Electric monorail systems (EMS) Inverted EMS (IEMS) Chain conveyors Roller conveyors Push skids Special machinery Plant engineering Design Project management

Your challenge becomes a UP Fördertechnik solution

Agility, experience & responsibility

Our customers can rely on conveyor technology from UP if they are looking for efficient, flexible, safe, and reliable material-handling solutions that can be implemented no matter the geographical location.

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Only perfectly customised technology leads to maximum efficiency

We solve your individual technical challenges universally and tailored to your application!

Your project and the associated integrated requirements define our products, systems, and services.

At the same time, you can always be sure that optimal function under consideration of the highest level of personal and system safety is at the focus right from the planning phase.

We are able to draw on systems and workflows developed in-house for many of your common problems. This benefits the project duration, and thereby the utility value of your plant.

You can also benefit from our experience gathered in several hundred international projects and a reliable partner network that enables us to solve virtually any of your conveying challenges!

About UP

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UP Fördertechnik headquarters

Grienmatt 42 · 79650 Schopfheim · Germany
+49 (0) 7622 66 78 125 ·

UP Fördertechnik technical office

Sternstrasse 12 (building 17) · 01139 Dresden · Germany
+49 (0) 351 4852 732 ·

UP Automation Engineering

No. 1 Xing Ye Branch Way, Yao Zhuang Industry Zone, 314117 Jiashan, Zhejiang, China, 浙江省嘉善县姚庄工业区兴业支路1号

UP Conveyor Equipment

No. 1 Xing Ye Branch Way, Yao Zhuang Industry Zone, 314117 Jiashan, Zhejiang, China, 浙江省嘉善县姚庄工业区兴业支路1号

Your direct contact to UP

UP Universelle Fördertechnik represents excellent communication with short distances and a management that is accessible directly and without any detours.

Fabian Pietsch

Managing Partner
UP Universelle Fördertechnik GmbH

I represent uncompromising customer service. I am responsible for ensuring that your conveyor technology is optimised and goes into operation on time. Do not hesitate to contact me.

Zhu Beiting

Managing Partner
UP Conveyor Systems / UP Automation

Regardless of the project size we aim for making your project a true highlight.

UP systems

Our electric monorail systems (EMS) range from the classic variant according to the C1 design (VDI guideline 3643) with a payload of up to 1 t, larger variants for payloads of up to 6 t, and single- and double-track EMS for all weight classes. If required, our EMS can lift, lower, or tilt your loads. Our EMS are, among other things, perfectly safe for personnel transport and in assembly lines at a leisurely synchronous slow speed of 0.1 m/s. However, they can also race through production and storage areas at high speeds of up to 4 m/s. Technically sophisticated two- and three-way transfer switches, as well as lifters that move entire EMS vehicles, including load, between floors, render virtually any track layout possible. Beyond this, there are hardly any limits for use of our EMS. Even the most extreme environmental conditions such as high humidity or hot and very low temperatures are no problem at all.

The flipped version of the EMS is the inverted electric momorail system (IEMS). Instead of being suspended from the ceiling or steel construction gantries, the IEMS is installed directly on the concrete floor or on steel construction mezzanines. While this has many advantages over the classic EMS, there is really only one disadvantage: the lack of ground clearance. The IEMS is always the more cost-effective, robust, and powerful system in particular in highly utilised intralogistics systems, such as a high-bay warehouse apron.

The flipped version of the EMS is the inverted electric monorail system (IEMS). Instead of being suspended from the ceiling or steel construction gantries, the IEMS is installed directly on the concrete floor or on steel construction mezzanines. While this has many advantages over the classic EMS, there is really only one disadvantage: the lack of ground clearance. The IEMS is always the more cost-effective, robust, and powerful system in particular in highly utilised intralogistics systems, such as a high-bay warehouse apron.

Our “roller conveyors” product group includes standard roller conveyors, special roller conveyors, cross belt conveyors, eccentric lift tables with a stroke of up to 550 mm, transfer carriages, centre and off-centre swivel tables, turntables, storage lift tables, belt conveyors, belt lifters, translators, stacking and destacking devices, diagnostic stations, special devices, development and production of skid.

Our “chain conveyors” product group includes single-double-triple roller chains, accumulation roller chains, drive stations, deflection and tensioning stations, automatic lubrication stations, lift converters, cross conveyors, turntables, maintenance zones, underfloor chain conveyors, conveyor pallets or racks, and special equipment of all kinds.

Our “push skids” product group includes pusher platforms, lifting tables for corner transfer areas, thrust drives, brake drives, rapid take-off drives, runways made of crane rails, infeed/outfeed areas, cross transport areas between corner transfer units, turntables, storage lifting tables, scissor lifting tables, translators, diagnostic stations, maintenance areas, special equipment, and belt equipment (media).

Everyone can do simple tasks, and anything is possible! True to our company name, we have dedicated ourselves entirely to universal conveyor technology. Nothing is too small or too big for us, nothing is too demanding or too complicated. No one is able to do absolutely everything, but we believe that our large partner and supplier network built in the course of many years allows us to master any challenge!

System integrator competence

Machines and plants are growing more and more complex, and their degree of automation keeps increasing unstoppably.
We are just as strong in our know-how for the overall integration of your system as we are in the core areas of conveyor technology.

What you can rely on at UP

We will integrate the following items into your conveyor system as required

Sensor technology, software, access systems, recording and weighing technology, robotics, data tracking, industrial trucks, automated guided vehicles (AGV), crane systems, assembly stations, fire protection and air closures, floor level lifters, and many other things.

We take responsibility for

Individual plant planning, system identification, innovative optimisation, project planning, design, control engineering, manufacturing, delivery, assembly, commissioning, official acceptance, spare parts, maintenance, and emergency service in your project.

Your needs become our challenge

Speed, service life, payloads, accessibility, legal requirements, fire protection, occupational safety, hygiene, humidity, deep-freeze technology, lightweight construction, fail-safety, spare parts availability, and many other things

Our conveyor technology will move

trolleys, pallets, containers, trays, vehicle parts, car bodies, engines and transmissions, modules, seats, cars, buses, commercial vehicles, furniture parts, machine parts, electronic parts, pieces of luggage, shipping packages, long goods, heavy goods, bottles, barrels, coils, liquid metals, recyclables, waste, and many other things for you

Design
Project management
China & Asia

UP regularly performs design services, also for other market players. We can also take care of subtasks from your projects that are not feasible for you, e.g. due to lack of know-how or current capacities, at your request. You will be able to decide whether the service is to be rendered at your premises and with your project team or remotely at our premises.

We implement fully integrated conveyor systems, as well as any project parts, for your project. Planning, consulting, solution development in preparation for a project with subsequent project planning and engineering of the plant are our daily work.

We will masterfully complete the following tasks, for you as well as for our own projects: Project management and interface coordination, manufacturing, realisation, international transports, assembly, commissioning, turnkey handover, spare parts, (remote) maintenance, and emergency service.

We are closely familiar with the local market and conditions as well as the respective national characteristics thanks to nearly 20 years of experience in China and Southeast Asia. We can help you if you are looking for a reliable partner for your projects in Asia, simply want to find sales representatives to bring your products to the Chinese market, or aim to have your products manufactured in Asia. We can also make use of our local lang-standing network specialist from all industries who can be on the spot.

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UP milestones

2005 UP Germany

Founding of UP Universelle Fördertechnik GmbH

UP Universelle Fördertechnik GmbH takes up operation in April 2005

2005 UP China

Founding of UP Conveyor Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

UP Conveyor Equipment launches shortly thereafter in June 2005

2005 First orders in the automotive area

First projects in the automotive industry

The first international projects, including some for KUKA, BMW, DPCA, and Shanghai Volkswagen, are realised.

2006 First EMS facility

Delivery of the first EMS facility

We now support JAC Automotive in Hefei, China on a 180 m EMS track with six EMS vehicles and one lifter.

2007 UP Dresden

Opening in Dresden

Opening of the technical office in Dresden. The company is picking up speed.

2008 Longer tracks

The tracks grow longer

UP has already built more than 2000 m of EMS track, 126 EMS vehicles were in use, and 14 EMS lifters were working tirelessly by the end of 2008.

2009 Award

Passed with distinction

Shanghai Volkswagen recognised UP as one of its 20 best suppliers of 2008 in January 2009. Our facilities continue to convey virtually every single VW that comes off the assembly line in Shanghai today from body-in-white to final vehicle assembly.

2010 EMS production logistics

First EMS project in production logistics

Two EMS systems with a total of 1,115 m of track length, 17 switches, and 60 EMS vehicles are now in operation for automatic supply of tobacco machines with raw materials in bulk in Hangzhou, China.

2011 Co-production with SEW

Suppliers can turn into customers, too

The new gear unit production site in Suzhou, China was equipped with an SEW-controlled EMS facility in cooperation with SEW Germany and SEW China. The highlight here certainly was the completely newly developed EMS scissor lift hanger with a four-meter stroke.

2013 Singapore

The largest EMS facility to date goes into operation

UP was allowed to plan and execute an EMS facility in intralogistics in Singapore. The first project in a new industry also was the largest project in the still-young company’s history so far. A total of 6,040 m of EMS rail, 134 EMS switches, 150 EMS vehicles, and 12 EMS lifters were supplied, installed, and commissioned.

2013 IEMS

EMS technology is expanding

UP is planning, designing, and delivering the first inverted electrical monorail system (IEMS), once again for tobacco production in China. This one goes to Ningbo.

2016 UP China 2.0

Establishment of UP Automation Engineering (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd

In order to offer even more customised facilities from a single source, the company was expanded to include the business areas of automation, electrical engineering, and plant control.

2016 Europe

First EMS plant in Europe

UP is able to supply the first EMS facility in Europe. An EMS circuit about 200 metres in length connects dispatch to a high-bay warehouse with six EMS vehicles. The extreme ambient temperature of -28 ° bears mentioning as a special feature here. It was a true challenge for technology and material!

2017 China 3.0

UP China is growing

Inauguration of the internally planned new operating premises in Zhejiang. Our colleagues move their activities to the newly built office buildings and three fully equipped industrial halls on a property of about 20,000 square meters.

2018 Highlight Malaysia

Global expansion

The first of now three EMS facilities is built in Malaysia. Another project with a technical highlight was implemented: 25 EMS vehicles, each capable of transporting a payload of 2,070 kg via a double roller conveyor that travels along, work around the clock at a speedy 2 m/s (or 120 m/min).

2020 Crisis management

Mastering the crisis

The year of 2020 posed some major challenges for the entire world, not least for the economy. Travel restrictions and quarantine requirements on entry are not conducive, in particular in international plant construction. Nevertheless, UP was even able to successfully implement two projects – virtually “remotely” from afar.

2020 Australia

UP „Down Under“

UP is awarded a contract for design and supply of an EMS facility for beverage logistics. One of Australia’s largest spirits logistics companies is now using our EMS to supply its customers every day.

2020 Generation change

Generation change

Uwe Pietsch starts his well-deserved retirement after more than 40 years of working for materials handling technology. He passes the company’s reins to his son Fabian Pietsch

Family-owned business

Uwe Pietsch has been working in the automation and materials handling industry since the 1970s.

A large German automation and materials handling company entrusted him with developing and expanding a country branch in China in the late 1990s.

The great potential there quickly became clear to him.

in 2005, Uwe Pietsch and his son Fabian made their long-harboured wish of running their own company come true. They founded UP group.

While still in training, Fabian Pietsch took over commercial management. At the same time, Uwe Pietsch focused on further development of technology as well as establishment and expansion of the Chinese company.

Since 2010, Fabian Pietsch has held the full tasks of a managing director in the family-owned business. He has since been driving expansion of the business in Europe.

Further competencies were continuously developed, and new products integrated in the years to follow.

UP is growing with projects in Europe, a new site in Dresden, and a new 20,000 m² manufacturing facility in China.

In 2020, Uwe Pietsch retires from active business. Overall responsibility goes to his son Fabian. The next generation is already getting whiff of entrepreneurial air with interest as well.