{"id":56374,"date":"2025-04-30T05:46:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T03:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/?p=56374"},"modified":"2025-04-30T05:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T03:46:45","slug":"rhi-magnesita-automates-material-flow-agvs-ekrobotics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/rhi-magnesita-automates-material-flow-agvs-ekrobotics\/","title":{"rendered":"RHI Magnesita automates material flow with AGVs from ekrobotics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the most modern plant of the refractory industry, transport processes are now almost fully automated: twelve customized automated guided vehicles (AGVs) from ek robotics<\/a> take over the internal material flow around the clock. At RHI Magnesita in Radenthein, Austria \u2013 from the provision of raw materials to shipping.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The individually designed automated guided vehicle system not only transforms internal logistics, but also significantly improves efficiency, plant availability and occupational safety. The fleet masters complex special functions and high payloads with ease \u2013 even in challenging factory environments with narrow passages, tunnel underpasses and crossing traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tailor-made solution for demanding requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The automation was triggered by the high product variety, increasing demands on flexibility and safety as well as an increasing damage rate during manual transportation. “We wanted to optimize all processes holistically and create a consistently coordinated material flow \u2013 from the pressing plant to final production and shipping,” explains Andreas Raab, Project Execution & Engineering Europe at RHI Magnesita. The transport robots were precisely adapted to the plant- specific conditions. Tight space and different floor conditions as well as safety-critical interfaces required precise planning and high-performance vehicle technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Automated area linking: AGVs in heavy-duty use<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The AGV<\/a> fleet connects all production areas: two transport vehicles are used to set up the presses with molds weighing up to 6.5 tons. Three others reliably transport the shaped refractory bricks \u2013 with individual weights of up to 16 tons \u2013 to the tunnel kiln. Further vehicles take the products for post-processing or directly to the high-bay warehouse. The overall system was designed for maximum throughput and optimum integration into the existing plant layout using detailed simulation models. The benefits: significantly reduced set-up times, minimized downtimes and consistently high product quality.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Maximum system availability through full service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

RHI Magnesita has implemented a comprehensive service package from ek robotics to ensure that operations run smoothly at all times. This includes the strategic stocking of spare parts on site, proactive and corrective maintenance measures and a 24\/7 hotline with individually tailored response times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further joint automation projects are already being planned. With this pioneering solution, RHI Magnesita is setting new standards in the automation of the refractory industry – in close partnership with ek robotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information visit: ek-robotics.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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