Geek+, the global leader in AMR technology, and PANGQI Technology, a leading Chinese smart logistics solution provider, jointly announced a strategic cooperation with LED display manufacturing giant Unilumin. The three parties will jointly create the LED industry’s first fully automated smart factory where the whole logistics process, from raw material receiving, quality inspection, warehousing, discharging, production, to finished product warehousing and distribution will be powered by Geek+’s autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).
The project features multi-floor robot collaboration, as well as fully integrated digital operations for the first time, setting a new benchmark in terms of scale and complexity: More than 100 Geek+ robots handling nearly 30 different LED production operations over 10 floors and an area of about 100,000 square meters.
The setup involves four types of AMRs: P800, a goods-to-person picking robot, is used for raw material storage and in-store picking; RS5, a tote-to-person picking robot, is used for bin storage and in-store picking; MP1000R, a moving robot, is responsible for inbound and outbound flows and empty container recovery; and four-way shuttles are used for finished product storage. To accomplish this feat, Geek+ and PANGQI customized Unilumin’s warehouse management system (WMS) and robot management system (RMS), creating the first integration of cross-floor, multi-category robot fleet solution in the LED industry.
Pan Xixiang, Deputy Director of Automation of Guangdong Unilumin Energy Saving Technology Co., Ltd. , said: "Unilumin has always focused on technology and design and strives to be the leader in the LED industry. This time we have partnered with industry leaders Geek+ and PANGQI to create a whole-process flexible logistics system in the second phase of our factory in Daya Bay, Huizhou. Introducing technologies and equipment such as human-computer interfaces, industrial robots, and intelligent logistics, we are constantly working to realize digital manufacturing and Industry 4.0 upgrades."
Wu Xiaoqian, founder and CEO of PANGQI Technology, said: "I am very pleased that Unilumin has chosen to introduce our smart logistics solution to achieve flexible full process automation. Through PANGQI's smart logistics solution and Geek+’s AMRs and artificial intelligence, we have solved the problems of receiving, zoning storage, set shipping, and production line receiving of raw materials for over 180,000 SKUs, achieving an industry breakthrough. Unilumin not only ensured no production line stoppage and normal production operation during the upgrade process, but also continuously created a new historical high in production."
Zheng Yong, founder and CEO of Geek+, said: "Geek+ is committed to achieving global smart logistics transformation and is constantly striving to provide robot solutions in complex scenarios. We are excited to leverage the combined strengths of our robot fleets and work with PANGQI to empower industry innovation pioneer Unilumin to create a comprehensive and integrated flexible solution that continues to lead global LED manufacturing."
This is another demonstration of the high flexibility and scalability of Geek+’s technology. The solutions not only handle highly complex and diverse production scenarios, but the production line can also be upgraded without stopping production: Deployment of the AMRs is already underway without disrupting Unilumin’s operations. Once fully implemented, the solution will improve Unilumin's inventory accuracy rate, greatly reduce labor requirements in production line material handling, and provide an impressive boost to picking efficiency.
