Load train Factory Train - Safe and efficient material flow

The load Train Factory Train FT816 with two frame goods carriers enable loading and unloading on both sides at KUKA Roboter GmbH in Augsburg, Germany. This was an important criterion for the globally leading manufacturer of industrial robots. The load train Factory Train is loaded from the right in the “supermarket” and unloaded to the left in the production.

MAN Truck & Bus AG in Nürnberg, Germany, supplies its production and assembly lines of the motor production with the load train Factory Train FT810 with E frame goods carriers. Different sizes of sequence containers are transported with the load train here. The load train runs both inside and outside the production halls and also copes with greater slopes and ascents among other things.

With the load train Factory Train FT810 with two platform goods carriers Kemmler Baustoffe GmbH supplies its production halls with material from the central warehouse. The load train Factory Train offers the necessary flexibility and outdoor capacity here. Kemmler Baustoffe GmbH is a specialist in the production of building elements and prefabricated garages.

The mountain restaurant Giggijoch in the ski area in Sölden at approx. 2,300 meters has a load train Factory Train in use. The Factory Train FT510 with two platform frames supplies the mountain restaurant with fresh food every day via a 150-meter-long tunnel that runs under the slopes. Here, the load train climbs up to 15 presents gradients. Even several difficult narrow passages, bottlenecks and even an s-shaped curve are no problem for the Factory Train thanks an electronic controlled steering. The Factory Train drives through the tunnel system like on rails.

Efficient material flow with the Factory Train load train at Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG. Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG organises its in-factory logistics processes at its headquarters in Stans/Switzerland using the load train Factory Train FT810. In-house material transport is now clearly structured and regulated in terms of time and cost. With fixed routes, the materials are delivered precisely when and where they are required.

WAFA Germany GmbH, a plastics processing company from Augsburg, has made production logistics much easier while retaining maximum flexibility using the Factory Train FT510 load train. Thanks to the retainer frame they can be loaded and unloaded from both the left and right. They can also pick up different trolley dimensions. The Linde Factory Train load train can even drive through difficult tight spots. This is no problem thanks to the directionally stable and manoeuvrable system. Martin Reismüller, Head of Production Logistics, is impressed. “The load train now works in 3-shift operation and has a capacity utilisation of almost 100%. And I have to say it’s great to see how it can be driven around, making company processes much easier already.”

EHRET GmbH from Mahlberg transports finished aluminium window shutters 650 metres to the packaging line using a Factory Train FT816 load train. The route includes public commercial roads. The specially designed load carrier is equipped with an individual clamp system for the window shutters. This provides maximum protection from transport damage. In addition, the load train has a weather protection system for outdoor use. “We are very satisfied with the solution we found with our Linde partner,” says Sascha Göppert, Production Management Assistant.

The all-terrain crane manufacturer Tadano Faun GmbH in Lauf/Pegnitz organises its in-factory material logistics using two Factory Train FT820 load trains. Michael Goihl from Materials Management Logistics explains, “Our main goal was to get forklift traffic out of the assembly halls and increase safety. In the past, we transported all our material to the supply areas using fork lift trucks. This resulted in a very high volume of traffic in the assembly halls. There was a lot of transport damage, which has been reduced by 80% following introduction of the load trains.