4. Interface management
4.1 Locker interfaces
FEM (Fédération Européenne de la Manutention) standards have defined the racking interfaces – stacker cranes. Racking can be of two types:
open front: the load rests on angle irons ;
closed front: the load rests on a rail.
The standards not only define construction tolerances, but also the minimum distances to be respected: load distance – column, beam deflection, etc. (see "For more information"). ).
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1. Markets in different countries
We estimate the global market for automated logistics distribution centers (CDLA) in Europe at 0.930 billion euros in 2000, and project a market of 1.130 billion euros in 2004. These figures take into account all the components of a CDLA (racking, conveyors, stacker cranes, supervision, etc.).
In France, between 5 and 10 projects are carried out each year,...
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