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| The company becomes the first in Europe to implement AGVs without magnetic guidance outside the workshops, featuring 4G connection, induction charging and a 25-metre convoy Each convoy can carry 10 tonnes and all together they travel 240 kilometres a day AGVs enable more efficient parts delivery as they reduce CO2 by 1.5 tonnes by eliminating truck haulage between workshopsThe SEAT plant in Martorell is making progress towards its goal of be mehr >> |
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Robotics: The collaborative robot that gives SEAT cars their nameThe Martorell factory successfully installs two “cobots” that attach the lettering to the Ibiza and Arona models as they move down the assembly line This type of robots perform operations in motion alongside the assembly workers They are equipped with a system of artificial vision to a mehr >> |
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12.03.2018
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