Automatic Guided Vehicles

Automated Guided Vehicles, also known as Self Guided Vehicles or even Laser Guided Vehicles perform many of the same material handling duties as fork lifts, such as pick-up and delivery of pallet-loads from one location to another. However, the latest generation of these driverless vehicles can also do much more (and more reliably) than ever before.

A fleet of such vehicles (anywhere from 2 to 200) can provide a plant with 24-hour shift operation, in poor lighting, yet with increased safety and less product damage, while also reducing costs. Controlled centrally, the software allows the AGV's in a warehouse (for example) to redirect and distribute the burden of incoming orders on-the-fly – achieving a coordinated interplay of fleet movement that maximises efficiency while providing instant reporting back through the system to trace stock levels and interface with despatch / ordering department systems. Interfacing also allows AGV's to form a seamless link in an end-of-line automation chain, hand-shaking with both robotic palletisers and pallet wrappers during pick-up or delivery to activate these cells in their next cycle.

It's worth noting that in Victoria alone, 6000 forklift-related injuries were recorded between 1985-2003, resulting in excess of $130 million in claim payments and incalculable loss of production time. With software-controlled acceleration / deceleration, a wealth of overlapping sensors, warning and emergency stop features, the RA's AGV manufacturers have not had even a single reported case of AGV-related injury. This is despite their use in high pedestrian-traffic areas, such as hospital corridors, where AGV's are also used to transport materials and waste. RA sources their "RA-GV" vehicles from some of the worlds largest AGV manufacturers - ISO9000 Certified with 125 years experience in material handling technology and large install bases in Australia and more than 100 other countries.

Robotic Automation P/L is dedicated to establishing the latest generation of AGVs in local industry, bringing Australian production in line with world. There is a long list of world-recognised clients already amassed from a wide variety of industries, from Automotive manufacture to Paper and Printing to Food & Beverage (including RA's own AGV installation at Sanitarium, NSW).

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Why use AGV's? Not a permanent obstacle Paths can be changed easily System can be expanded easily Does not represent a single point of failure (system has built-in redundancy measures) Favourable cost/benefit compared to other automated material handling solutions Typical applications: Delivery of raw material from receiving to warehouse Delivery of parts from warehouse to assembly line Movement of product through manufacturing process Movement from palletiser to stretch wrapper Movement from stretch wrapper to storage/shipping Movement from finished goods warehouse to shipping Further Information...Just email us with your details and we can provide case studies or an on-site appraisal. Also check these brochures available for download: These PDF documents require the FREE Adobe Reader program - download here
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