Profile: Herbie
Name: Herbie
Occupation: driverless transport system
Age: five months
Short description: Herbie takes boxes with raw materials and finished goods from A to B. Markings on the floor specify his route.
Residence: Gera, Business Park Keplerstraße 24/26
Area of employment: Gera Cutting Knitting Team 1 (GZS1) and Gera Sports Products 1 (GSP1)
Size: 50 cm wide x 83 cm long x 92 cm high
Maximum speed: 4 km/h
Strength: Herbie travels long distances every day. His colleagues therefore have to walk less. He effortlessly transports small material containers up to 35 kg.
Safety features: Herbie scans barcodes marked on the floor and then reduces speed before corners or doors for example.
Maintenance requirements: Herbie works two shifts per day. He hardly needs any maintenance.
Family:
Herbie’sbest friend is Simon Wittmann, Industrial Engineer. He planned and implemented the markings on the floor covering about 250 meters, and he’s always there for Herbie. Herbie’s sister Hildegard has also moved to Gera – she works for the Gera Orthoses Manufacture Team 1 (GOK1). She will soon make deliveries for two teams because the team Gera Orthoses Manufacture 2 (GOK2) will shortly move to Keplerstraße 24/26.
How his colleagues describe Herbie:
“Herbie connects work stations on one level and cuts down on employees having to walk long distances.” (Lars Eulitz, Site Manager)
“He looks like Wall-E [Note from the Editor: from the popular animated film] and he really helps us with transport.” (Eric Heinrich, GZS1 Team Leader)
“Herbie doesn’t complain and just gets on with his work [laughing]. He’s a huge help.” (Sandra Ille, GSP1 Deputy Team Leader)