SWISS KRONO

LOCATION: ŻARY

Implementation details

Year built

2019

Contractor

Promus Katowice Sp. z o.o.

Name of the transport line

Automatic one-way line of self-propelled wagons for transporting of semi products in the process of wooden panels production.

Product transported

Packages of laminated plates before refining and raw plates before laminating

Time to implement

2 months

Objectives

Reduction of operating costs

Limitation of forklift trucks use in the production zone, while maintaining the possibility of driving wheels

Guarantee of the continuity of the production proces 24/7

Improvement of lamination quality with concurrent reduction of plastic consumption

Guarantee of the cooperation between the line and the forklift trucks

Challenges

Collection of the product from 6 independent production lines and 2 loading stations

Posiibility of serving packages of various heights and weights

Transport of packages with maximum weight up to 12 T

Integration of the system without having to stop production at the factory

Meeting technical and business expectations

Solutions

The use of autonomous rail structures that transport low stacks of panels

Communication system between all production lines and the foiling line

An intelligent management system that takes into account priorities and buffer filling of various production lines and loading stations

The use of a modern wrapping machine with a pre-stretch function during wrapping

The use of conveyors with pockets, ensuring the possibility of cooperation of the system with forklifts

Effects

Employment reduction in this part of the factory

Limiting the number of forklift trucks and their operators

Reducing exhaust emissions from forklift trucks

Increase of the workshop security

50% reduction in the amount of foil used

Simple service not required to create a seperate job position for this line

Line accessibility 99,5%