Transportation systems
Several national banks rely on AGVs from ek robotics
On behalf of a German company for currency and security technologies, three and soon a total of six driverless transport systems from ek robotics are currently optimizing the intralogistics processes in three central banks worldwide. The transport robots used connect functional areas such as the supply and disposal of safes or palletizing with other robot and conveyor technology stations.
Cash centers of a central or national bank consist of up to seven core areas. These must be precisely interlinked logistically. The AGVs from ek robotics connect them and form a transport chain from the delivery of the banknotes to the automated storage in the vault to the redelivery.
A long-standing customer of ek robotics in North Africa operates a cash center as the hub of national cash processing. In 2018, the company took over the intralogistics project and implemented three transport solutions to optimize ongoing processes and increase security with state-of-the-art automation technology. The result is three driverless transport systems with a fleet of transport robots for the supply and disposal of cash counting machines with sealed cash boxes. The vehicles are responsible for the connection to various conveyor systems for order picking and palletizing as well as loading and unloading freight elevators and transferring loads to the storage and retrieval machines in the vault over three floors.
Focus on efficiency and safety
"The development and implementation of an automated cash center is a challenging task," says Ronald Kretschmer, CSO at ek robotics. "The processes, where efficiency and safety are of paramount importance, must mesh seamlessly to ensure optimal transportation services and efficient material flows. For these international automation projects, our experts have developed customized transport solutions that precisely meet the transport and environmental requirements."
The three existing intralogistics solutions for cash centers from ek robotics have continued to impress customers: in two further central banks in South East Asia and South America, three driverless transport systems with fleets of up to 20 vehicles will in future be responsible for optimal intralogistics processes and secure material transport within the cash centers.
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