Albert Eger
LEO flow for the reliable supply and disposal of production machines
About Albert Eger
ALBERT EGER GmbH & Co. KG is one of Germany's leading manufacturers of paper tubes and winding cores. With a wide range of products, the company supplies customers worldwide – from the food industry to the fireworks industry. To make processes more efficient and digitize production, ALBERT EGER relies on LEO. The solution supports process optimization and creates transparency in manufacturing. With LEO, ALBERT EGER strengthens its competitiveness and relies on future-proof technologies in paper processing.
Background and requirements
- Different and changing market requirements demand a high degree of flexibility and rapid adaptation.
- Precision in manufacturing is essential—especially for customized customer solutions.
- Lack of space and limited storage areas make production organization difficult.
- The shortage of skilled workers poses a challenge to continuous growth.
- Cost pressure calls for efficient and resource-saving processes.
- Digital transformation is necessary to remain competitive in the long term.
Efficiency increase at a glance
Success through a project partnership
BITO
» Four LEO flow AGVs take care of supplying four production machines.
Bagszas Industrial Logistics
» Bagszas Industrial Logistics specializes in improving modern, environmentally friendly logistics processes. The company brings together expertise in logistics, IT, supply chain management, and research.
TAF Industriesysteme
» TAF Industriesysteme supplies modern conveyor technology for integrated, automated intralogistics. Solutions are used for empty carton buffers, connecting machines to LEO, and connecting carton shakers, carton sealers, and palletizing robots.
Customer application
- Each production machine is assigned a specific LEO flow AGV.
- LEO flow waits at the machine until a carton is fully filled.
- The full carton is automatically transported to the conveyor system of the palletizing machine.
- LEO then retrieves a new empty container from the empty carton buffer.
- The empty container is delivered directly to the machine.
- Each machine has its own empty container buffer – flexible for different cardboard boxes.
- A high cycle rate of four minutes per machine requires precise and reliable processes.
- Complex driving maneuvers in confined spaces place special demands on the AGV.
- LEO flow ensures a continuous, automated material flow and reduces the workload for employees.
Customer benefits
These benefits could be achieved through the partnership:
- Manual processes have been largely automated – for greater efficiency and fewer errors.
- Product reproducibility ensures consistently high quality and customer satisfaction.
- Significantly reduced staffing requirements – employees are relieved of specific tasks.
- Automated supply of empty and full cartons to the machines at short intervals.
- Flexible response to order peaks – even in three-shift operation
- Optimized intralogistics through precise and reliable transport processes
- Space-saving solution for complex production environments
- Increased process reliability through digital control and clear processes
‘We have largely replaced manual labor with automation. [...] This enables us to offer our customers reliable security in terms of the repeatability of parts.'
