E&K Automation Ltd

To reduce handling costs at a leading UK manufacturer of pharmaceutical products, two industry-standard forklift trucks have been supplied in modified form so that they can travel between the warehouse and factory without the need for drivers. The work was carried out by E&K Automation, a company specialising in the manufacture and implementation of AGV (automated guided vehicle) systems.

Automated guided vehicle (AGV) specialist, E&K Automation, has converted three Linde K-Range VNA (very narrow aisle) stacker trucks so that they move without drivers around luggage manufacturer, Samsonite's new warehouse in Oudenaarde, Belgium. Working alongside operator controlled lift trucks, the computer controlled AGVs have transformed the efficiency of this busy European storage and distribution centre, as E&K's UK subsidiary explains.