Manufacturing Intralogistics Concepts for a Battery Assembly Line

This paper designs intralogistics concepts for an electrical battery pack production setup inspired by our industry partner, featuring automated and manual workstations. In accordance with the principles of Industry 4.0, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are employed to carry out material supply and product transportation, respectively. The complexity rises due to the interdependencies among production, material supply, and product transportation. The proposed intralogistics concepts aim to optimize throughput while utilizing AGVs and AMRs efficiently. Using real-world data from the industry partner, the efficacy of these concepts is shown via simulation across varying fleet sizes and product types, with extendable implications for high-mix-low-volume production and autonomous manufacturing systems.