The Tower Server, an automated material handling system, is compact, can increase production up to 50 percent, reduce manual labor, and assist lights-out manufacturing. The machine consists of a 15-shelf storage pallet loading/unloading unit, automatic arm with pickup device, and suction cup loading, a double-sheet thickness control device, sheet metal separation unit, controller, and standard protection barriers. To automatically load work sheets on the pallet changer and unload cut parts and scrap remnants, the server uses an automatic arm and fork-type pick-up device. The ruggedly made device lifts processed parts and scrap remnants and delivers the processed sheet back to the storage unit's unloading cassette area. The control unit is interfaced with the laser's CNC controller and can handle sheet dimensions of minimum 40 in. x 40 in., maximum 78 in. x 157 in., maximum sheet thickness and weight of 0.787 in. x 2,821 lbs. and a maximum single pallet payload of 8,800 lbs.

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