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AGV: advantages of Automated Guided Vehicles
If you are trying to improve your productivity, an Automated Guided Vehicle AGVcould be the solution for you! AGV are specifically designed to follow predetermined and programmed paths and directions while transporting goods from a point to another. AGVs also optimize delivery times and decrease the number of errors in order fullfilment,enabling higher performance levels for your Company! Find out more about AGV and how they can help improve your warehouse productivity!
Automated Guided Vehicle: introduction and advantages
The usage of AGV, acronym for Automated Guided Vehiclein warehouse automation allowed and still allows a greater efficiency in logistics and intralogistics processes. The automation of processes is a pivotal aspect in order to increase Companies’ competitive advantages on a market scenario that more and more requests service speed and efficiency..
Particularly after Covid-19 pandemics, consumers have significantly increased the use of e-commerce channel, e-commerce equally Companies have focused on the importance of having a warehouse set-up for e-commerce:: it becomes fundamental for a business success to guarantee fast shipping times and avoid delays, aspects that can be met only through anoptimal e-commerce warehouse management.Even in case of traditional purchasing processes, service, products availability and traceability remain essential requirements in which automation can make a difference.
The interaction between automation and operators is therefore the winning key to increase productivity and reliability.
AGV under the lens: types and different applications
The AGV, Automated Guided Vehicle, are shuttles that follow a predetermined path for handling goods on pallets, bins or boxes. They are suitable for scenarios with fixed and defined operations,, and repetitive processes.
The implementation of AGV shuttles in your logistics hub can be aimed at improving various activities:
Heavy and bulky loads handling without risks;
Integrations with end-of-line solutions, essential for the automation of various phases related to product preparation and shipment, such as packaging and labeling, up to loading and trucks loading and unloading.
Integration among various systems:: AGVs interact with archiving systems for automated product storage or for pallet management in shipping areas.
From the manufacturing industry, to spare parts, from automotive to food&beverage industry and retail distribution, up to pharmaceutical industry, AGVs find wide applications inbound and handling processes, up to the outbound.
There are different types of AGVs that can be taken into consideration based on the needs of logistics processes, but the following ones undoubtedly emerge among the main ones:
AGV with forklifts:mainly used for loading and transporting pallets in the warehouse;
AGV with rollers:they can be used both for pallets and for bins or boxes, which are then loaded or unloaded on other roller conveyors (loading or unloading bays)
What are the different types of AGV- Automated Guided Vehicle - available on the market?
The technological evolution of AGVs has never stopped. Among the main types of AGV shuttles we find:
MAGNETIC GUIDE driven systems, in which AGVs path is defined by a series of magnets inserted into the floor.
MAGNETIC and GYROSCOPIC GUIDE driven systems, where AGVs are equipped with a gyroscope to increase navigation precision.
Our AGV Navilog for your "Warehouse Automation“
The more the technology increases, the more AGVs performance improves.
ERREVI Automation developed the first AGV shuttle run by induction for Warehouse Automation with a highly efficientsystem.”.
Navilog AGVs are used in logistics and industrial automation for handling products and/or components within a plant, with payload capacity up to 2.000 kg and speed up to 1,5 m/sec.
The lower module is standard for each AGVeasily removable for maintenance, while the upper module can be customized with chain or roller conveyors, depending on the application, i.e. handling pallets or boxes respectively.
The AGV Navilog’s safety is guaranteed by laser scanners that cover the shuttle’s work area at 360° and allow to work in the presence of moving operators.
Our AGV’s real advantage is its induction system that avoids the use of batteriesand of issues related to waste disposal or to recharging cycles: Navilog therefore allow24/7 operations with a particular attention to sustainability and green energy, which decreases pollution and problems linked to battery disposal.
Our AGV Navilog in pills
The main advantages of tintegrating our “Navilog” automated guided vehicle within your warehouse logistics can be summed up in the following points:
Clean energy thanks to their induction power supply;
Ability to operate 24/7 thanks to the induction system;
Error reduction related to goods storage or unrecorded inventory, thanks to product traceability managed by our WMS Agilog
Total safety in presence of operators thanks to controlled driving, both when accelerating and braking;
Low management costs;
Flexibility and ease of reprogramming routes, activities and needs;
Get in touch with our Sales Team and tell us more about your warehouse automation project or enquire about our Automated Guided Vehicle!
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