LoadMatic Lite

Check out the LoadMatic Lite in action, automatically loading palletised goods safely, with the touch of a button.

This automatic trailer loading system is capable of loading full trailer loads in just 6 minutes with one-shot loading, significantly reducing trailer turnaround times. This enables businesses to load more trucks per day.

LoadMatic Lite is the ideal entry-level solution for automated loading, as it requires little to no changes to existing infrastructure, minimising downtime. Read on to explore the many benefits LoadMatic Lite has to offer...

LoadMatic Lite can handle loads of any size, including full trailer loads. It can fully load a trailer in as little as six minutes with one-shot loading. This dramatic reduction in loading time minimises trailer turnaround times and ensures that docks remain free for the next load.

With quicker load cycles, businesses can optimise fleet schedules and reduce costly downtime, ensuring a seamless and uninterrupted workflow.

LoadMatic Lite minimises unnecessary handling by eliminating the need for forklifts and manual adjustments, leading to a more efficient loading process. This reduction in double or triple handling not only saves time but also lowers the risk of loading errors and product misalignment.

By ensuring each load is placed precisely and securely, the system enhances safety, reduces damage to goods, and improves overall warehouse efficiency.

LoadMatic Lite delivers tangible cost savings and a strong return on investment (ROI). By reducing labour dependency, minimising operational expenses, and enhancing overall loading precision, LoadMatic Lite helps businesses streamline their logistics while significantly cutting costs.

Below, we break down the key financial benefits of the system and how it contributes to long-term profitability.

LoadMatic Lite optimises the trailer loading process by reducing forklift usage, fuel consumption, and energy costs. By eliminating unnecessary material handling movements, businesses can extend the lifespan of forklifts and other equipment, reducing maintenance and replacement expenses.

The system also decreases truck idling times by enabling faster, more efficient loading, leading to fuel savings and lower emissions. This combination of benefits helps businesses lower their overall operational costs while promoting a more sustainable logistics strategy.

The financial benefits of LoadMatic Lite are quickly realised through a short payback period (1-2 years) and long-term cost savings. By accelerating loading times, increasing throughput, and eliminating inefficiencies and product damage, businesses can achieve a rapid return on investment.

The system’s ability to improve operational efficiency also enables businesses to scale their logistics capabilities without significant increases in labour or infrastructure costs. These improvements drive profitability while ensuring a more adaptable and future-proof logistics operation.

Forklift-related accidents are a major concern in warehouse environments, often leading to serious injuries and operational disruptions. LoadMatic Lite significantly reduces the reliance on forklifts during the loading process, eliminating the need for them to enter trailers, minimising the risk of collisions, tipping incidents, and pedestrian accidents.

By automating trailer loading, businesses can create a safer work environment with fewer opportunities for human error and unexpected hazards.

LoadMatic Lite is equipped with built-in safety measures, including fencing and light curtains, to restrict personnel access to the loading bay during operation. These features help prevent accidents by ensuring that only authorised personnel enter the area when necessary.

By creating a controlled loading zone, LoadMatic Lite enhances compliance with safety regulations and significantly reduces the likelihood of workplace injuries.

In the scenario that a business produces and ships a high number of pallets each day, we’ve put together an automated loading system typical business case example to help explain the benefits and how an ROI can be achieved with the investment of an automated loading system.

If a business is running a shuttle run from a factory to a warehouse and back again, they’ll benefit from an automated loading system with fewer people, trucks and forklifts.

Unlike many automated loading systems that require extensive changes to loading docks, LoadMatic Lite is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing infrastructure. It requires little to no modifications, allowing businesses to automate their loading process without costly construction work or operational downtime.

This low-impact installation makes it a practical choice for companies looking to improve efficiency without major facility disruptions.

Not all pallets are the same, and LoadMatic Lite is designed to handle a variety of pallet types including euro pallets, industrial pallets, mixed cargo, and complex load patterns with ease. Whether dealing with different pallet sizes, or unique stacking configurations, LoadMatic Lite adapts to diverse operational needs.

This versatility makes it a reliable solution for businesses handling a wide range of goods, ensuring a consistent and efficient loading process across different industries.

In the busy world of logistics, operating a shuttle run to move goods safely and efficiently is a critical component of logistics operations for businesses.

In this article we explore the pros and cons of operating with a shuttle run, how an automated trailer loading system (ATLS) can improve your logistics operations and the benefits of doing so.

We also discuss the key differences between modified and unmodified trailer solutions so you can determine which is right for your business.

One of the biggest contributors to CO₂ emissions in logistics is truck idling during the loading process. LoadMatic Lite drastically reduces loading times, cutting down on unnecessary idling and lowering fuel consumption.

By keeping trucks moving efficiently, businesses can significantly decrease their carbon footprint while also reducing fuel costs.

LoadMatic Lite allows for fully automated indoor loading, reducing exposure to external environmental factors such as extreme temperatures, wind, or rain. This capability helps maintain consistent working conditions while reducing the need for additional climate control measures in warehouses.

By keeping operations indoors, businesses can protect goods, improve workplace safety, and further enhance energy efficiency.

Automated loading systems can significantly reduce the amount of Co² your business generates. By automating and streamlining your business's logistics operations with the use of our automated loading systems, we can help you to reduce your own emissions and operate in an eco-friendlier way.

Our automated loading solutions, which are handy when you're dealing with lots of pallets, lighten the load by removing the need for forklift trucks. At the same time, they lower your emissions by eliminating this need; and, depending on how you power your forklift trucks, this reduces your own fuel consumption (and costs). Automation also reduces product damage, which translates into less waste. Learn more about The Benefits of Sustainable Logistics.

• LoadMatic Lite is a more cost-effective than the full LoadMatic system.
  
  
• It has fewer integration requirements, making it easier and faster to install.
  
  
• LoadMatic Lite is primarily designed for loadforming by forklift and AGV loading, while LoadMatic is typically integrated with conveyor systems.
  
  
• LoadMatic Lite requires minimal or no civil modifications, whereas LoadMatic may require modification to existing infrastructure.
  
  
• Both systems operate with non-modified trailers and standard trucks.

• The unit is designed to fit inside standard shipping containers.
  
  
• It is delivered in modular pieces for on-site assembly, minimising logistical challenges.
  
  

How much weight can LoadMatic Lite handle at once?

• Similarly to the standard LoadMatic, the LoadMatic Lite can load up to 30 tonnes in one go.
  
  

What size trailers are suitable for LoadMatic Lite

• LoadMatic Lite does not push pallets into the trailer; instead, it slides them in and holds them in place.
  
  
• LoadMatic Lite doesn't leave anything else other than the goods in the trailer. The Loading plate is pulled back to the starting position for the next load.

How does the truck lock to the dock levelling system?

• The truck locks to the dock levelling system by a vehicle restraint. It can be automatically operated, or one that needs to be set up manually.