Greater Efficiency with Tandem Self-Propelled Transporters

Power and precision without limits: the tandem system that revolutionizes handling.

In heavy industry, we often need to handle loads of various sizes and weights, requiring self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT) with different dimensions and capacities. To optimize the range of loads that these platforms can move, it is possible to couple two self-propelled transporters in two platforms working in conjunction, transforming them into a larger platform with a higher load capacity.

This coupling is typically achieved through mechanical joints and a software modification to the driving programs, allowing the two platforms to be controlled as a single unit. Unfortunately, the mechanical coupling process takes time and is often not convenient, especially if it needs to be performed frequently.

To optimize this process and enhance efficiency, Italcarrelli has developed an innovative system that enables tandem coupling of two SPMT without any mechanical connection.

Thanks to this system, the two platforms are linked via a radio connection, and special sensors ensure perfectly synchronized and highly precise movement. As a result, despite the absence of mechanical connections, the operator can control them with a single remote control as if they were one platform.

Italcarrelli's technology has not only enabled the development of a tandem coupling system without mechanical connections but also with a variable distance feature.

This means that the operator can set the distance between the two machines based on the load to be handled. Once the tandem mode is activated, the two platforms automatically adjust their driving programs according to this distance.

This system, the result of Italcarrelli’s extensive expertise in automation and its undisputed technological leadership, revolutionizes self-propelled modular transporters. By eliminating complex mechanical installations, it drastically reduces the time needed to switch from single-platform mode to a tandem synchronised platform mode and significantly increases flexibility thanks to the variable distance feature.