21 CAPRAL, AUSTRALIA In the aluminum factory of the Australian Capral group, two automatic cranes operating one above the other, each having a span of 8.5 m, connect the different production processes in a 24/6 operation. The aging furnaces, the high- bay warehouse and the packaging and shipping areas are all seamlessly integrated. The indi- vidual automatic cranes can transport 2 skips or 2 packing units side by side with an output of 19 cycles/h each. 1 The automatic cranes transport the skips with aluminium profiles at high temperatures of up to 60 °C 1 SKIP WEIGHT 2 t REFERENCE PROJECT