Clothing manufacturer Padini Holdings Berhad has signed an MOU with XT technologies and Huawei for a warehouse automation solution using automated guided vehicles (“AGVs”) valued at RM1 million to be delivered within one year of a confirmed order.
The warehouse automation solution will enable Padini to use AGVs of the reach truck to assist in warehouse inbound and outbound picking of goods from the current manual system. The system now requires the reach truck driver to search for the required products on pallets from numerous racks in different locations in the warehouse.
With AGV reach trucks, data stored within the Huawei cloud storage system enables the automated reach trucks to accurately pinpoint where the goods are for picking, with the reach trucks able to navigate their way automatically in the warehouse.
The AGVs will replace Padini’s two-manual reach trucks and two drivers per floor in its warehouse operations. It will also mitigate the risks of human error as time is saved from having to search for the required pallets and there is less risk of goods and other properties being damaged. It is overall more efficient and with consistent outcomes.
General Manager (Operation) of Padini, Andrew Yong, said, “The collaboration of this project with Huawei and XTS will certainly be a push to modernize the operations of the warehouse in relation to our push for IR 4.0 adoption in Padini. The scope of this project is a small portion of the operations with minimum units to be deployed in the warehouse. During this trial phase, we hope to achieve better productivity, efficiency, and safety.
