Handling for CKD facility
Exmac Automation has designed and installed a materials handling system for a new Completely Knocked Down (CKD) facility at the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plant at Halewood, where complete car sets are prepared for shipping to various locations around the world for local re-assembly.
The Land Rover Freelander 2, which is being assembled at a new JLR-built plant in Pune, India, is the first model to be shipped in kit form from the CKD facility.
To prepare the knock-down kits for shipping, the production engineering team at JLR’s Halewood plant created a handling system that enables bodies and other components to be taken from existing production facilities and transported to the new CKD facility where they are packed to ensure that vehicle kits are safe for shipping.
Exmac worked closely in partnership with the JLR engineering team to develop both conveying and handling systems that integrate seamlessly with the existing Freelander assembly system.
