Yantai, a coastal city in Shandong, is known for its great sea views and amazing natural resources. They also name Yantai as the 'snow pit' because the heavy snowfall in the winter. These extreme weather conditions present significant challenges for the local manufacturing industry, particularly in heavy-duty indoor and outdoor material handling.
As a large-scale manufacturing enterprise in the Yantai region, the customer faces ongoing challenges in handling heavy materials in outdoor environments. Rain and snow cause slippery surfaces, making traditional handling equipment difficult to operate stably. Manual handling is inefficient and presents safety risks. Additionally, the customer’s production process involves the transportation of a large number of cylindrical and square blanks, which are heavy and of various sizes, placing high demands on the load-bearing capacity and flexibility of handling equipment.
To address the customer's pain points and requirements, the LOGIANT team conducted thorough research and technical validation. Drawing on its experience and expertise in outdoor environments and heavy-duty handling, LOGIANT tailored a 20-ton outdoor heavy-duty AGV to provide 24/7 support in the factory, also reducing costs and increasing efficiency.
Heavy Duty Design: The outdoor heavy-duty AGV features a high-strength steel structure, a powerful drive system, and hydraulic lifting devices. It can steadily transport cylindrical and square blanks weighing up to 20 tons. With its auto-adjustment function, the AGV automatically centres unevenly sized materials, preventing tilting or shaking during handling.
All-Weather Capability: The outdoor heavy-duty AGV is equipped with waterproof, dustproof, and anti-slip specialized tires, IP55-rated waterproof and dustproof design, and advanced sensors and navigation systems, ensuring precise positioning and stable operation in snowy or rainy weather.
Intelligent Navigation and Scheduling: The AGV combines laser and visual navigation for flexible adaptation to complex indoor and outdoor environments. Using LOGIANT Logistic Cloud System(LCS), multiple AMRs and AGVs can work in coordination, optimizing the handling routes and improving overall efficiency.
Automated Handling: The AGV integrates seamlessly with the customer’s production management system, achieving fully automated handling of cylindrical and square blanks from the storage area to the processing area. Through automatic recognition and positioning technology, the AMR can accurately pick and place materials, reducing human intervention and minimizing operational risks.
The successful implementation of this project not only solved the customer’s core issues in heavy-duty handling but also brought significant economic benefits and competitive advantages:
Improved Production Efficiency: The introduction of AGVs automated and optimized the material handling process, greatly reducing manual operation time and boosting production efficiency. The project implementation has led to a 30%+ improvement in material transfer efficiency.
Reduced Operating Costs: Traditional manual handling is not only inefficient but also involves significant safety risks. The use of AGVs has reduced labour costs and minimized material damage and equipment breakdowns caused by human errors.
Enhanced Production Safety: The AGV’s ability to accurately avoid obstacles during operation has prevented collisions and accidents that may occur during manual handling, providing a safer work environment for employees.
The successful delivery of the LOGIANT Yantai Heavy-duty Outdoor Handling Project marks an important milestone in the customer’s smart upgrade journey and sets a new benchmark in the heavy-duty handling field for manufacturing. With its customized solution and advanced technological capabilities, LOGIANT overcame multiple challenges, including extreme weather and heavy-load handling, creating significant value for the customer. Moving forward, LOGIANT will continue to deepen our focus on the smart manufacturing sector, driving industry transformation through technological innovation, and providing efficient and reliable intelligent solutions to more enterprises.
