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Case Studies

Audi case study

  • Automotive, Manufacturing
  • Buffer & sort, High-density, High-throughput
  • Automotive, Manufacturing
  • Buffer & sort, High-density, High-throughput

Intro

Audi, a leading global automotive manufacturer, partnered with HWArobotics to deploy a fully automated storage and retrieval system at one of its parts and raw materials facilities in Asia. Supporting Audi's demanding production logistics, the project required a solution capable of handling a wide variety of parts and box specifications while sustaining the throughput automotive manufacturing depends on.

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Impact

The deployment delivered substantial gains across space utilization, throughput, and automation: Maximized space utilization - mixed storage of multiple box types improves in-warehouse space utilization. Inbound/outbound efficiency improved - efficient shuttle-lift coordination meets production logistics needs. Logistics efficiency improved - full-process automated management of raw materials and parts

+120%

Space use

+70%

In/out efficiency

+80%

Logistics efficiency

Challenge

Audi's facility faced a distinct combination of pressures tied to the complexity of automotive parts storage:

Wide variety of parts: raw materials and parts require substantial storage capacity
Many box specifications: boxes of different sizes demand better location adaptation
High storage/retrieval efficiency requirements, large-scale storage needs stable and efficient in/outbound capability
High automation requirements: full-process automation from inbound to outbound
Balance of efficiency and cost: equipment configuration must weigh system throughput against investment cost

Solution

HWArobotics designed and deployed a system built around a 7m warehouse height with 6 aisles and 61,200 storage locations, powered by 48 size-adjustable box shuttle vehicles, 6 goods lifts, and 6 level-changing lifts. The SLS Variable size-adjustable box shuttle robots enable mixed storage of boxes across different specifications, eliminating the need for rigid, single-size storage locations. The 6 level-changing lifts work in coordination with the shuttles to meet the project's inbound/outbound throughput requirements, while integration with the WCS and conveyor systems achieves full-process automation, from inbound and storage through to outbound.

About Audi

Audi is a global luxury automotive manufacturer known for engineering precision and innovation across its vehicle lineup. Operating manufacturing and logistics facilities built to support complex, high-volume parts management, Audi relies on advanced automation to sustain the quality and delivery standards central to its production philosophy.