Joloda Hydraroll help air cargo operators maximise handling efficiencies

Joloda Hydraroll were approached by Georgi Handling (whose headquarters are in Burbach, Germany) after they had recently extended their client services by opening a new warehouse in Leipzig/Halle Airport to process inbound and outbound air cargo freight.

As demand for air cargo can quickly fluctuate, logistics companies require a safe, flexible, yet temporary solution to make the operations in the warehouse as efficient as possible. Due to the nature of the warehouse industry, the Georgi Handling team wanted the option to remove the system and refit it to other premises should freight volumes at the airport significantly increase or decrease, without having to undertake civil works.

In addition, traditional air cargo handling equipment is designed to be used at airports and the equipment heights all derive from airport dollies or from the standard height of slave masters. Standardising this type of traditional equipment for use outside of the warehouse proved a challenge, as it would either create unpractical situations or require large-scale civil works that would not be feasible.

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The pneumatic rise and fall rollerbed technology ensure the system is much safer than live-roller alternatives. Safety features include auto lowering of the rollers, pallet stops and quick exhaust valves, as well as a safety cage and safety fuse around the electric winch. The winch is used to pull out, load and unload the pallets, which keeps operators at a safe distance from the system during use.

The system also solved the air cargo industry’s traditional air cargo handling equipment problem, as the very low (80mm height) system could easily be adapted from truck applications to warehouse applications.

The system arrived on-site pre-assembled, ready to be installed and took just two days to fully install. Since then, the company has been able to easily and safely roll in and out ULDs and PMC pallets from its rollerbed trailers into the warehouse. By handling all cargo on rollers, the air cargo logistics specialist has improved operational safety for both the workers and the cargo itself, while meeting the necessary safety requirements from their customers – the airline operators.

Jürgen Georgi, CEO, Georgi Handling, commented: “We have been using Joloda Hydraroll’s rollerbed systems in our trucks for years and knew that we could rely on them to help us with our new warehouse operation. By deploying the Modular Rollerbed System, we can streamline offloading, while speeding up deliveries – moving away from traditional loading and unloading processes.”

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