Moving a complete DC and at the same time immediately switching to automation is a major challenge.
Hoogvliet ultimately opted for Lan Handling’s robot cells. According to Alex Goedemondt, process manager at Hoogvliet, there were various reasons for this: “The flexibility of the standard robot cell in combination with the compact footprint appealed to us. In addition, we can increase the production output in phases and soon be able to produce 24/7 effortlessly. running, so that we can partly compensate for the shortage of personnel with this automation.”