Due to growing activity and an increasing number of part numbers to process, FORVIA selected Transitic to streamline its logistics operations. With two automated overhead conveyor systems, the plant now ensures precise part sequencing and a continuous supply to workstations, enhancing overall productivity.
Transitic x Forvia
Forvia optimises parts storage and supply through automation with Transitic
Faced with a growing number of parts to manage and an increasingly substantial daily flow, FORVIA Hénin-Beaumont’s teams decided to increase their storage capacity, while automating the supply and sorting of parts for greater precision throughout the production chain.
Project
Automate parts storage and supply
Client
Forvia
Location
North of France
The client
FORVIA, formed from the merger of Faurecia and Hella, has become a key global player in designing and manufacturing automotive components and systems. Its expertise spans various solutions, from interior design to sustainable technologies. In France, FORVIA operates 52 industrial sites, including the Hénin-Beaumont facility in the Nord region, and employs over 10,000 people.
The project
An innovative solution for streamlining logistics flows between machining centers and the final assembly line.
Two independent networks of overhead conveyors, combining motorised and gravity sections, act as buffer-sequencers. They ensure the storage, transport and sequencing of parts, guaranteeing a continuous, organised flow to the workstations.
Supply and identification of trolleys at the start of the line
After loading, operators identify each trolley with an RFID tag, associating the parts with their carrier. The initial stage of the installation consists of three workstations, each supplied with empty trolleys specially designed to transport FORVIA parts.
The trolleys are then routed to an initial overhead storage network with 18 lines, capable of holding up to 450 trolleys. Depending on the part type, they are sent to one of two machining centers, emptied, and then transferred to an automatic recirculation loop.
Storage, sequencing and distribution of trolleys at end of line
Once the parts have been machined, they are reloaded onto new trolleys, identified and then integrated into a second storage network. This system has been upgraded from a previous overhead setup installed by Transitic in 2021. It has been repurposed, expanded, and optimised to meet FORVIA’s evolving needs. With 23 storage lines and a total capacity of 500 trolleys, the buffer efficiently ensures the sequencing of parts and routes them in a precise order to the various workstations according to their assembly line.
800
maximum number of parts processed per day
”Sequencing errors have been completely eliminated. The working comfort of our operators has also been improved by drastically reducing manual tasks and movement.
Marc LefebvreForvia Methods Manager
