MIR ROBOTS OPTIMIZE PACKAGING RECYCLING PROCESSES AT FM LOGISTIC’S PLANT IN POLAND

In most factories, packaging is transported by the operators themselves from one place to another for recycling, which increases production times in the long term and poses a risk to personnel. Under the challenge of correctly managing the excess material from its processes within its facilities, as well as improving and optimizing this process, MiR Robots, a leading manufacturer of mobile, autonomous and collaborative robots, has reorganized and automated the FM Logistic plant in Mszczonów (Poland), with the MiR200 robot.

The Polish facility of FM Logistic, a promoter of sustainable co-packaging solutions, handles around 70 different products every day in its co-packaging processes. In turn, this activity generates 200 tons of packaging for disposal, which must be transported and recycled. In order to optimize this task, the company has relied on the MiR200 autonomous mobile robot (AMR) equipped with a container to transport used containers between the co-packing line and the tipper, without the need for human intervention.

A single robot travels a distance of 300 meters at a time and 18.5 kilometers per day, freeing employees from monotonous tasks and considerably reducing waste handling costs. According to the director of FM Logistic in Mszczonów, Arkadiusz Buczek, “The incredible advantage of this solution is that we do not interfere with the building’s infrastructure. Another undeniable advantage is that it is a mobile solution, we can move it to other locations, it is secure and easy to use”.

Manufacturers also use AMRs in a variety of applications to automatically transport waste to processing areas away from busy production areas, to keep aisles and floors organized, while redeploying workers to higher-value tasks.