Breaking The 1CM Gap Limit! SEER Robotics Boosts Multi-Process Automation At Electrolux's Sweden Factory

Background Of The Project

To achieve sustainable development goals, Electrolux has proposed higher production requirements and hopes to introduce intelligent robots to integrate with the factory's existing intelligent equipment and operational processes, achieving automation and unmanned operation in three major production processes.SEER Robotics, in conjunction with European integrators, has created a customized intelligent logistics solution for them. Through the Unified Resource Dispatching System (RDS), six intelligent forklifts work orderly in three transportation lines, covering multiple processes from semi-finished to finished product transfer.

Solutions


Recently, SEER Robotics' laser SLAM small stacker intelligent forklift SFL-CDD14-CE has been successfully implemented at the Swedish Ljungby factory of Electrolux Professional Group, a globally renowned home appliance enterprise.


Electrolux, a century-old home appliance company headquartered in Sweden, focuses on providing high-quality professional equipment for various commercial customers, mainly covering fields such as kitchen equipment, cleaning equipment, and laundry equipment.


To achieve sustainable development goals, Electrolux has proposed higher production requirements and hopes to introduce intelligent robots to integrate with the factory's existing intelligent equipment and operational processes, achieving automation and unmanned operation in three major production processes.


SEER Robotics, in conjunction with European integrators, has created a customized intelligent logistics solution for them. Through the Unified Resource Dispatching System (RDS), six intelligent forklifts work orderly in three transportation lines, covering multiple processes from semi-finished to finished product transfer.


This solution replaces manual forklifts with intelligent ones, which not only greatly improves the efficiency of Electrolux's internal logistics and comprehensively reduces production costs, but also significantly enhances the overall safety factor of operations, accelerating the automation and intelligent construction of the factory.


Highlight1:Breaking throughspatial limits, fearless of non-standard pallets.


Within the Electrolux factory, various sizes of non-standard pallets are distributed across different production links. Based on the fixed width of the fork teeth, in the most extreme cases, some pallets have only a 1CM gap on either side after accounting for the width of the fork teeth, posing a great challenge for the safe and effective forklifting of intelligent forklifts.


① High-precision laser SLAM positioning with excellent consistency


The extremely narrow forklift space not only tests the repeat positioning accuracy of a single vehicle but also the point consistency of multiple vehicles.




SEER Robotics possesses cutting-edge laser SLAM technology, with intelligent forklifts achieving a repeat positioning accuracy of up to ±5MM, and multiple vehicles demonstrate excellent consistency. This technical strength supports the ability to fearlessly handle the extreme 1CM forklifting scenario.


AI Boost, Adaptive Recognition and Forking of Non-Standard Pallets


SEER Robotics' intelligent forklifts are equipped with AI algorithms, supporting adaptive recognition and forking based on deep learning models. They possess more intelligent decision-making and execution capabilities, eliminating the need for manual input of pallet-related information. The forklifts can easily recognize pallets of various sizes, solving the challenges of non-standard pallet recognition and handling on-site for customers.




Highlight 2: Seamless Business Interaction, Soaring Overall Efficiency


RDS Full-Field Simulation for Optimal Solution Customization


For Electrolux's actual production line business logic, SEER Robotics provides customized RDS scripts. Through RDS software, the robot and system integration simulation is carried out to ensure that issues are identified and resolved during the simulation process.




Collaborating multiple times with Electrolux's business department, we have optimized issues related to multi-system communication and production rhythm, reducing the probability of mismatches upon implementation and creating an intelligent logistics solution that best matches actual production needs.


②Seamless Integration with Business Systems for Full-Process Automation


SEER Robotics' digital software supports seamless integration with our clients' business systems, lowering the barrier to software use and making the use of robots accessible to all. Through integration with Electrolux's production and material management systems, RDS has enabled automation of the transportation processes for semi-finished and finished goods.




Relying on RDS, SEER Robotics has achieved synchronization between robot management and business production. The intelligent forklifts equipped with photoelectric detection devices can quickly detect the status of storage locations and transmit data to the business detection system in real-time through RDS. The system can automatically match production demands, generate transportation tasks, and intelligently plan the optimal operating paths for forklifts, thereby achieving automation of the production process.

Benefits To Customers

This solution replaces manual forklifts with intelligent ones, which not only greatly improves the efficiency of Electrolux's internal logistics and comprehensively reduces production costs, but also significantly enhances the overall safety factor of operations, accelerating the automation and intelligent construction of the factory.