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2026-04-17 |
Mechanical Elements — Acronyms, Conveyors, Station Codes
Overview
Reference page for the physical hardware vocabulary used in automated Mecalux installations: machine acronyms (ES / EN), conveyor types and their WMS tracking behaviour, miniload (TK) nomenclature, and the station-code matrix across French, Spanish and English. This page is the cross-walk between shop-floor labels and the station types registered in EasyWMS.
1. Machine & equipment acronyms (ES → EN)
All Mecalux mechanical acronyms are in Spanish; the translation matters because GALILEO logs, vendor drawings and EasyS labels mix languages.
| Acronym | Español | English |
|---|---|---|
| AP | Apilador de Paletas Vacías | Empty Pallet Stacker |
| APC | Apilador de Paletas de Cadenas | Chain Pallet Stacker |
| APR | Apilador de Paletas de Rodillos | Roller Pallet Stacker |
| APS | Carro Satélite Automático / Pallet Shuttle Automático | Automatic Pallet Shuttle |
| APS200 | Pallet Shuttle Automático (supercondensadores) | Automatic Pallet Shuttle (SUPERCAP) |
| ATC | Abatible Transportador de Cadenas | Lift-up gate Chain Conveyor |
| CT | Carro Transferidor | Transfer Car |
| 2ECDF | — | Double Telescopic Fork with Combined Belts |
| ECDF | — | Telescopic Fork (belt, double) |
| EMS | Sistema electrovía aérea | Overhead Electric Monorail |
| EP | Elevador Paletas | Pallet Lift |
| EPDF | — | Telescopic Fork (double fond) |
| EPSF | — | Telescopic Fork (simple fond) |
| IMS | Sistema electrovía invertida | Inverted Electric Monorail |
| LBC | Transportador de Banda recto Continuo | Continuous Belt Conveyor |
| LRA | Transportador de Rodillos de Acúmulo | Buffering Roller Conveyor |
| LRAB | Transportador de Rodillos de Acúmulo con Báscula | Scale Roller Conveyor (with weigh-bridge) |
| LRC | Transportador de Rodillos recto Continuo | Continuous Roller Conveyor |
| LRD | Transportador de Rodillos Oblicuo de salida | Diverting (outlet) Roller Conveyor |
| LRI | Transportador de Rodillos Oblicuo de inducción | Angle Induction Roller Conveyor |
| LRL | Transportador de Rodillos Libres | Free Roller Conveyor (gravity) |
| LTM | Transportador Mixto | Box Transfer / Cross transfer (90°) |
| LZ | Lanzadera | Shuttle car |
| ML-50 | Transelevador Monocolumna (1 caja ≤ 50 kg) | Single-Mast Boxes Stacker Crane |
| ML-100 | Transelevador Monocolumna (1 caja ≤ 100 kg) | Single-Mast Boxes Stacker Crane |
| MLB-100Q | Transelevador Bicolumna (4 cajas ≤ 50 kg) | Double-Mast Boxes Stacker Crane |
| MT | Transelevador Monocolumna (paletas) | Single-Mast Pallet Stacker Crane |
| MTB | Transelevador Bicolumna (paletas) | Double-Mast Pallet Stacker Crane |
| PSS | Pallet Shuttle Semiautomático | Semi-Automatic Pallet Shuttle |
| PTL | Pick to Light / Put to Light | Pick-to-Light / Put-to-Light |
| SGA | Sistema Gestión Almacenes | WMS |
| STL | Sistema de Transporte Ligero | Miniload (light transport system) |
| STP | Sistema de Transporte Pesado | Automated Warehouse / Pallet stacker cranes |
| TC | Transportador de Cadenas | Chain Conveyor |
| TG | Transportador Giratorio | Turntable Conveyor |
| TM | Transportador Mixto | Cross Transfer (rollers + chains) |
| TR-15 | Transportador de Rodillos (europaleta) | Roller Conveyor (Euro pallet) |
The complete list (~100 acronyms including station codes CME/PIE/PK/PS…) lives on Confluence. Cross-reference with section 3 (Station codes) below.
2. Conveyor terminology & WMS tracking behaviour
Conveyor type drives whether EasyWMS can reliably track a container on the conveyor, and therefore how it should be modelled in EasyS.
| Type | Capacity | WMS tracking |
|---|---|---|
| LRA (Buffering roller) | 1 container | Tracking moves LRA → LRA on each hop; container can be stopped on an LRA |
| LRC (Continuous roller) | multiple containers | Containers advance until the end sensor trips — tracking is generally lost on LRC |
| LRAB (Scale roller) | 1 container | Acts like LRA, with an integrated scale (weight verification) |
| LTM (Cross transfer) | 1 container | 90° change of direction; on multidirectional tables set routing options = 1 for each feeder conveyor |
| LRD (Diverting outlet) | — | Oblique outlet — splits flow off a main line |
| LRI (Angle induction) | — | Oblique inlet — merges flow onto a main line |
| LBC (Belt conveyor) | multiple containers | Tracking lost when a container passes a belt conveyor |
| LRL (Free roller / gravity) | — | No tracking on LRL; WMS treats the position as a buffer (typically with an outbound station upstream) |
| Pedestrian passage | — | Elevated walkway — not a conveyor; no container flow |
Practical consequence: LBC and LRL segments behave as "blind" zones. If a PS (shipping conveyor) outputs onto an LRL, WMS closes the tracking at the PS and considers the container parked in a buffer.
3. Station codes — FR / ES / EN matrix
Station codes are shared by EasyWMS and GALILEO. Each station is uniquely identified by the couple (Type, Number). Keep this table as the source of truth when cross-referencing documentation between regions.
| Type | Code FR | Description FR | Code ES | Code EN | Description EN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | MAG | Magasin | ALM | AIS | Aisle |
| 1 | ML / TK | Miniload / Transstockeur | TRASLO | STC | Stacker crane |
| 2 | PK | Poste de picking | PK | PK | Picking station |
| 3 | PIE | Poste d'identification d'entrées | PIE | EIP | Entry Identification Post |
| 4 | PS | Poste de sortie | PS | SC | Shipping Conveyor |
| 5 | REAC | Poste de reconditionnement | REAC | REAC | Reconditioning station |
| 7 | REJ | Poste de rejet | RECH | REJ | Rejection post |
| 9 | TE / ME | Table d'entrée au magasin | ME | IC | Input Conveyor |
| 10 | TS / MS | Table de sortie du magasin | MS | OC | Output Conveyor |
| 11 | MU | Table de recherche d'emplacement | MU | MU | Location Conveyor |
| 13 | EMP / APL | Empileur | APL | STK | Stacker |
| 14 | NAV / LANZ | Navette | LANZ | SHU | Shuttle |
| 16 | TP / MP | Table de préparation | MP | MP | Picking Preparation Station |
| 18 | PKE | Poste d'entrée au PK | PKE | PKE | Picking Entry Post |
| 20 | ET | Station de transit | ET | TS | Transit Station |
| 21 | CME | Poste de contrôle de table d'entrée | CME | ICS | Input Control Station |
| 42 | RET | Poste de rétention de conteneurs | RET | RET | Container Retention Post |
| 53 | PCS | Poste de contrôle de séquençage | PCS | SCP | Sequencing Control Point |
| 54 | PB | Buffer de proximité | PB | PB | Proximity Buffer |
| 55 | ECB | Buffer de conteneurs vides | ECB | ECB | Empty Container Buffer |
| 58 | ETQ | Étiqueteuse | ETQ | ETQ | Labeller |
| 62 | LIFT | Élévateur | LIFT | LIFT | Lift |
The full station catalogue (all 37+ types including Dock/Stage/Kit/Cutting/AGV/Workzone/Decision…) lives in Stations & Routes.
4. Miniload nomenclature (TK / ML)
Machine code reading rules for miniloads:
- ML = Miniload
- B (after ML) = Bicolumn (absence of B = single column) → e.g.
ML-100(single),MLB-100Q(bi) - EPSF = Extracteur Pelle Simple Fond — 1 charge per extraction cycle (pelle = shovel, single depth)
- EPDF = Extracteur Pelle Double Fond — 1 charge, double-depth rack
- ECDF = Extracteur Courroie Double Fond — 2 charges per extraction cycle (courroie = belt, double depth)
Rule of thumb:
- "Pelle" (shovel) extractors handle one charge at a time
- "Courroie" (belt) extractors can handle two charges at a time — they drive the logic for channel filling and double-depth putaway
The miniload model (from the installation layout) dictates the entry/outbound table configuration in EasyS (see Galileo Simulation).
Related
- Stations & Routes — full WMS station catalogue
- GALILEO Integration — how station codes feed the protocol
- Galileo Simulation & Test Setup — PLC Types, rack configuration, routes
- Galileo Troubleshooting — cross-check station codes when debugging
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