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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
May. 19, 2017
Upm Raflatac Oy, Tampere, FI;
Ari Hakala, Siuro, FI;
Ari Veikkola, Nokia, FI;
Juha Jappi, Aitoo, FI;
Juho Kantanen, Vuorentausta, FI;
Jukka Piitulainen, Siivikkala, FI;
UPM RAFLATAC OY, Tampere, FI;
Abstract
An arrangement for handling narrow rolls includes a flow-through warehouse, which includes an inlet end and an outlet end. The narrow rolls are handled such that the narrow rolls are fed into the inlet end in a first direction. The flow-through warehouse further includes at least two rack rows having a second direction transverse to said first direction, at least two isles having the second direction and carriages that move the narrow rolls into a rack and from a rack and also carry them in the second direction. At least one carriage moves along each isle, at least two isles include carriages that are capable of sorting the narrow rolls, and at least one carriage is sorting the narrow rolls for forming a customer stack. The customer stack is formed of several narrow rolls and delivered from the outlet end to be transported to a customer.