Location:
Vrchlabí, Czech Republic
Industry:
Automotive
Products:
Transmissions
Customer Challenge:
Demand increase led to higher capacity for the plants and more traffic in the production areas, leading to safety risks and fatigue for workers that had to continuously transport material from one part of the factory to another.
Application:
The LD robot completes 120 trips per day and travels a total distance of 35 km between the mechanical measuring center and the processing machines.
OMRON Equipment
OMRON LD-130CT mobile robots.
Why OMRON Was Choosen:
Customer wanted to move away from magnetic tape to an autonomous system, and in particular liked MobilePlanner.
Impact:
Škoda expanded production and improved worker safety without increasing labor cost at the plant.
