Rethought and Refined: The new systron storage system with intelligent sorting function

More capacity, larger glass formats, a shorter overall design – and now with automatic sorting:
With the new generation of the systron storage system, the development team has taken an established automation solution to the next level.
The proven system no longer just buffers glass automatically – it now actively organizes the entire material flow within the glass processing line.

The system has been mechanically redesigned and improved in several key areas.
In addition to the newly integrated sorting function, the storage now offers higher capacity, supports multiple loading operations, and can handle larger glass formats – up to 3750 × 2000 mm instead of the previous 3000 × 2000 mm.
At the same time, the overall length of the installation has been reduced, making it easier to integrate into existing production environments.

Thanks to its modular design, the capacity can be expanded flexibly – it can be doubled or even tripled if required. This provides greater autonomy for fully automatic operation and minimizes downtime across the entire glass production line.

On the outfeed side, the integrated sorting function automatically assigns glass sheets according to freely definable criteria – such as thickness, size, job number, or next processing step.
The goal: to reduce internal transport trolleys, shorten transport paths, and free up valuable production space.

“We wanted to provide our customers with a solution that not only buffers but actively organizes,” explains Thomas Haan, Head of Sales at systron.

“With higher capacity and the ability to handle larger formats, production becomes even more autonomous. The new sorting function helps minimize internal transport processes and optimize available space – reducing working time per product and significantly increasing competitiveness.”

In addition to these innovations, the storage continues to impress with its compact design and modular scalability, ensuring maximum flexibility for any production concept.

The systron storage unit can be integrated flexibly into various automation concepts – on the infeed side, the outfeed side, or both.
Typical line configurations include:

• Infeed portal loading → glass processing centre (e.g. systron proMD) → washing machine → outfeed storage
  The portal loader feeds the glass automatically, while the storage system buffers and sorts on the outfeed.

• Infeed robot loading → glass processing centre → washing machine → outfeed storage
  Ideal for high product variety and frequent format changes, offering maximum precision during loading.

• Infeed storage → glass processing centre → washing machine → outfeed storage
  A fully automated line with buffering on the infeed side and sorting + buffering on the outfeed side – enabling highly autonomous operation, long runtimes and optimal production logistics.

These automation variants support a continuous material flow, reduce manual handling and offer maximum flexibility in designing modern systron automation lines.

• Intelligent buffering and sorting for a continuous glass flow
• Up to 25% higher line capacity and up to 8 hours of autonomous runtime
• Increased capacity through a modular, expandable design
• Seamless integration with portal loading or robot loading systems
• Automatic sorting based on freely definable criteria
• Reduction of internal transport trolleys – creating valuable production space

• Max. glass size: 3750 × 2000 mm
• Min. glass size: 600 × 160 mm
• Max. glass thickness (storage slots): 17 mm (8.8.2)
• Max. weight per slot: 320 kg
• Standard configuration: 54 slots – expandable on request
• Capacity expansion via multiple loading
• Operating direction: right → left or left → right