Derendingen - Montech AG has introduced a new switch for the Montrac transport system: TracSwitch Arena increases flexibility and cuts intralogistic costs.

TracSwitch Arena serves to deviate a shuttle from the main track to a secondary loop (bypass) and to re-insert the shuttle onto the main track when it leaves the bypass. The new switch is ideal for long bypasses with several working stations and for deviations with an angle of 45 degrees.
TracSwitch Arena has an incoming and outgoing angle of 45°, so that the shuttle and the conveyed workpieces move along the deviation more smoothly as compared to a conventional TracSwitch, which features a 90° angle.

TracSwitch Arena reduces costs
To make a complete bypass, only one TracSwitch Arena unit is required. .This solution is more cost-effective as compared to the pair of TracSwitch units necessary so far, because one switch is eliminated. Installing one TracSwitch Arena, the number of critical spots along the rail is reduced and, as a result,maintenance costs for the customer are lowered,. said Alessandro Sibilia,CEO, Montech AG.

Montrac Online Configurator
With the Web-based Configurator at www.montech.com, where the new TracSwitch Arena has already been added, the customer can configure a Montrac plant independently and try out different variants. With this online tool,it is quick and easy to adapt the monorail track to the customer.s operating needs and to available space in the installation place.

Modular system
Self-propelled shuttles, with a 24 kg maximum load capacity, run on monorails that can be assembled with a fully modular approach using straight sections,curves (280 mm minimum radius), switches and crossings. Shuttles and rails communicate via infrared rays. Through an additional power plug, the workpieces carried by the shuttle can be supplied along the track. All Montrac components are compatible with each other.

TracSwitch Arena, that is already available from stock, is delivered with no configuration. Upon request, Montech can provide custom configurations. For more detailed information about TracSwitch Arena visit the Web site www.montech.com.

TracSwitch Arena is the new switch for the Montrac transport system to make a complete bypass, only one TracSwitch Arena unit is required.

Montech AG
Montech AG markets basic modular components that automate demanding production and logistics processes. In addition to conventional conveyor belts, automation components and the Quick-Set profile system, the range of products also includes the Montrac transport system. Montrac is an intelligent transport system for networking industrial production and logistics processes. Founded in 1963, the company is based in Switzerland and stands for innovation in the automation industry.

Courtesy of  Montech AG