VNSL 14
Slim Forklift AGV/AMR
Metal processing companies rely on precise machinery and advanced technologies to ensure high-quality products and efficient production. This industry is known for its technical intensity, wide-ranging applications, and complex supply chains. Additionally, it is heavily influenced by economic fluctuations, raw material costs, and product life cycles, making it highly cyclical.
In recent years, the use of robots and automation equipment in metal manufacturing has grown significantly. These technologies boost productivity, reduce labor costs, and minimize the cyclical impact on industry. Here's a look at how VisionNav Robotics has successfully implemented these solutions in a metal processing company.
Project Background
Our client specializes in the research, manufacturing, and sales of strong magnetic materials, which are used in various fields including automotive, aerospace, industrial motors, servo motors, and healthcare. Their facility is divided into several areas: empty mixing silo placement, fine sieving discharge, fine powder buffer, molding completion, and static pressure waiting zones. VisionNav Robotics implemented the VNSL14 Autonomous Pallet Stacker, a hidden top-lifting AMR, and the RCS2.0 control system, integrated with the client's WMS to automate processes such as empty mixing silo transfer and storage.
Workflow
1. Empty Mixing silo Placement to Fine Sieving Discharge: Cleaned empty mixing silos are manually transferred to the placement area. The location code is input via PDA and submitted to the RCS2.0 system to bind the empty mixing silos to their storage location.
2. Floor Transfer: When the fine sieving discharge point requires empty mixing silos, the operator inputs the location code via PDA and issues the task. The RCS2.0 dispatches the VNSL14 Autonomous Pallet Stacker to retrieve and transfer the empty mixing silos to the fine sieving discharge point on the first floor via a lift. The lift, with a 2-ton capacity and internal dimensions of 2000x1600x2000mm, has an 8mm gap between the entrance and the ground. The RCS system coordinates the VNSL14 and the lift for seamless automatic transfer from the second to the first floor.
3. Fine Sieving Discharge to Fine Powder Buffer: At the fine sieving discharge point, the operator binds the filled mixing silos with fine powder to the cart and requests storage in the "fine powder buffer zone" with the WMS automatically assigning the storage location. The VNSL14 Autonomous Pallet Stacker transfers the 600kg mixing silos from the fine sieving discharge point to the fine powder buffer zone, completing the storage task.
4. Molding Start to Molding Completion: Operators at the molding start point use PDA to trigger point-to-point transport tasks, calling the AMR robot to transfer empty carts to the start point, where operators load materials onto the empty carts.
5. Molding Completion to Static Pressure Area: Once the carts are loaded, the operator inputs the destination via PDA, calling the AMR robot to transfer the loaded carts from the molding completion point to the static pressure area.
Project Benefits
1. Enhanced Transfer Efficiency: The VNSL14 Autonomous Pallet Stacker, integrated with the RCS system, connects roll-up doors and lifts without manual intervention, enabling seamless point-to-point automatic material transfer and significantly improving internal handling efficiency.
2. Improved Production Safety: The VNSL14 Autonomous Pallet Stacker and AMR can handle high-intensity and hazardous tasks. Their built-in safety systems reduce the risk of accidents during production.
3. Achieving Flexible Manufacturing: System integration enhances accessibility and traceability, accelerating decision-making processes in production. This improvement boosts operational efficiency, facilitating flexible manufacturing.
By deploying VisionNav Robotics' advanced automation solutions, the metal processing company has significantly improved its internal logistics, ensuring higher efficiency, safety, and flexibility in its manufacturing processes.
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About VisionNav Robotics
VisionNav® Robotics is a global supplier of autonomous industrial vehicles and intralogistics automation solutions. Based on Machine Learning, Environmental Perception, Deep Machine Learning, and Servo Control technology, VisionNav has developed nine product series for full-stack scenarios to automate industry logistics . VisionNav has served more than 30 countries and deployed 450+ projects around the globe, and partners with 50+ Fortune 500 companies, covering auto manufacturing, tire, food, petrochemical, e-commerce, 3PL, pharmaceutical, and other industries.
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