Tag: guided
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Align Production Systems partners with Kollmorgen to advance AGV technology
Align Production Systems, a material handling solutions provider, has agreed a strategic partnership with Kollmorgen, a well known motion control specialist, to innovate automated guided vehicles technology. This collaboration is set to “revolutionize the manufacturing AGV landscape, to provide efficiency, reliability, and versatility across various industries”, say the companies. The collaboration of Align Production Systems’…
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Seaports to install almost 400,000 automated guided vehicles by 2030
The maritime industry has drastically surged its automation efforts in the wake of global seaport congestion. In addition to solutions such as gantries, automated port gates, and stacking cranes, autonomous horizontal transport modes such as automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that transport containers and loads to and from ships have been the most productivity-augmenting solutions in…
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Kivnon partners with TAP for warehouse robot distribution
Kivnon, a producer of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs), has announced that TAP Group, a provider of industrial solutions, will be distributing Kivnon AGVs and AMRs. Kivnon designs, manufactures, and implements automated guided vehicles (AGVs/AMRs) for a wide range of markets, including automotive, food, aerospace, and retail applications. Its products include…
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Kuka unveils new compact autonomous mobile robot for intralogistics
Kuka has expanded its portfolio of mobile platforms with the unveiling of a new autonomous mobile robot for intralogistics. Describing it as a “compact powerhouse meets the highest safety requirements”, Kuka says the new generation of the KMP 600-S diffDrive is “fast – up to two meters per second – and equally safe, thanks to…
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BlueBotics acquired by Zapi Group
BlueBotics, a developer of navigation systems for automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots, has been acquired by Zapi Group. Zapi is a global provider of electrification and manufacturer of electronic speed controllers, electric motors, battery chargers, and associated products for electric and hybrid vehicles. Zapi’s acquisition includes the shares held by investor Forestay Capital.…
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Automated Guided Vehicle Systems in Use at Audi
State-of-the-art automotive manufacturing calls for modularity and versatility when it comes to planning and implementing material supply trolleys for intralogistics. (See video below.) This is especially clear if you explore the Audi site in Neckarsulm, Germany, where the Audi A8 is manufactured over several floors. Top-of-the-range models such as the Audi A8 allow customers to choose from…
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SafeLog launches warehouse robots that can operate individually or in a ‘swarm’
SafeLog has launched warehouse robots that can operate individually or in a “swarm”, and says it offers customised automated guided vehicle solutions that have no need for a control station connection. The company adds that the latest model of the SafeLog AGV L1 lifts loads of up to 1500 kg. At present, many processes and…
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Toyota unveils two new autonomous warehouse vehicles
Toyota Forklift has unveiled two new autonomous warehouse vehicles, developed in partnership with Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company. The “Center-Controlled Rider” and “Core Tow Tractor Automated Forklifts” were designed for manufacturing facilities and distribution center operations where tasks are highly standardized, repetitive, and easily accomplished without the need of advanced human management. The…
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Webinar: Vision Guided Picking Applications
Webinar title: Vision Guided Picking Applications Early registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VY5rD2EJRR26L_p4KYwCcg IDS is partnering with Robotics and Automation News to bring you a new and insightful webinar about a subject that will be of interest to many people. Robot Vision helps to automate industrial processes economically. No wonder that robotics is one of the fastest growing…
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Grenzebach contributes to award-winning intralogistics at Porsche in Leipzig
In February of 2020, Porsche‘s production plant in Leipzig was awarded a logistics award by the German Association of the Automotive Industry. A Grenzebach automated guided vehicle solution for automated goods transport is part of the award-winning logistics concept. In the complex sequential production for the Macan and Panamera models, 30 Grenzebach L1200S AGVs reliably…