The vehicle is based on a completely newly developed, particularly compact AGV chassis. The new EKS 215a owes its particularly small physical dimensions to this. Thanks to its new protective field concept, Jungheinrich has also succeeded in significantly reducing the virtual footprint of the EKS 215a. This enables the truck to be dynamically integrated into existing warehouse layouts. With the help of the new EKS 215a, manual processes can be automated that were previously carried out mainly by counterbalance and reach trucks. A completely newly developed human-machine interface enables particularly intuitive operation of the vehicle.

Response to customer requests

"The new EKS 215a is Jungheinrich's answer to numerous customer requests in terms of space requirements and application options. The truck is more compact, more powerful and more user-friendly than any before it," says Manuela Schmidbauer, the product manager responsible for the new EKS 215a at Jungheinrich. "With a 40% increase in residual load capacity compared to its predecessor, it is the ideal AGV for automating in-house transportation and the storage of pallets in wide aisles."

Compact and flexible in use

One innovation of the new EKS 215a is its newly developed AGV chassis with compact dimensions. Safety scanners are installed under the truck floor to prevent damage and save space. Jungheinrich has saved 131 mm in length and 85 mm in width on the physical footprint of the EKS 215a. Thanks to this design, the AGV has a 10 percent smaller envelope. This reduces the space required by the truck during operation and increases the truck's ability to be integrated into existing warehouse layouts. Nine mast types enable individual solutions for every application, while the cantilevered forks further increase handling versatility.

The new EKS 215a runs with 24 V instead of 48 V technology on board. According to the manufacturer, this saves up to 30 percent of the costs in the energy system. Charging processes are automated. A new human-machine interface with touch display offers additional interaction options between the operator and the AGV. In the event of faults, the vehicle provides a problem description in plain text and additional recommendations for action, making it easy to rectify faults that could previously only be resolved by a service technician. In addition, manual driving jobs can now also be defined or started on the human-machine interface, which was previously only possible centrally via the control station.