Automated guided vehicles
Supply and disposal of printing machines by AGV
Numerous companies rely on AGVs in intralogistics to increase efficiency and counter the shortage of skilled workers. One such company is GGP Media GmbH in Pößneck, Thuringia.
In view of the shortage of skilled workers and rising costs, the company decided to use an AGV in March 2024. It has been in 24-hour operation ever since. Previously, material transport in production was carried out manually, which led to a bottleneck: "We were having increasing problems finding skilled workers and therefore had to look for future-proof alternatives," reports Matthias Stumpf, Head of Intralogistics at GGP Media. "Rising wage costs and the shortage of skilled workers made the use of an AGV increasingly attractive in order to find a reliable and efficient solution without additional personnel costs."
Simulation helps with planning
A material flow simulation was carried out before the AGV was implemented. This provided insights into the optimum number of vehicles and potential bottlenecks in the layout. The aim was to automate the transport processes between the printing presses and the high-bay warehouse. To meet GGP Media's requirements, ek robotics developed a concept with three driverless transport vehicles from the modular Vario Move series. These vehicles are equipped with shortened forks and counterweights to pick up the finished goods on Euro pallets and transport them safely to the transfer stations of the high-bay warehouse.
According to the company, GGP Media's experience shows that automated systems not only lead to an increase in costs and efficiency, but can also be easily integrated into existing working environments.
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