Lazer Forklifts (AGV)
Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV)
Daifuku's Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) safe, reliable and efficient material transport vehicle can be used instead of forklifts to move loads of all sizes. AGVs can travel forward, backward and sideways with 90 degree crabbing to save floor space. Its high performance, rapid recharge, lithium-ion battery reduces the size and weight by 30% compared to the nickel-cadmium battery.
Daifuku's AGV does not require charging/discharging maintenance. Its real-time spread spectrum wireless communication and laser guides for autonomous travel facilitate efficient dispatching. AGVs are also available in tape or wire guidance configurations for maximum layout flexibility. AGV models are available to transport totes and pallets of various weights.
AGVs are recommended for operations that need to transport raw materials, work-in-process and/or finished goods between storage buffers and workstations. AGVs are also helpful in transporting finished goods from order-picking workstations to consolidation and shipping. AGVs can replace conveyors, forklift trucks and handcarts.
Primary Problems Addressed:
- Floor space
- Need more space for production
- Productivity
- Limited capacity in storage and production areas
- Inventory
- Poor product accessibility
- Ergonomics
- Workers in hostile environments
- Workers walking long distances
- Excessive noise levels from material handling equipment
- Safety hazards
- Labor-intensive processes
- Disjointed Operations
- Multiple staging areas
- Product is often moved from one staging area to another
- Labor
- High employee turnover
- High labor costs
- Small labor pool
- Low job satisfaction
Features
- Opportunity charging allows automatic battery charging without removing vehicle from service
- Quiet operation
- Ability to travel forward, backward and sideways. Models allowing 90 degree crabbing minimize floor space requirements
- Microprocessor control with RF (Radio Frequency) communications
- Laser guidance option allows maximum layout flexibility
Benefits
- Eliminates forklift traffic
- Improves inventory control
- Requires less operating space
- Elimination of single-point failure; system can continue operating if a vehicle fails
Applicable Industries:
- Apparel
- Automotive
- Beauty & Cosmetics
- Book & Publication Distribution
- Electronics
- Food & Beverage
- Household Appliances
- Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
- Retail
- Semiconductor
- Textiles
