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 Hangzhou
automates materials handling
HANGZHOU, CHINA-One of China's major manufacturers, the Hangzhou Cigarette Factory,
ordered an automated material handling system from Digitron. To be operational by
mid-1999, the system features a high-bay store for raw materials with a capacity for 2,000
pallets. The warehouse will be served by two stacker cranes, which will store raw
materials incoming at the lower level and supply them on demand to the production lines at
the upper level. Goods will be transported from the warehouse to the production machinery
by a fleet of nine Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) operating under laser navigation.
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