“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied in an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.” – Bill Gates

The world is changing rapidly with changing technology. There was a time when the vehicles were moved with hands and legs only and which was very time and energy-consuming. With the change in technology, there came vehicles which can be run via petrol and diesel and can be controlled by a human or a machine. Now, in the 21st century, we have come a lot far from this time where robotics and AI are replacing these technologies rapidly and which is less time and energy consuming and changes the lifestyle of individuals.

In addition to such technologies, comes Automated Guided Vehicle that is a trending sensation in the market. These automated guided vehicles are way too amazing than one could think about. Well, let us discuss these gems in a bit more depth and understand how it works.

All you need to know about Automated Guided Vehicles

An AGV, Automated Guided Vehicle, is a portable robot that uses magnets, radio waves, vision cameras, or lasers for their navigation along particular marked lines or wires. Although these have been in the product stage for a long time, they came in applications in the world and in India in the late 20th century.

Many industries work on the loading and unloading of heavy materials, like cartons, boxes, etc. which are quite tough to handle via manpower and if done manually, are quite a time and energy-consuming. In that case, Automated Guided Vehicles are very helpful. They help you load or unload the heavy materials easily and within time, thus helping to increase the efficiency of work.

The first Automated Guided Vehicle was introduced by Barrett Electronics of Northbrook, Illinois, in the 1950s, which was a simple tow truck following a wire and not a rail on the floor. Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) can be more often termed as Laser Guided Vehicles (LGV), as they are navigated through lasers mostly. With the increase in industrial development, the need for Automated Guided Vehicles has increased in the market for various industries, factories, and warehouses.

Navigation of Automated Guided Vehicles

For the navigation of the Automated Guided Vehicles, there can be three different ways to do the needful. It can be done with the help of Wired Automated Guided Vehicles, Guided tape Automated Guided Vehicles, and Laser Guided Vehicles as well. All of these navigation techniques are quite helpful for all the warehouses. Let us discuss these three different ways in detail and understand which one is better than the other and trending in today’s world.

  • Wired AGVs

In wired AGV, a slot is cut in the floor and a wire is placed which is approximately 1 inch below the surface. It is placed so in order AGV could follow the path and move further. It basically works to transmit the radio signal which is detected by a sensor put below the AGV closer to the ground.

  • Guided Tape AGVs

The two kinds of tapes, magnetic or colored tapes are used in the Guided Tape AGVs which again are used with the sensors put below the AGV near the ground which follows the path of the tape. It is better than Wired AGV as it can be easily removed from the floor and reallocated at some other place.

  • Laser-Guided Vehicles

In the case of Laser-Guided Vehicles, the mounting reflective tapes are put on the walls, poles, or the fixed machines. The Laser-Guided Vehicles are most commonly used these days as they are quite easy to work through and also less time and energy-consuming compared to the above navigation techniques.

Armstrong and its Automated Guided Vehicles

Armstrong, an Industrial Automation Company in Pune is a solution to your entire automation requirement. They offer end-to-end intra-logistics and automation solutions for warehouses, factories, and industries through their 360-degree technology union of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Mechatronics, and Video Analytics.

Meanwhile, with the failure of conventional automation techniques to provide its best, Armstrong’s Automation service will serve you with the best of its application and now it’s time to deploy these flexible Automated Guided Vehicles in your industry, factory, or warehouse.

Armstrong’s Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) is an intelligent fleet designed for scalable warehouses. It is a modular system and it can be configured to an automated fleet completely which could help to sort the robots in order to suit your requirements. Armstrong’s Automated Guided Vehicles solution is a 100 percent reliable solution that could handle complex tasks swiftly and smoothly. These AGVs are safe, reduce operational costs and downtime which helps increase profit.

Palletization/Depalletization

Armstrong uses the AGV services for the Palletization and Depalletization application as well. Its robotic palletization/depalletization service is used in order to automate the process of production which is higher in volumes. The robots are assigned the task to perform such as to pick the heavy material from the production line and to place them into the pallet for the purpose of storage or shipping.

Armstrong’s robotic palletizer/depalletizer service helps one attain higher throughputs and improve the ergonomics of the workplace. The heavy materials could be anything like a box, carton, crates, containers, etc. These robotic solutions are designed in order to meet your customized requirements such as specific pallet load and matrix.

Armstrong’s robotic palletizer/depalletizer will cost you very low but are very safe and can easily handle complex distribution operations.

Conclusion

Automated Guided Vehicles are the present and the future of the world and many have already switched to this amazing technology than the conventional one. Armstrong is trying its best to provide the best service through Automated Guided Vehicles and is one among the top industrial automation companies in Pune. In order to know more details about Armstrong and its solutions, kindly visit https://www.armstrongltd.com/. To know more about Armstrong’s services in Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) and Autonomous Guided Robots (AMR) applications, you can also visit https://www.armstrongltd.com/amr-and-agv.php.

We hope that the above-provided information proves fruitful to you, thanks for reading!