BMW is using AGVs supplied by EK Robotics to move steel blanks and finished panels around its recently completed press shop in Swindon UK
The supply of AGVs is part of a wider agreement that BMW has with EK Robotics, which is also based in the UK. The agreement includes the supply of EK Robotics Custom Move, Vario Move and Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) AGVs. EK Robotics has also installed bespoke racking for BMW warehouse operations. According to Chris Price, managing director of EK Robotics, the largest AGV – from the Custom Move range – was delivered in parts by a special convoy and assembled on-site.
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