With the calling system, the forklift can quickly arrive at the needed location and unnecessary waiting is eliminated from the production. The system enhances interior logistics and operation of the plant. At the same time, a clear calculation of the amount of tasks and response times are presented.

Unnecessary waiting causes losses

There are high shelves in the storages and a forklift is always needed to transfer items. This process is outsourced to subcontractors that are responsible for the interior logistics. Before you needed to call the forklift driver and sometime, you didn't know who to call. Forklift drivers were often also in other tasks and you had to wait for the arrival of the forklift. A lot of worktime went into reaching and waiting for the forklift.

Fast reaction and response time

WLAN based forklift buttons were installed at the end of the storage shelves. With them workers can call the forklift simply by pressing a button. The IoT technology based button sends the call to forklift drivers' tablets and white LED lights will turn on around the button. After receiving the call, a free forklift driver accepts the call which will be immediately informed to the caller. A green light lights up around the button, which means that help is arriving soon. If the call is canceled or it is not answered in time, the light will turn red.

Bring clarity and efficiency into operation

With the simple forklift calling system you can significantly improve the operation of production and interior logistics. It is fast and effortless to send a call and the forklift drivers will get the call to their own tablets. Every call leaves a trace in the database of the system so it is easy to track the amount of calls and the response times. The new systems speeds up the arrival of help and makes organizing work clearer. The system lessens decreases the loss of production and makes continuous improvement possible according to the LEAN method.