Intralogistics Know-how

Efficiency of logistics tugger trains.

How to achieve better performance at lower costs?

The intralogistics systems that we design using the tugger train concept are based on the so-called milk-run principle. What does it consist of? A fixed route is developed for the delivery and collection of goods, with the end and beginning at the same place. Moving around a closed loop, one tugger train completes several steps in the process in a single run.

By transferring this concept to intralogistics, we facilitate the work of production plants and warehouses.

the material flow process is smoother
deliveries by tugger trains are more frequent, but in smaller batches
components are delivered to the stations by tugger trains exactly when they are needed
elimination of empty runs – materials can be delivered to various stations in a single run
time and cost savings – what is transported three times with a forklift can be transported in a single run on a tugger train

Comparison of running systems

Flextrack®

Flextrack® is Atres’ proprietary driving system, thanks to which our customers use logistic trains even in narrow corridors.

Advantages:

Perfect tracking when attached to a train – as in the 4-wheel steering system
Suitable for narrow transport routes
Easy to maneuver when unhooked – as in the inverted drawbar system

Classic system - front drawbar

Advantage:

Easy to maneuver when unplugged

Disadvantages:

Non-perfect tracing – each wagon traces on its own
Needs wide corridors

Inverted drawbar

Advantages:

More accurate tracking than with a straight drawbar
Swivel front wheels, fixed rear wheels – easy to maneuver when unfastened

Disadvantage:

Non-perfect tracing – each wagon traces on its own

4-wheel steering system

Advantages:

Perfect tracing
Suitable for narrow transport routes

Disadvantage:

Difficult to manoeuvre when unplugged

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A logistic tugger train has significant advantages over a forklift truck.

TUGGER TRAIN

many times greater transport efficiency – one tugger train will do the job
elimination of empty runs
possibility of combining various tugger trains into sets, minimizing the necessary vehicles
flexibility and easy adjustment to production needs
safety and less traffic
simple operation, no additional qualifications and permissions required to run a tugger train

FORKLIFT

low transport efficiency
high wastage in transport
no possibility of combining vehicles and low level of adaptation to the specificity of the loading
increased traffic on transport routes and loading areas
high risk of accidents and collisions
only authorized drivers can be forklift operators

How much do you gain with a tugger train? A calculation is simple.

Buying forklift trucks that will work 24/7 is a huge investment. Their maintenance is also very expensive. To achieve the same capacity as with a tugger train system, you need more vehicles and more staff.

The cost of buying a tugger train necessary to achieve the same capacity is a fraction of the cost of buying and maintaining an entire fleet of forklift trucks. One tugger train can consist of several wagons, so more goods than a forklift truck. At the same time, it reduces the number of staff needed.

When comparing the 5-year service life of both solutions, the milk-run is 5 times cheaper. Even with a small intralogistics system, you can save up to several hundred euros in the first year after the change!

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