Modular rail FIFO Station

It is a lane marked out on the floor with guide rails, in which dollies and trolleys line up. It is loaded from one side and picked from the other: the first trolley in is the first out (First In, First Out). Material does not age at the back of the row, the operator always knows which trolley to take and trolleys are not left scattered in the aisles.

It gives every trolley a fixed place and a picking order: less searching, fewer unnecessary movements and less forgotten material. The number of trolleys in the lane shows the stock level at a glance, like a visual kanban, and with signs and information boards each lane has its own code. It is a typical tool for line-side supermarkets, milk runs and 5S projects.

The FIFO Station is a self-adhesive yellow PVC profile: it adapts to almost any castor width and guides trolleys on one or both sides. The Monorails are aluminium rails that guide the castors on one side only: the 40 for castors up to 40 mm wide, the 55 up to 55 mm and for larger trolleys and heavier loads; with the connecting plates you build multi-lane stations without drilling the floor. The individual Monorail has separate guide sides, for custom widths. The Flatrail is a 75 × 5 mm flat adhesive guide, with length on request.

It depends on the castors. With rubber castors, guidance on one side works best: one rail to the right and one to the left of the castors on one side of the trolley only. With polyamide castors, guidance on both sides works best, with the rails outside the four castors. We show you the layout based on your trolleys.

The acrylic adhesive bonds to almost all industrial surfaces. The surface must be dry, clean and free of dust, oil, grease or solvents; flaking paint and coatings must be removed or consolidated. Ideal installation is between 18 and 25 °C. After installation, press the profile down well: it increases durability.

The adhesive holds the lane in position, but we recommend also fixing the end pieces with screws and anchors: they are already drilled. On longer rails, additional mechanical fixing is done with the FIFO-PV connectors and the FIFO-SCHR-K screw and anchor set.

The standard rails are 1200, 1800, 2400 and 3000 mm. For longer lanes you join several rails with the FIFO-ADAPTER snap-fit connector, without screws, or with the FIFO-PV connector, which can also be fixed to the floor.

Yes. The FIFO-EK-1 double end piece integrates 30 × 30 mm Bosch Rexroth aluminium profiles; with the FIFO-EKV spacer you use 45 × 30 mm profiles between the left and right end pieces. This way you mount information boards, guarding, structures for overhead signage or gravity roller tracks above the trolleys.

The profile withstands 60 °C continuously and 70 °C for short periods, as well as humidity, UV rays, plasticisers and chemicals. For special environments, such as cold rooms or areas with frequent washing, we assess mechanical fixing with you.

At the entry you need the wedge-shaped end pieces: left and right FIFO-EK-2L/2R for a single rail, double FIFO-EK-1 where two rails are side by side. On the picking side you can use the short FIFO-PAK-L/R end pieces, which slot into the rail and are screwed to the floor.

Yes. Send us a plan or photos of the area, trolley dimensions, castor type and width and how many trolleys each lane must hold: we will propose the system, number and length of rails, end pieces, connectors and accessories, with the complete list of codes.