A leading company in the packaging industry has taken another step toward automation. To optimise intralogistics and increase the efficiency of production processes, ek robotics has implemented a customised automated guided vehicle (AGV) system. Three transport robots from the VARIO MOVE series replace the previous system and ensure a smooth, automated material flow.
Transport robots optimise hazardous goods container production
The company manufactures extrusion-blown plastic containers, including stackable hazardous goods canisters used in various industries. To meet increasing demands for flexibility and productivity, the customer decided on a new automation solution from ek robotics. The three driverless transport vehicles from the VARIO MOVE series were specially adapted to the transport processes. Equipped with counterweights and active hold-down devices, the AGVs transport stacked plastic containers up to 2.8 metres high and weighing as much as 175 kilogrammes. Thanks to cantilevered fork arms, different pallet types – including Euro, industrial, CP1, and CP3 pallets – can also be picked up crosswise.
The vehicles travel a 100-metre route using state-of-the-art laser scanner technology and reach their 16 transfer stations quickly and precisely. Safety sensors continuously monitor the surroundings and ensure reliable detection of people and obstacles, so that transport processes run smoothly and safely.
Future-proof solution for intralogistics
“By combining standardised AGVs with targeted adaptations, we created the ideal long-term solution for efficient intralogistics in this application,” explains Ronald Kretschmer, Chief Sales Officer at ek robotics. The customer is already planning to expand the automation solution further and integrate additional storage areas into the process.
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