cubic
bled output of one megawatt. Around meter stainless steel digester with a
a year after the expansion, the oper- height of 6.30 meters and a diameter
DWRUVo UÆVXPÆ LV FRQVLVWHQWO\ SRVLWLYH of 28.41 meters. In addition, another
“The plant was already running very pre-storage unit, a second 530 kilo-
successfully before the expansion. An watt CHP and an unpacking system for
above-average plant availability of 97 cheese and vegetables were installed.
SHUFHQW FRQÞUPV WKDW WKH H[WHQVLRQ ZLWK However, this unpacking system is only
The German biogas plant specialist
WELTEC was the right decision, ” says used in case of irregular deliveries of
WELTEC BIOPOWER registers keen in-
John Tetoros, the Greek WELTEC sales expired food. A solids feeder is not re-
terest in its plant technology in Greece.
partner, from a conversation with the quired since the pumpable substrates
In the past year, WELTEC expanded its
owners. are brought into the storage units via a
market leadership in the southern Eu-
ropean country by building four further It was also crucial for the extension central pump block and then conveyed
projects and expanding three existing WKDW D VXIÞFLHQW DPRXQW RI VXEVWUDWHV into the digesters.
plants. Due to the great potential of or- were available. The area around Mega-
ganic residues to produce biogas and ra is known for keeping chickens and
biomethane, especially in the north of the biogas plant is also on the site of a
the country, the climate-friendly ener- chicken farm with 20,000 laying hens.
gy source is playing an increasingly As a result, some of the input materials
important role in the Greek energy are permanently secured. In addition to
transition. the chicken droppings, roughly equal
amounts of olive oil pomace, cattle and
WELTEC BIOPOWER has so far been
pig manure, as well as whey are used
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for energy production. Since the plant
30 Greek agricultural and waste biogas
was enlarged, the daily amount of the
plants. This is no coincidence, because
substrate mix has risen to 190 tons.
WELTEC is an established technology
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