Yujin Robot / Logistics Automation / AMR / Injection Molding Line / Plastic Manufacturer

Ding-dong~ Your package has been delivered!🎉 

It’s always a pleasant sound to hear.🤭 We now live in an era where you can have any product you want delivered anytime, anywhere, with just a smartphone. The reason we can receive goods so comfortably at home lies in the development of e-commerce and the scaling up of logistics facilities where countless items are stored and sorted.

HOWEVER, while logistics facilities are growing in size, the reality is that the workforce to work inside them is becoming scarce.😰 To resolve future risks associated with labor shortages, logistics automation is becoming a necessity, not an option.

Inquiries for logistics automation are also steadily increasing at Marosol, which provides total solutions for robot automation. Recently, there is a company that successfully performed logistics automation with a Marosol solution. It is Bara, a plastic food container manufacturer.🥣

Bara is a company that produces various plastic containers such as cookie sheets, yogurt sheets, and ramen bowl sheets using 21 injection molding machines. What was the motivation for Bara to introduce logistics robots?🤔

Field photo of Bara's injection molding manufacturing line

The distance between injection molding machines has increased, making it difficult for workers to move.😰

At Bara, when packing produced containers, workers moved to each injection molding machine and then transferred the products to boxes. However, after establishing a new factory, the number of injection molding machines increased, and the distance between them became farther, hindering work efficiency as the workers' movement distance also increased. It is said that they spent most of their working time moving, and their fatigue worsened rapidly, so they considered robot automation.

It is difficult to secure working personnel due to labor shortages💦

It was hard to find applicants just for the task of moving items from injection molding machines, and labor costs were significant. Therefore, they wanted to replace simple transport tasks with logistics robots and assign tasks requiring high skills to the packing workers. It is said that they were positively considering the introduction of logistics robots because minimizing the workers' movement paths could also prevent musculoskeletal injuries that might occur during work.

 The automation scenario Marosol presented was this. 🤔

When food containers are injection-molded in the machine, they are discharged to a conveyor. When a certain amount of produced containers is made, the robot is called automatically. Then, when the conveyor on the injection molding machine side and the conveyor attached to the top of the logistics robot combine, the products are transferred to the robot. The logistics robot, fully loaded with products, automatically moves to the shipping conveyor, and then the waiting worker proceeds with packing.

If automation is achieved according to the scenario, the robot takes over the repetitive task of the worker directly pulling a cart to the shipping location, lowering worker fatigue and increasing work efficiency by reducing movement time.👍

 Bara Logistics Automation Scenarios Presented by Marosol

Finding the logistics robot that perfectly fits the working environment

After devising the scenario, the next step Marosol took was finding the logistics robot that perfectly fit the working environment. Robot experts put their heads together to find the most suitable logistics robot among hundreds based on the client Bara’s worksite and the tasks the robot needed to perform. As a result, the selected logistics robot is none other than Yujin Robot’s GoCart 180!

 Yujin Robot's Logistics GoCart 180🤖

The protagonist of this logistics automation is the GoCart 180 from Yujin Robot, a company specializing in autonomous driving solutions that is currently receiving much interest in the stock market. Yujin Robot is recognized globally for its technology as well as safety, even holding the international standard ‘ISO 13482’.

The GoCart product line includes GoCart 180 and GoCart 250. GoCart 180 has a payload of 180kg, and GoCart 250 is a product with the payload increased to 250kg. It is said that GoCart 250 has even begun to be supplied to the European market.

The versatility of GoCart is truly extensive. In addition to manufacturing processes and logistics warehouses, it can be used in various fields such as airports, hospitals, and smart buildings. The loading box that holds the load is also replaceable, so it can be utilized for various purposes.👍

Also, if you link Solink, which was independently developed by Marosol, GoCart can call elevators itself to move freely between floors and pass through automatic doors at will.

 Bara Injection Manufacturing Line Site Photos 2

From Bara's perspective of having to work with people, they also viewed safety as important. GoCart is equipped with a 3D LiDAR sensor independently developed by Yujin Robot. Through this, it has higher precision than logistics robots equipped with 2D LiDAR sensors and can implement accurate autonomous driving even if the environment changes.

Therefore, precise driving and obstacle avoidance are possible without installing driving auxiliary tools such as magnetic lines or markers installed for using existing transport platform services. Also, it can accurately analyze space using stereo cameras, ultrasonic sensors, etc.

Furthermore, with SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping), navigation, and safety functions—some of Yujin’s proprietary technologies—it can recognize people or obstacles to avoid collisions and even take detours.

Bara was also satisfied with the scenario proposed by Marosol and Yujin Robot’s GoCart 180. The design and production required for automation proceeded for a total of 6 months, and automation is currently being carried out successfully.👏

 3 Biggest Differences Before and After Introducing Logistics Robots

There are three main differences before and after the robot introduction. First is the worker's movement distance. Before the robot introduction, a worker had to walk a maximum of over 2km per hour, but after introducing the robot, it was reduced to 200m per hour.

Second is the number of injection molding machines one worker is in charge of. Before introduction, the number of injection molding machines per person was a maximum of 3, but after the robot was introduced, it increased to 5, and it is said that production also rose by 20%.

Lastly, workers have gained free time. Before the robot introduction, there was no break time, but after the robot was introduced, they can rest at the packing station during the time spent waiting for product delivery, and they have time to perform some tasks such as writing work logs, quality inspections, and patrol inspections.

 Why Marosol is Good at Robot Automation 👷

There is a special reason why Marosol was able to become the company that performs robot total solutions the best.

First, you can meet robot automation at the lowest price at Marosol.💰 To solve the price problem, which is the biggest concern for companies, Marosol developed robot financial products for the first time, allowing robots to be purchased through leasing, rental, or 12-month interest-free installments. Also, by purchasing robots in bulk directly from manufacturers, solutions can be implemented at the industry's lowest prices.

 Marosol robot expert conducting a consultation at the 2023 SFAW exhibition

Furthermore, automation experts with a total of over 40 years of experience, including experience in major corporate automation projects, reside at Marosol. Since these experts directly design and implement robot solutions, it is said that reliable automation can be achieved in a short period.

For those who want to utilize a robot perfectly suited for their factory but cannot visualize how to systematically replace tasks, or those who have a desired process concept but are looking for a company that can realize it economically, Marosol, a company specializing in robot total solutions, can be the solution. 

Contact Marosol, the industry's top robot total solution company, right now!👇👇

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