What different types of AGV are there? and What are the main uses of AGVs?
There are 3 main types of AGV: unit load, forklift and tugger.
- Unit load vehicles:
- These are motorized vehicles capable of transporting a single product (i.e. a coil, a motor) or a pallet or bin containing products.
- AGV Forklifts:
- They are used to move pallets.
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- They are used to move pallets.
- Towing (or tugger) automatic guided vehicles:
- They are motorized vehicles capable of pulling one or more non-motorized vehicles with loads behind them, like a train.
- They have a capacity up to 8 tonnes.
- They are also equipped with trays that can be lifted, lowered, with motorized rollers, belts, etc. to ensure the automatic transfer of loads.
What are the main uses of AGVs?
AGVs are used to transport many types of materials, including pallets, rollers, carts and containers.
They are particularly suited for:
- Production centers, for:
- Handling raw materials (paper, steel, rubber, metal and plastic).
- This includes transporting received materials to the warehouse and delivering materials directly to production lines.
- Transporting products during the manufacturing process.
- AGVs allow you to move products from the warehouse to production/treatment lines or from one processing area to another.
- Delivering parts and tools.
- The transport of finished products, which requires gentle handling as the products then go to customers.
- As AGVs operate with precisely controlled navigation, the risk of damage is reduced to a minimum.
- Transporting waste to recycling centers.
- Handling raw materials (paper, steel, rubber, metal and plastic).
- Logistics centers (storage/distribution) for:
- Storing and retrieving products.
- Pallet handling as it is a repetitive and frequent movement.
- AGVs can move pallets from the palletizer that packages them to the warehouse or shipping docks.
- Automatically loading a trailer.
- This is a fairly new use of AGVs but is becoming increasingly popular.
- AGVs can take pallets from conveyors or racks and deliver them to the trailer.
- Handling product flow in a warehouse.
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