Case Study Bachmann Forming AG

Automation of internal transports at Bachmann Forming AG

For the automation of internal transports on its production site Bachmann Forming AG relies to an IFOY Award 2016 winning solution with automated guided vehicles WEASEL® from SSI SCHAEFER. The project was realized within 5 weeks only - and paid for itself within a few months.

Maximum flexibility, high levels of efficiency and scalability, a short project and implementation period, and a quick return on investment (ROI) are all benefits offered by the WEASEL® automated guided vehicle (AGV) from SSI SCHAEFER as a convenient entry-level to automated transport solutions. Compelling advantages that won over the Bachmann.CH Group,  Bachmann Forming AG is a specialist in developing customised plastic packaging and one of three specialist units of the Swiss family-owned company Bachmann. WEASEL automated transport vehicles have been in operation at the company's production site for a few months, handling the internal transport of materials between the production work stations and the existing conveying system to the dispatch area. And their performance has been commendable: switching from manual to automated internal transport processes using the WEASEL® saves the company around 7,000 hours a year, which has led to an ROI in significantly less than a year.