Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) increases profitability and efficiency

NAVIGATION

Our Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) can be delivered with a variety of navigation methods to best suit the customer’s needs:

Magnet – The AGV follows a magnetic tape that is glued to the floor
Optical – The AGV follows one or more painted lines
Induction – The AGV follows one or more induction cables that are suspended in the floor
Contour – The AGV reads the contours of the surroundings and creates a map which it follows (also called natural navigation)
Hybrid – A combination of several navigation methods

BENEFITS WITH OUR AGV SYSTEMS

Modular and fully customizable to customer needs
Flexible systems that can be quickly adapted to changes in production
Autonomous systems that can be adjusted to match the company’s production rate
Can be equipped with alternative user interfaces – everything from simple button press interfaces to graphic color screens
The investment is profitable even with a small number of AGV systems
Ergonomic fitting

Reduced cycle time
Siemens S7 control system guarantees high reliability
Continuous operation at speeds from 0.4 meters per minute
High operator safety adheres to the latest safety standards
Standard components come as far as possible from the largest global suppliers
Energy supply can be customized according to modes of use – everything from inductive charging to ordinary batteries

AGVs AROUND THE WORLD SINCE 1986

Our flexible and independent systems have high reliability and built-in quality assurance. It’s also possible to install the control system quickly. These are some of the reasons why we have been supplying AGVs around the world since 1986.

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