Initial situation

• Transportation of small transport carriers, lattice boxes, Euro and industrial pallets
• Material delivery with front loaders
• Forklift operations: 30 operating hours per day
• Cost-intensive
• High traffic volume
• High level of dirt in the factory halls
• Safety risk for employees
• Narrow aisles (2.5 m) in production

Customer requirement

• Productivity increase
• Minimize empty runs
• Cost savings
• Increase security
• Smooth production supply with components and materials

LKE solution

• Streamlining production supply by means of a forklift-free tugger train system
• Platform wagon type X, KLT deck wagon, Cargo-Liner
• Tugger train trolleys are equipped with the virtual LKE coupling and drawbar system for optimum directional stability in the narrow aisles
• 4 tugger trains on 5 routes in operation at the same time while the next transport trains are waiting
• Tractor: 4 tractors

Result

• Elimination of pallet truck use
• Increased productivity, increased delivery frequency > Consistent capacity utilization > 2,000 containers are retrieved and installed every day
• Time savings thanks to precise delivery to the employee
• Empty runs reduced by 15% – distribution of full containers and simultaneous collection of empty containers
• Cost savings
• Track-true handling in the aisles, some of which are 2.5 m wide
• Any wagons can be uncoupled from the route train
• Traffic volume minimized
• More security
• Space saving in the aisles of the production halls of 600 pallet spaces