As with other industries, use of automated guided vehicles in the Paper & Printing Industry has increased profitability while reducing material handling injury claims. Some companies have experienced a 39% decrease of back injury claims with a 25% decrease in cost for these injuries.
Egemin Fork Lift Vehicle (FLV) AGVs replace the need to move pallets manually with pallet jacks. Fewer employees are needed to meet production requirements and product damage is eliminated.
The movement of parent rolls to the slitter is another example of how automated guided vehicles are being used in the Paper & Printing Industry.
