Production supply

Moving more efficiently...

...thanks to forklift-free production

The right goods, at the right place, at the right time. How can your production become more efficient?

Your production requires the right materials to be in the right place, at the right time, to ensure a continuous flow of materials. Tow tractors and tugger trains from Toyota support you in all areas:

• Manual and automated tugger trains for specialised application
• Transport between buildings with robust electric Simai tow tractors
• Compact tow tractors for order picking and transporting light loads
• Convenient pedestrian operated tow tractors for transporting rolling load carriers

Toyota: JUST-IN-TIME

THE CHALLENGE

Toyota is known worldwide as a car manufacturer. In many production facilities around the world, Toyota relies on equipment and solutions from its own material handling division. A continuous material flow is essential to ensure trouble-free assembly. Due to the high number of variants of the assembly parts, a wide variety of load carriers are required for the clocked transport to the production lines. This places high demands on the appropriate technology.

THE SOLUTION

Originally, mainly forklifts were used to supply production. Due to the increasing needs and requirements of end customers for modern and individually configurable automotive equipment, the complexity of production increased significantly. A forklift-free production - designed according to the guiding principles of the Toyota Production System - was to ensure continuity in the flow of materials from now on.

THE RESULT

To ensure that all components are in the right place at the right time, Toyota Manufacturing relies on tow train solutions from Toyota Material Handling: minimum downtime, high reliability and tailored to the demands of automotive production. In addition, they have been continuously improved - always with the aim of driving forward further optimisations to increase efficiency and driving comfort.

Tow tractors

Simai & Toyota Tracto

We select the most suitable solution for you from the largest portfolio of electric tow tractors and platform trucks.

Whether outdoors or indoors,  the right combination of tractors & trailers transports your goods safely from A to B and to the production line.

Produkte

TOW TRACTORS FOR INDOOR USE

TOW TRACTORS FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR USE

TOW TRACTOR (PEDESTRIAN OPERATED)

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TOW TRACTORS FOR INDOOR USE

• Spacious driver's platform with low step access: plenty of space for the operator and ergonomic working
  
• Suitable for frequent mounting/dismounting with excellent driving stability
  
• Ergonomic tiller steering unit from Toyota
  
• Good view to the rear of the trailer while driving, prevents accidents
  
• OTP: Optimized Truck Performance - Intelligent drive control supports the driver depending on the situation: Controlled adjustment of speed when cornering, controlled driving behaviour during acceleration & braking for more safety
  
• Robust & uniform chassis regardless of battery size
  

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TOW TRACTORS FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR USE

• Simai offers the broadest portfolio of electric tow tractors and platform trucks in Europe
• Robust for more reliability and availability
  
• Ergonomic driver’s workstation
  
• Reversing button device for easy coupling and uncoupling of trailers
  
• Cab options for transport between buildings

TOW TRACTOR (PEDESTRIAN OPERATED)

• Easy to operate
• Fast and easy coupling and releasing of trailers
• Wide range of hooks for different load carriers