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ticated software and a robust database.
In addition, the team designed and built
an automated warehouse on the manufacturing site. This warehouse acts as a
buffer between the various manufacturing
processes. Pallets of goods are received
and stored automatically. Goods coming
from external suppliers or other production plants are stored until needed, eliminating the problem of synchronization.
There are several key elements to the
company’s new automated process. The
use of stacker cranes maximizes limited
space. Automatically guided vehicles
(AGVs) bring products from the warehouse and deposits them at the start of the
production line. Together, stacker cranes
and AGVs provide high degrees of flexibility; if the product or process changes,
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