Ningde, Fujian, China
Background
SAIC Motor’s Ningde base is the largest NEV passenger-vehicle production base in Asia by designed capacity — positioned as the industry’s “first truly intelligent factory.” It was the first Chinese OEM to adopt a robot fast-storage system for Kitting.
Solution
ENGOAL delivered automatic conveying, storage, and picking of KLT (small load carrier) materials: → Automatic storage into fast-storage and miniload systems → Manipulators / stacker cranes automatically pick materials per EPM system demand and place them onto flow racks → Electronic labels (PTL) show the position and quantity of each SPS kit to the operator
Key equipment: → Fast-storage system / miniload storage / WCS / conveyor / electronic labels
Key innovations:
- First in production-logistics industryto apply the top-in/bottom-out model.
- Two fast-storage manipulators coordinated on the same aisle, delivering 200 cartons/hour outbound throughput.
Results
- KLT material flow — automatic conveying, storage, SPS picking, line-side delivery — fully automated.
- 200 cartons/hour outbound throughput achieved.
Industry Value
Industry-first OEM deployment proving that robot fast-storage + miniload can hit production-grade SPS throughput on a high-volume NEV assembly line.
