Autopilot –Vehicle Automation –Flexible Automation in Existing processes

1. Autopilot – Vehicle Automation – Flexible Automation in Existing processes.
Carl-Fredrik Bernmar
Manager Delivery & Support,
Toyota Material Handling Sweden
Logistic solutions
Carl-Fredrik.Bernmar@se.toyota-industries.eu
+46739865872
2017-04-21
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2. Automation of existing truck operations using
OEM warehouse trucks is now possible:
- Technical feasibility ≈50%.
- Commercial feasibility (ROI) ≈50%.
Total feasible operations ≈25% (of total
indoor truck applications).
A ”Conversion trend” has started  Indoor truck operations becomes driverless.
Autopilot solutions makes BT warehouse trucks driverless.
Productivity improvement via Automation – Mechanized Automation and/or Vehicle Automation.
Material handling productivity
(traditional truck based operations)
1990 Today
Options
Max
Semi-automation / Vehicle Automation
(existing warehouses / mixed fleets, <5MEUR)
Comment:
To realize significant change, often a green
field project or major reconstruction is needed.
Full automationn is not flexible.
→Long leadtimes. Large investment.
Advantages:
•Increase capacity step-by step
in existing processes
•Maintain flexibility
•Portable solution
•Reasonable investment
Comment:
Increase productivity in existing environments
is possible. Mixed fleet: manual & automated.
The power of automated vehicles in existing
processes is greater than you believe…
→Short leadtimes. Moderate investments.
and / or
Full Automation / Mechanization
(”green field”, 10-250 MEUR)
Background: How to
improve productivity
in today’s operations?
For significant productivity
improvement,
automation is needed.
Semi-automation / Vehicle Automation
(existing warehouses / mixed fleets, <5MEUR)
Advantages:
•High capacity
•Low labor dependency
•Drives standardisation
•High profile
Traditional truck based
concepts, cannot
significantly improve
productivity
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3. Mixed fleet
Use automated trucks
in mixed use
with traditional trucks
- Key for successManual trucks
Standard Trucks
Fixed & Mechanized
Automation
(AS/RS)
Mechanized
Not portable
Less flexible
Long lead-times
Dependency to “one” machine
Automated trucks
Standard Trucks – Driverless,
Flexible and Portable solution,
Quick time-to-money,
Full service and rental.
Investment / Payback time
Vehicle Automation is
Smart automation
Picks/TransportsperHour
Our offering – Our position:
Mixed Manual and Automated trucks.
• Automated vehicles, true part
of existing truck fleets.
– OEM product, supplied by Toyota.
– Financiation (rental).
– Service & Maintenance.
– Incremental implementation,
vehicle-by-vehicle,
process-by-process.
– Manageable change management.
• Integrated solutions.
– Seamless mix of solutions.
– Portable solution – Flexible fleet.
– Integration to host IT solutions,
when needed.
• Flexible Automation
– Limited change in existing
operation.
– In existing environment.
•  Affordable Automation
Autopilot – Vehicle Automation – Manual and Automated vehicles in mixed operation.
A ”Conversion trend” has started  Indoor truck operations becomes driverless.
Autopilot solutions makes BT warehouse trucks driverless.3

4. Autopilot vehicles
Autopilot – Scope of supply and System architecture with Integration interfaces.
BT Autopilot
(Navigation & Guidance technology)
Project
(Design and Installation)
System Software
(Order management and Traffic control)
LPE SPE OSE RRE
Based on OEM BT warehouse trucks
TSE
3rd party supply
WMS / ERP / MES / MFC / WCS Order / Mission queue
Toyota scope of supply
…and project work
(”engineering”)
with regional teams
PLC
Gateway
PLC networks
Wireless I/O box
• Scope of supply and typical integration interfaces.
System
software
Complete system solutions
GUI & Storage planner
Autopilot
System Manager
”Stand-alone”architecture
”Integrated”architecture
Barcode
Wireless pushbuttons
Toyota
Order Manager
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5. • Vehicle models.
– Low-lifters (LAE).
– Stackers (SAE).
– Order-pickers (OAE).
– Towing vehicles (TAE).
– Reach trucks (RAE).
Autopilot – Fully automated vehicle models.
LAE250 SAE160
SAE200S
SAE200X
SAE160D
OAE120CB
TAE500 RAE250
A ”Conversion trend” has started  Indoor truck operations becomes driverless.
Autopilot solutions makes BT warehouse trucks driverless.5

6. • Reference systems (selected examples).
35 recent projects in 11 countries.
– 6 different Autopilot vehicle models.
– Industry segments:
- Food production.
- Food retail DC (picking).
- 3PL DC / cross-docking.
- Medical/Cosmetics.
- Non-food DC.
- Printing.
- Industrial production.
- Industrial warehousing.
Autopilot – Reference systems.
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7. • Basic drivers for implementation of vehicle automation.
– Cost reduction
 Reduce labour costs.
 Reduce damage costs.
– Productivity improvement
 Increase capacity (increase performance or add shifts)
without increasing costs.
 Increase net utilization of equipment.
– Quality of operation
 Reduce rate of erroneous transports.
 Reduce number of erroneous picks.
 Improve transparency and tracking of operational processes.
 Enable process control and change management.
– Safety
 Reduce number and severity of accidents.
– Ergonomy
 Remove jobs in harsh environments.
• Proven productivity gains: 50-100%
• Typical ROI of 12-36 months.
• Rental solutions offers opportunity
to cut costs already month one.
• Scalable automation – incremental
cost savings.
• Vehicle automation is flexible.
• Vehicle automation is modular.
• Vehicle automation is reliable.
• Vehicle automation is portable.
Autopilot – Fully automated vehicle solutions.
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