The new line is intended to be the model for the eventual automation of all eleven production lines, with a fleet of MiR robots supporting them in a dynamic, highly efficient manufacturing floor in which each mobile robot can go where it’s needed when it’s needed to keep production flowing. Cabka estimates that the first MiR500 travels about three miles a day supporting one production line. With eleven lines planned for autonomous material transport with multiple MiR robots, workers and fork truck drivers will be relieved from many miles of manual material handling, allowing Cabka to redeploy those workers to higher-value tasks.
The prerequisite to secure our growth position in the global market is that we refine the products, reduce our costs and ensure a short delivery time. Our production is characterized by High-Mix, High-Volume. Therefore, we invest in flexible automation. And we have actually managed to increase our production volume, while we have integrated new automation solutions for more than 30 million DKK (4,500,000 USD) into our existing production layout. It is extremely unusual that we have been able to avoid downtime, which at the same time has doubled. If we had chosen conveyor belts instead of mobile robots, it would have meant a lot of costly production downtime, says Flemming Møller Hansen, Kamstrup.
Kamstrup develops and manufactures all its products at its headquarters in Stilling, Denmark. In 2017, Kamstrup has built another production hall in which another fleet of 7-10 MiR robots also will be the link between processes and ensure efficiency.