Biolan manufactures and sells products for ecological farming and green area management as well as environmental products. Biolan's green field factory in Finland is environmentally friendly with low power consumption machines and building. The factory uses wind energy for its energy needs. Composters, dry toilets and equipment for wastewater treatment are being manufactured at this factory. For this new site Biolan chose Rocla's automation solution for its high efficiency, flexibility and safety.Biolan has own production facilities in Finland, Estonia and China. The products have been developed in co-operation with the best experts in the field since the 1970's. Biolan emphasizes lasting values and ecology in all its activities. Biolan is a family-owned private company with its headquarter in Eura, Southwestern Finland. This unique headquarter is the largest wood-framed post-and-beam structure in Finland.
Rocla AGV works 24/7 with wind energyThe
AGV system is set up for internal pallet transports within Biolan's new factory in Eura.
Rocla ATX12 vehicle serves a robot station of composters and dry toilets. After the robot has finalized its work,
the AGV transports the finished goods into an intermediate buffer and from there to an assembly line. The vehicle also supplies materials to other assembly lines. The AGV works 24/7 when needed, and is equipped with automatic charging. The batteries are charged with wind energy.
"We also considered other alternatives for this site, but we were convinced with Rocla's excellent know-how and their best total package with good products and competitive offering.
Rocla's AGV solutions supports environmental values with recyclable parts and low energy consumption in addition to its flexibility and safety, which are all important issues for us," tells Biolan's Production and Logistics Director Tomi Ojanen.
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