Automotives in Belgium

A manufacturer of completely assembled dashboards and supplies these from a new production facility in Belgium to the close by factory. The new factory has been built to meet the increased capacity demand. For the automated truck loading and unloading systems, the company was looking for a supplier that was capable to deliver a turnkey solution in a very short period of time.

Because of the short timeline, Ancra entered into a close cooperation with CSi from the Netherlands. By creating one project team, they succeeded in engineering, building and installing the complete system within 4 months.

The system is designed to automatically unload empty skids (2.2 meters wide) at two levels and automatically transfer these skids to the assembly line. Meanwhile, full skids are taken from the assembly line and loaded in two levels in trailers in the exact right sequence. To meet these functional requirements, multiple chain conveyors, turn tables, elevators and a shuttle car are part of the overall design. 

This advanced type of automation saves the customer substantial labor cost, decreases product damage and increases the supply chain reliability. Furthermore, much less trailers are needed to shuttle the same amount of cargo, due to a highly reduced ‘truck turnaround time’ at the dock door.

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