Case study | Automotive manufacturing
Lithium-ion batteries drive productivity, safety and CO₂ emissions reduction in the car manufacturing industry
Key metrics
+1 workshift per day
with the same infrastructure thanks to data analysis
–41% CO₂ & electricity costs
through energy and fleet management improvements
97% fleet uptime
powered by UgoWork lithium-ion battery systems
0 H&S incidents
related to batteries thanks to built-in safety systems
Company overview
Part of one of the world’s largest auto groups, the customer produces engines and transmissions for various models of the brand. The 2,000 team members who work in a nearly two-million-square-foot facility are highly involved in the company’s electrification process as it is the only plant to produce hybrid transaxles in North America.
Automotive
Trusted partner
United States
Challenges
The customer wanted to reduce its CO₂ emissions but while keeping the fleet as lean as possible and identified material handling equipment batteries as a potential opportunity. This was part of the company’s environmental stewardship and a corporate goal to achieve carbon neutrality. At the same time, the customer wanted to improve operator safety as well as reduce downtimes due to incidents with lead-acid battery handling and maintenance.
Solutions
Because of the energy efficiency of lithium-ion (87% vs 51% for lead-acid batteries), it rapidly became a viable way to reduce CO₂ emissions. A thorough evaluation of the available solutions on the market led to the customer choosing UgoWork, the only company to develop batteries featuring embedded chargers and offer Energy as a Service, which features end-to-end battery life management and support from a customer success team.
Compact and universal charging station, which had a smaller plant footprint
Energy efficiency that reduced both electricity cost and CO₂ emissions
Life management with Energy as a Service (EaaS)
Balancing sustainability and efficiency is possible.
The customer wanted to reduce its CO₂ emissions but while keeping the fleet as lean as possible and identified material handling equipment batteries as a potential opportunity.
Benefits
Shop floor layout flexibility
Universal charging infrastructure ensures forklift operators can charge their trucks anywhere in the warehouse
Compact and low-cost charging station easily repositioned according to production layout requirements
Optimized energy and resources usage
More active hours enabled by shorter recharge timed and elimination of maintenance
Electricity bill reduction proportional to carbon footprint
Decision-making guided by performance reports and key insights
Turnkey solution with Energy as a Service (EaaS)
Continuous monitoring and proactive maintenance
End-of-life management and maximization of resources
‘’ We really appreciate the data and reports provided by the Customer Success team. This is exactly what UgoWork promised and you guys are nailing it! ‘’
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