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"Basics of AGVS"
This 13 page document discusses technological advances in AGV's giving them more flexibility and capability and thus market acceptance.
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A Guide to Benchmarking Manufacturing and Production Operations
This 11-page document introduces benchmarking techniques for use in manufacturing and production settings. It includes a discussion of industry best practices in other application areas with remainder summarizing the recommendation within the document.
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A Guide to Codes and Standards
This 19 page document builds awareness of building codes, available standards and pertinent regulations related to material handling equipment.
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A Recommended Industry Practice and Standard Specification to Accompany an AS/RS Request for Quotation
This 20-page document is accompanied by a 3 1/2" PC diskette containing the document on Microsoft Word. It is intended as a guide for a prospective end user project team, including a consultant when appropriate, in the creation of a procurement specification.
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A Review of Line Balancing for Flow Lines
This 13 page document provides the reader with several algorithims which are intended to produce reasonably good solutions to balancing manufacturing operations for material flow.
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A White Paper on an Evaluation of Strategic Criteria and the Soft Benefits Utilized in Economic Justification Applications
This 18-page document examines over 20 benefits commonly identified with the installation of advanced material handling automation and integrated systems. It provides a critical assessment of the conditions that will have to exist in order for those benefits
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A White Paper on Considerations for System Acceptance and Operation
This 21-page document, which includes eight model forms, was written to help end users avoid the natural traps that surround the procurement and commissioning of integrated systems. It was also written for suppliers to remind them that it is their responsibility
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ABC's of Preliminary In-House Planning and Analysis of AGVS Applications
This 34-page paper describes a step-by-step approach you can use for preliminary, or rough-cut, analysis and design, of a unit load system and how applying the procedure provides a reasonably good estimate for the amount of guidepath and the number of
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Achieving High Reliability from Gravity Flow Hoppers and Bins and Pneumatic Conveying Systems
This 30 page document reviews proper engineering and design practices to enhance reliability of gravity flow of bulk containers, including storage hoppers, bins, and pneumatic conveying systems.
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Advancement of Sensor Technology for Material Handling Applications
This 7 page document provides the reader with a basic technical understanding of 3 advanced technologies as well as an understanding of how the technology is applied in typical material handling situations.
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Advances in Technology
This 14 page document highlights trends and advances in automatic guided vehicle (AGV) technologies.
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AEM Automated Electrified Monorail
This 7 page document provides the reader with an overview of automated electrified monorail technology.
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Agility Implications & Applications for Material Handling
This 10 page document will provide insight into its implication and application to the material handling industry.
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Aisle System Storage in Progressive Assembly
This 11 page document discusses the use of aisle storage systems in the assembly of small products, it addresses when the aisle storage may be appropriate, it's benefits, capabilities and limitations.
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An AGVS Project Qualification Form
This model form is useful in documenting the need and parameters of a proposed project prior to contracting prospective suppliers. The data provided in the form will help to assure comparable response from all suppliers. Although a preprinted copy may
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An Approximate Method for Computing AGVS Availability
This 9 page document presents a straighforward method for approximating the effects of components failures and repair actions in the performance of AGVS.
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An Approximate Method for Computing AGVS Availability
This 10-page paper presents a straightforward method for approximating the effects of component failures and repair actions on the performance of Automated Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS). The method involves the specification of the most likely states
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An Introduction to the Technology of AGVS Navigation and Control Systems
This 15 page document covers state-of-the-art methods and developments and the considerations that influence the matching of technology to application.
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An Overview of a Recommended Industry Practice for Calculating an Approximate Measure of AGVS Performance
This document provides an application overview of a methodology that yields an approximate measure of expected long-term performance of an Automatic Guided Vehicle System. This methodology described is based on an 18-month study performed for the AGVS
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Analyzing Your Present Operation
This 7 page document discusses who, why, when and how to analyze your present operations.
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