JIT / JIS precision
Parts must arrive in exact sequence at the right line-side position.
Heavy-Duty Performance
Automotive Automation
Rugged, high-payload automation for Just-in-Time and Just-in-Sequence line delivery.
Overview
Automation for Automotive
Metallum’s automotive automation solutions provide rugged, high-payload material handling engineered for body-in-white subassemblies, powertrain staging, and tiered supplier sequencing. Combining heavy-duty AGVs, unit-load AS/RS cranes, and high-capacity roller conveyors, our turnkey systems enforce exact Just-in-Time (JIT) and Just-in-Sequence (JIS) line deliveries, eliminating buffer bloat and accelerating assembly line uptime.
Challenges
Common Challenges
Heavy, bulky components
Body-in-white subassemblies and powertrain parts demand high-payload handling.
Buffer bloat
Excess line-side inventory consumes valuable floor space.
Assembly line uptime
Every minute of line stoppage is costly.
Solutions
Suitable Automation Solutions
Heavy unit-load AGVs
Repeatable, sequenced delivery of heavy components to the line.
Unit-load AS/RS sequencing
High-bay storage that releases parts in build sequence.
High-capacity roller conveyors
Robust transport for powertrain and subassembly staging.
Robotic component handling
Automated palletizing of heavy components and subassemblies.
Products
Related Products
Intelligent Transport
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
Laser- and magnetic-guided AGVs that automate pallet and unit-load transport between production, storage and docks — safely, predictably and 24/7.
High-Density Storage
Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems (AS/RS)
Unit-load and mini-load AS/RS with stacker cranes and robotic shuttles for high-density, Goods-to-Person storage with near-100% inventory accuracy.
Continuous Flow
Conveyor Systems
Powered roller and slider bed belt conveyors with zero-pressure accumulation, line speeds up to 295 FPM and seamless integration with AS/RS, sortation and AGVs.
Precision Robotics
Industrial Robotics
Robotic palletizing and depalletizing cells with 3D vision and AI mixed-SKU stacking for fast, stable, 24/7 end-of-line automation.
Automotive
