China's central bank,
People's Bank of China, decided to acquire AGVs to their warehouses.
Rocla got the order for
comprehensive AGV system from Dematic Shanghai.
The central bank opened a modern warehouse in Shanghai last year, People's Bank of China, decided to acquire Rocla's AGVs to their warehouses. Every third of Chinese coins is being carried by Finnish automated guided vehicles.
"In the first phase we delivered a system of eight vehicles, which transport bills and coins from the sorting process into the vault. Within the vault, is an automated storage and retrieval system, which works perfectly together with the AGVs. Operating the AGV system and the vault, is an integrated warehouse management system (WMS)", explains Rocla's project manager Teppo Rinta-Filppula.
The central bank is quite large. The vault itself is 12 meters high and works in two storeys.
An option for additional AGVs is also taken into account in the deal.
The central bank was convinced by the Finnish know-how. Rocla has delivered dozens of automated guided vehicles to China during the 21st century. China has proven to be a remarkable market for AGVs.
"The Chinese appreciate experience, reliability and good reputation. The significance of good reputation is especially important there", as Rinta-Filppula commented.
Rocla has been active in the AGV field since the beginning of the eighties, and enjoys today the position of being one of the world's leading suppliers of AGV systems. More than 7.000 AGVs have been installed in more than 1000 systems worldwide.
Rocla offers full-range AGV solutions for production, warehouses and distribution centers as well as for paper, bale and reel handling applications.
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