Competence center for mobile robotics: consulting, planning, safety and testing for FTS, AGV and AMR.
Forum-FTS GmbH
Voerde (Niederrhein)New on Amplifa
About Forum-FTS
Forum-FTS GmbH, based in Voerde, sees itself as a competence center for mobile robotics and supports companies in automation projects involving automated guided vehicle systems (AGVS), Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) and autonomous mobile robots (AMR). Its range of services includes general and individual consulting, including product and business development, project planning for users, safety consulting, as well as performance and availability tests to support acceptance. In addition, the company offers seminars, workshops and training courses, including an online seminar on AGV and AMR safety in accordance with DIN EN ISO 3691-4. Through the regular FTS-Talks and the European Community Mobile Robotics with 20 member companies, Forum-FTS networks manufacturers, planners and operators across Europe. Reference customers come, among others, from intralogistics, the automotive industry, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, as well as from hospitals and postal and airport logistics. The managing director is Dr.-Ing. Günter Ullrich.
- Site
- Voerde
- Processes
- Consulting & planning for intralogistics automation (FTS/AGV/AMR), Performance and availability tests (acceptance tests of systems), Seminars, workshops and training courses (FTS safety), Consulting & planning for automation projects (FTS/AMR), Safety consulting (Safety), Project planning for users, General and individual consulting incl. product and business development, Performance and availability tests / acceptance support
- Materials
- Safety standard for driverless industrial trucks, Performance and availability tests
- Industries
- Intralogistics, Automotive industry, Healthcare/Hospitals, Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals, Logistics, Mechanical engineering
- 01
Consulting (general and individual, incl. product and business development)
- 02
Project planning for users
- 03
Safety consulting (Safety)
- 04
Performance and availability tests / acceptance support
- 05
Seminars, workshops, training courses
- 06
FTS-Talks and community work
Services and Topic Areas
Safety standard for driverless industrial trucks
Basis of the safety consulting and the FTS safety seminars on hazards, protective measures and operator obligations.
Performance and availability tests
Project-specific definition and execution of acceptance tests based on current technical regulations.
Location
Voerde
DEHeadquarters
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting & planning for intralogistics automation (FTS/AGV/AMR)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Performance and availability tests (acceptance tests of systems)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Seminars, workshops and training courses (FTS safety)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 2006
Earliest reference projects under GUU, before the founding of Forum-FTS (among others EvoBus, Bleichert Förderanlagen, Eisenmann, Rocla)
- 2013
Reference project Klinikum Augsburg (AWT)
- 2017
Reference projects under Forum-FTS, among others Jungheinrich, SSI Schäfer, BMW Leipzig, Deutsche Post, Trumpf