In the course of digitalization, the course has long since been set for artificial intelligence in intralogistics, as robotics promotes value creation. Christian Schulz, Managing Partner of NeoLog, explains: "Until now, solutions have been geared towards human skills. We have deliberately broken with some lean rules and have now positioned workers around a central operating robot." An innovation that manages with just a single supply interface and transfers the needs-based material supply to AI: "The station comes to the worker - no longer the other way around," summarizes Schulz. "Every neological service oasis is geared towards people, and so is the O-cell."

Saving space, increasing efficiency and protecting health
As a supermarket close to production is no longer necessary, space can be saved: According to the company, a simulation by the Puls Technology Center resulted in a 49% saving. The O-cell also contributes to process efficiency, as a fully automated material supply system takes over time-consuming picking and packing processes. Thanks to robotics, workers can concentrate more on their core area of production: "The robot can use otherwise unused areas under or above the work table as a supermarket. People work with maximum ergonomics and employee satisfaction increases," says Schulz.

License holder NeoLog offers the O-cell across all industries, "usually based on a Lepo consultation," explains Schulz. With the Lepo consulting product, NeoLog supports companies along the entire intralogistics value chain. The O-cell is therefore "a real milestone" if you define lean manufacturing as automation from the warehouse to the assembly workstation, among other things.