Comparison of additive and conventional manufactured structures for an innovative shuttle for rack feeding

Abstract

In recent years the application of additive manufacturing techniques increased strongly. Significant technical enhancements in this field attract the industrial usage of additive production processes. The Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML analyzed possible applications of additive manufacturing technologies in the field of autonomous shuttle for rack feeding. Within this study the focus concentrates on the adaption of the novel rack shuttle concept. The analysis examines characteristics of the additive manufacturing process and compares them with conventional techniques.