“We've now been able to free up time for some of our warehouse employees and personnel that were using their time walking back and forth," Hess added. "That time equated to almost a full-body.”
Automating material transport through these collaborative robots helps Argon Medical compete in a high-cost labor market, while preserving jobs for its skilled long-term employees.Danish Elos Medtech Pinol A/S, one of Europe’s leading development and production partners for medical technology products and components, has also optimized its intralogistics by using mobile robots. At the facility in Denmark, an MiR100 robot from MiR is driving almost eight kilometers (five miles) a day to distribute components for further processing between production lines—a transportation tasks previously done by employees.
"Staff members who normally had to transport goods for further processing in other departments can now place them on the MiR100 when it passes on its bus route," said Per Hansen, a developer at Elos Medtech. "This means they can avoid downtime and interruptions and continue processing the goods in their own department.
”The automation of in-house transportation can be an important element for medical device manufacturers to remain competitive in a global market, reduce costs, and increase efficiency. AMRs that work safely next to humans open new opportunities because they can handle repetitive, time-consuming transportation tasks and always work reliably. Thanks to the high level of flexibility, and easy commissioning and operation, companies like Argon Medical and Elos Medtech can optimize their material flow in a simple and cost-effective manner, ensuring a future-proof production of medical devices.