Plastic container manufacturer chooses AGV solution from ek robotics

Aug 30, 2025 Warehousing Ireland Case Study, News, shipping, Storage Comments Off on Plastic container manufacturer chooses AGV solution from ek robotics

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 A leading company in the packaging industry has taken another step toward automation. To optimize intralogistics and increase the efficiency of production processes, ek robotics has implemented a customized automated guided vehicle (AGV) system. Three transport robots from the VARIO MOVE series replace the previous system and ensure a smooth, automated material flow.

 

Transport robots optimize hazardous goods container production

The company manufactures extrusion-blown plastic containers, including stackable hazardous goods canisters used in various industries. To meet increasing demands for flexibility and productivity, the customer decided on a new automation solution from ek robotics. The three driverless transport vehicles from the VARIO MOVE series were specially adapted to the transport processes. Equipped with counterweights and active hold-down devices, the AGVs transport stacked plastic containers up to 2.8 meters high and weighing as much as 175 kilograms. Thanks to cantilevered fork arms, different pallet types – including Euro, industrial, CP1, and CP3 pallets – can also be picked up crosswise.

The vehicles travel a 100-meter route using state-of-the-art laser scanner technology and reach their 16 transfer stations quickly and precisely. Safety sensors continuously monitor the surroundings and ensure reliable detection of people and obstacles, so that transport processes run smoothly and safely.

 

Future-proof solution for intralogistics

“By combining standardized AGVs with targeted adaptations, we created the ideal long-term solution for efficient intralogistics in this application,” explains Ronald Kretschmer, Chief Sales Officer at ek robotics. The customer is already planning to expand the automation solution further and integrate additional storage areas into the process.

 

About ek robotics

ek robotics is one of the leading manufacturers and system integrators of innovative high-tech transport robotics for production and warehouse logistics. At five locations worldwide: Hamburg (HQ), Reutlingen, Milan (Italy), Prague (Czech Republic), and Buckingham (UK), the transport robotics specialist with over 300 employees creates intelligent, networked, and flexible transport solutions for the fully automated, internal material flow of its global customers. With over 60 years of expertise, ek robotics continues to set new standards in the automation industry and benefits from decades of experience in the development, manufacture, integration, and turnkey delivery of driverless transport systems (AGVs). With impressive support throughout the entire AGV life cycle, the AGV manufacturer is there for its global customers even decades after commissioning.

 

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