XL Express Sydney
Installation and commissioning during the peak of the COVID-19 lockdown in Australia and New Zealand.
About this project:
SCOPE OF SUPPLY
- 1 x 5-sided Camera Dimension Weigh Scanning (DWS) system
- 1 x Interroll Vertical Cross-belt Sorter (VCBS) – 80m long
- 50 x Non-powered roller accumulation chutes
- 1 x Reject line with powered roller chute
- 1 x Recirculation line with powered roller chute
- 1 x heavy-duty manual load line
XL Express is a privately owned Australia-wide courier company that was established in 1990. Since the early 1990s, Alstef Group (previously Glidepath) has had a strong working relationship with XL Express, supplying carousels for manual sortation.
This project was awarded in late 2019 but was installed and commissioned during the peak of the COVID-19 lockdown in Australia and New Zealand. Alstef Group remotely installed and commissioned the system for XL Express in Sydney using trusted local subcontractors, Interroll Melbourne staff, and had CCTV cameras set up around the site making it possible to remotely monitor the install.
Alstef Group and Interroll have since installed and commissioned a second VCBS solution in the XL Express facilities in Melbourne and Brisbane.
The Sydney system is currently capable of 4000pph with the ability to increase to 6000pph with the introduction of an additional manual load line.
Performance & Control
Performance Features
- Maintenance-free linear synchronous drive motors
- High-efficiency permanent magnet motors
- Wireless induction power system
- WiFi communication system
- Incorporates best-practice safety systems
- Redundancy of contactless electrical power system
- The electrical architecture based on harnesses cables for easy installation and maintenance
- Redundant safety PLC per safety standard EN619, prevents stoppage of the sorter in case of PLC failure
Compliant with the latest regulations including Machine Directive 2006/42/EC and EN619 requirements, XSORT is designed to optimise performance and efficiency through the use of lightweight trolleys and high-performance - low-friction wheels.
XSORT seamlessly integrates with existing airport SCADA system which provides a dynamic BHS visualization interface and also connects to existing Sortation Allocation Control (SAC) solutions. This facilitates real-time monitoring, precise sorting allocation, and efficient coordination with wider airport systems ensuring optimized baggage handling operations and enhancing overall system synergy.
Eco-Conception Approach: Energy Savings
- XSORT’s speed adapts to capacity optimizing energy consumption
- XSORT utilises the latest generation of SLC synchronous linear motors with optimum efficiency
- Linear motors: reduced trolley weight and low wheel friction coefficients
- On-board conveyor motors provide low coefficient of friction between floor plates and belts