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Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are significantly more flexible than fixed installations and are demonstrably lower costs above a certain layout size. With more than 45 years of customized AGV implementation experience, Swisslog is your trusted partner in robotic automation.
Working with our AGV suppliers, we find the best automated guided vehicle solutions for your enterprise, whether that’s a standard forklift, a side forklift, a counterbalanced forklift, or a straddle AGV.
We implement all types of vehicles, whether using a conveyor table or a platform vehicle. Our automation specialists can also support the integration of different types of AGVs into the same layout.
AGV navigation comes in variety of forms, from natural navigation to magnetic tape navigation or even multi-navigation accomplished by combining technologies.
With natural navigation vehicles can avoid using any type of added guidance. Vehicles use natural objects like walls and pillars instead. Or, for the highest precision, warehouses can introduce laser navigation with reflectors or magnets in the floor for AGVs to follow.
The following factors are considered when designing an AGV solution:
An automated guided vehicle system transports various goods via computer-driven vehicles from a pick location to a drop location. The fleet manager distributes single transport orders to the vehicles. The shortest path to the destination is then calculated by the fleet manager. Communication between vehicles and the fleet manager is done via Wi-Fi.
An AGV system comprises the following components:
An AGV system is an efficient and flexible transport solution with many advantages:
Models: forklifts, counterbalanced forklifts, side forklifts, straddle, very narrow aisle, conveyor AGVs, and platform AGVs
Speed: up to 1.7 m/s
Load weight: standard forklift up to 2,500 kg, customized AGVs up to 10,000 kg
Maximum rack height: 8 – 10 m
Charging strategies: automated charging, “Opportunity Charging“, or manual battery exchange
Batteries: lead - batteries, NiCd - batteries, or Lithium-Ion-batteries
Application: Indoor
Temperature: +5°C – 35°C, higher or lower temperatures need to be clarified
Time from order to go-live: 6 - 10 months
Benefit from an bespoke transport solution tailored precisely to your needs.
Extend your AGV system by changing the layout or adding vehicles.
We have more than 45 years of experience in the design and realization of AGV systems
We keep your AGV system in good order with retrofits, upgrades and maintenance, thanks to excellent support.
We design your AGV system together with you, taking into consideration the material flow, the size of the layout, the shift-model, and local conditions like slopes, bottlenecks, one-way paths, and a fire protection concept.
We integrate our solution into your logistics landscape also considering Automated Mobile Robotic (AMR) solutions.
Together with Swisslog we created a distribution center that is perfectly equipped for future challenges. We can handle order throughput times of only 1 hour even with higher volumes
Learn more about AMAG’s use of AGVs in our customer case study.
We also offer Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) for flexible, route‑independent transport.
Explore the IntraMove AMR series to see what fits your operation.
