How does a roller conveyor improve ULD and pallet handling in automated air cargo terminals?
Air cargo terminals depend on fast and precise handling — especially in consignment storage and automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS). Roller conveyors enable smooth, reliable pallet transport within these systems, reducing manual workload, speeding up processes, and ensuring seamless integration with stacker cranes and automated workflows.
Roller Conveyor for Air Cargo ASRS & Storage
Lödige Roller Conveyors are a key component of automated pallet handling in air cargo terminals. Designed for horizontal transport of in-house pallets (IHP), they link ASRS, stacker cranes, racking, and manual transfer points. Their chain-driven rollers and modular design support multiple pallet sizes, withstand harsh environments, and ensure efficient integration into automated cargo handling processes.
Benefits of Lödige’s Roller Conveyor
Designed for innovative air cargo terminals, our solutions provide measurable benefits by improving efficiency, ensuring safety and supporting seamless process integration.
Built for Air Cargo Storage and ASRS Systems
Roller conveyors are vital for automated consignment storage in air cargo terminals. They connect pallet in-feed and out-feed points with ASRS, stacker cranes, and racking systems. By enabling automated horizontal transport, they streamline processes like pallet staging, storage retrieval, and handover to build & break areas. This ensures faster cargo turnaround, reduced errors, and maximum storage efficiency.
Features / Options
- Integration with Right Angle and Chain Conveyors
- Safety features (emergency stops, overload protection)
- Integrated scale
- In- and Out Feed Lanes to ASRS with following features:
Pallet overweight detection, Contour check, Bar code identification, Pallet guides, Camera for taking pictures of pallet on deck, Large Text Display
Technical Data
Description | |
| Capacity | 1300 kg |
| Length | 1,750 mm |
| Width | The Inhouse Pallets are available in three distinct sizes (1,000 - 1,700 mm), selected based on the specific cargo profile requirements. Systems can be precisely tailored to these dimensions to optimise operational efficiency and compatibility. |
| Transfer Height | 1,000 / 1,040 mm |
Automation Degree
Roller conveyors offer a high automation level for air cargo terminals. They enable fully automated pallet transport within ASRS and storage systems, reducing manual handling, improving safety, and boosting throughput. Essential for scalable, efficient operations.
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Roller Conveyor successfully in operation
Proven in practice, our solutions demonstrate their value worldwide every day.
At the ‘Cool Nordic Cargo Hub’ of Finnair at Helsinki Airport, Lödige delivered a complete cargo handling solution. Roller conveyors enable fast and efficient pallet transport inside the ASRS, ensuring smooth handover between stacker cranes, storage decks and workstations.
At the Istanbul Mega Hub of Turkish Cargo, Lödige delivered a complete cargo terminal solution. Roller conveyors optimise pallet transport within the ASRS, creating seamless links between stacker cranes, storage decks and handling stations.
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Stacker Cranes automate vertical and horizontal IHP storage in ASRS, ensuring high throughput, safety and reliable consignment management.
Chain conveyors connect IHP storage routes, offering high load capacity and modular design for efficient, automated consignment handling.
Right Angle Conveyors enable 90° direction changes for IHPs. Scalable modules ensure efficient routing in consignment ASRS systems.
Durable plastic pallets, X-ray compatible and barcode-ready. They ensure efficient, compliant handling of consignments in manual or automated ASRS.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A Roller Conveyor is a modular transport system designed to move in-house pallets (IHP) efficiently within air cargo terminals. It is specifically utilised in consignment storage areas as part of an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) to streamline internal cargo transport along defined routes.
Roller Conveyors are specifically designed to handle durable, lightweight, plastic in-house pallets (IHP), ideal for secure transport and optimal X-ray imaging quality during cargo screening.
The Roller Conveyor integrates seamlessly with stacker cranes, hoists, racking systems, and the Cargo Professional Suite from Lödige. This integration ensures smooth coordination between storage areas, workstations, and terminal software solutions, enhancing overall efficiency.
Yes, Roller Conveyors from Lödige offer a modular setup that can be tailored in length, height, and layout to suit individual terminal configurations and storage requirements.
The Roller Conveyors are designed with safety in mind, featuring covered chains and sprockets, easily removable non-skid walkways, and sensors that ensure accurate pallet positioning, preventing operational accidents and cargo damage.
Yes, Roller Conveyors are engineered for operation in diverse environmental conditions and can reliably function within a temperature range from -30°C to +60°C, making them suitable for temperature-controlled cargo storage zones.
Roller Conveyors significantly enhance throughput, improve internal transport efficiency, reduce manual handling, minimise cargo damage, and provide a scalable, long-lasting solution. Additionally, their modular design ensures easy maintenance and low operational costs.
Yes, Roller Conveyors feature a fallback device allowing manual operation if required. This ensures continuous cargo flow even during maintenance or unexpected downtime.
Absolutely. Roller Conveyors are fully compatible with Lödige’s Cargo Professional Suite, which provides real-time cargo tracking, analytics, and efficient operational planning through integrated data management.
Yes, Roller Conveyors are robustly engineered to handle heavy-duty cargo, with high throughput capabilities designed specifically for consignment storage operations within air cargo terminals.
The Roller Conveyor system features a maintenance-friendly design, with durable components, sealed bearings, and easily accessible drive systems, reducing downtime and lowering overall operational costs.
Yes, Roller Conveyors offer scalable solutions that can be easily expanded or adapted to meet growing cargo volumes and changing operational demands within the air cargo terminal.