An operator or warehouse employee enters and approve the robot’s missions. Each mission entered in the Schneider Electric system indicates the transport of products from the production line to the warehouse. After receiving the mission, the robot takes an empty pallet from the warehouse and carries it to the production. Next, the MiR500 puts the empty pallet in an empty pallet rack, takes the pallet full of finished products and returns with it to the warehouse. If after reaching the warehouse there is no mission to complete at that time, the robot automatically drives and recharges.
“The old AGV line follower didn’t allow for any changes of the line, every time reconfiguration of the entire operation was required. Thanks to the flexibility of the MiR robot we can reorganize layout fast and with no additional costs, because there is no need for external support,” says Marcin Hat, Production Process Automation Engineer, Schneider Electric.
The MiR500 works around the clock in a three-shift system. The robot covers eight types of loops – the average length of each loop is 140 meters. During one shift, the robot covers an average of 5.5 – 6 km. If there is a need for any change in the robot’s mission, e.g. because of minor modifications in the layout, all these changes are made by employees.