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TRUMPF and Jungheinrich agree intralogistics partnership

08.12.2020

TRUMPF to incorporate automated guided vehicle systems in customers’ sheet-metal fabrication operations // Pooling the two companies’ know-how will enhance the flow of materials in connected manufacturing environments

Faster flow of material on the factory floor

The autonomous vehicles are controlled by an enhanced version of the TruTops Fab production software from TRUMPF. This application prioritizes transport jobs in line with the production schedule and forwards these orders in real time to the Jungheinrich transport system. The result is a more efficient flow of material for the processes involved in sheet metal fabrication. »By pooling our know-how and technical expertise, we’re able to respond to our customers’ increasingly complex needs in the most effective way,« says Schneider. »As a specialist for logistics systems, Jungheinrich is an ideal match for our smart factory solutions.«

The factory transport units start and finish each job at one of the docking stations positioned next to machine tools or in the warehouse. They are equipped with sensors that capture data on all the logistics processes involved in sheet metal fabrication. Whenever an automated guided vehicle has delivered a europallet to a punching, laser-cutting, bending or laser-welding machine, this information is automatically reported to the workstation of the relevant machine operative. The transport units also ensure that pallets are available in time for loading parts or materials for the next step of the process. This means that machine operatives can ignore logistics and concentrate fully on working their machine tool. If need be, they can display the overall intralogistics situation on a tablet.