Case study · Industry & manufacturing
Transport of sensitive assemblies using level and platform trolleys
Our custom solutions deliver the pump and base plate to the production line undamaged and pre-picked.
Key facts
- Industry
- Industry & manufacturing
- Location
- Germany
- Client
- Manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology
- Location
- Germany
- Sector
- Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology, as well as renewable energies
- Number of employees
- 15,000
Initial situation
- Base plates and pumps had to be laboriously packed and picked by hand
- Time-consuming transport to the production line, occasional damage to components and an increased error rate in final assembly
Customer requirement
- Once completed in pre-assembly, the assembly (base plate) must be loaded onto a transport trolley using a manipulator.
It is then to be transported to the refrigeration circuit production area, where the base plate is subsequently removed again using a manipulator.
LKE solution
- The trolleys were designed so that the pump and base plate can be transported to the production line without damage and in a pre-assembled state. Care was taken to ensure that the clearances were sufficiently large to allow the manipulator to grip or pick up the components without difficulty. A concept was developed in collaboration with the customer, and extensive testing was carried out using prototypes. KLT trolleys and custom-built PFW trolleys are used.
Result
- Our custom solutions deliver the pump and base plate to the production line undamaged and pre-assembled
