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Automated Guided Vehicle
The Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) is a safe, reliable, and efficient material transport system that can be used instead of forklifts to move loads of all sizes. AGVs are available in tape, wire, and laser guidance configurations for maximum layout flexibility, and their 90º crabbing capability saves floor space. AGV models are available to transport totes from 220 to 550 lbs., as well as pallets up to 6,600 lbs.
Product Type
  • Automated material transport vehicle.
Product Components
  • Vehicle.
  • Guidance system.
  • Input/output/transfer mechanism.
Product Specifications
  • Maximum load weight: 220-6,600 lbs. (100-3000 kg).
  • Maximum load size:
    Length: 30-51 in. (0.76-1.30 m).
    Width: 20-47 in. (0.50-1.19 m).
  • Maximum speed: 164-196 ft./min. (50-60 m/min.).
  • Crabbing speed: 49 ft./min. (15 m/min.).
  • Turning radius: 24-56 in. (.60-1.42 m).
  • Transfer height: 16-21 in. (.41-.53 m).
  • Traveling direction: multi-directional.
  • Battery voltage: 48 V.
  • Battery capacity: 40-80 Amp. hrs.
  • Battery charging/discharging ratio: 1:10.
  • Communication: spread spectrum radio frequency.
  • Steering system: direct drive power wheel steering.
Product Variations
  • Tote/box or pallet handling.
  • Guidance system
    • Tape.
    • Wire.
    • Laser.
  • Input/output/transfer mechanism
    • Roller conveyor.
    • Chain conveyor.
    • Fork top.
    • Rear fork.
  • Battery charge/recharge option.
  • Number of vehicles.
Integration Options
Technology Overview
  • Features
    • Permanent 10-year battery eliminates need for battery changing.
    • Opportunity charging allows automatic battery charging without removing vehicle from service.
    • Quiet operation (<65 db).
    • Multi-directional wheels allow travel forward, backward and sideways, with 90º crabbing, minimizing space requirements.
    • Microprocessor control with Radio Frequency (RF) communications.
    • Laser guidance option allows maximum layout flexibility.
  • Benefits
    • Eliminates forklift traffic.
    • Individual load tracking from pickup to delivery for precise inventory control.
    • Safe, reliable operation using ultrasonic sensors, acoustical and visual operating indicators, emergency stop button, and full-perimeter contact bumper.
  • Advances over previous technology
    • Reduced load damage.
    • Less facility wear and tear.
    • Requires less operating space.
    • System capacity increased by adding vehicles.
    • Elimination of single-point failure; system can continue operating if a vehicle fails.
Applications
  • Recommended applications by product type:
    • Transport raw materials, work-in-process, and/or finished goods between storage buffers and workstations.
    • Transport finished goods from order-picking workstations to consolidation and shipping.
  • Replacement applications:
    • Conveyors.
    • Forklift trucks.
    • Hand carts.
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