BEIJING – ForwardX Robotics, an autonomous mobile robots producer (AMRs), deployed 435 AMRs at Chery Automobile’s Dalian factory, one of the largest EV production sites in China. The project marks the largest just-in-time AMR deployment in the automotive industry.
Flex Series: Accelerating Material Flow in Tight Spaces
- 195 Flex AMRs streamline delivery across welding and assembly zones
- 40% increase in material handling speed
- 30% labor cost reduction during initial rollout
- Operating across 80% of key workshops
Max Series: Heavy-Duty End-to-End Automation, Syncing seamlessly with robotic arms
- 226 Max1500L and Max2500O AMRs deployed for large payloads
- Max1500L- Support 5,500 lbs payload, transport of large racks
- Max2500O- support 2.5-ton payload, engineered for heavy-duty transport
- Omnidirectional navigation for flexible maneuvering
- 24/7 automated charging ensures continuous operation
Lynx Series: Intelligent Towing Automation
- Designed for solve pain point in automotive manufacturing
- Fully integrated with Chery’s SPS system
- Optimized for high-mix, narrow-space environments
Lynx O1500: Omni-direction Transport with racks: high-precision docking at positioning rails.Forward Robotics
Across areas such as welding, stamping and final assembly, ForwardX Robotics helps Chery streamline operations by reducing manual touchpoints, improving delivery accuracy and boosting workflow reliability. The optimized material flow supports the automaker in reaching a production milestone of one car every 100 seconds.
“Our ongoing collaboration with Chery highlights how scalable automation solutions can evolve as automobile OEMs’ needs grow,” ForwardX CEO Nicolas Chee said. “Starting with 100-plus AMRs at Chery’s Super One factory in 2023 and expanding to 435 AMRs at Dalian, our solutions have continuously adapted to meet Chery’s expanding production requirements.”