http://www.mhia.org/rss/industrygroups/agvs MHIA.org Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems en-us Copyright Material Handling Industry 2009 10 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:18:53 GMT The Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems Product Section of the Material Handling Industry of America announces completion of a comprehensive, multi-media CD-ROM designed to educate potential users of the technology about the choices and considerations important ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/news/a-personal-guide-to-automatic-guided-vehicle-systems Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:31:02 GMT Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS) members are the Industry’s leading suppliers of automatic guided vehicle systems. They supply systems worldwide and in virtually every major manufacturing and distribution sector. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:38:44 GMT Skip to Navigation. Skip to Content. Industry Groups. Members Only. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/membersonly Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:36:54 GMT A Personal Guide to Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems - A multi-media educational CD ROM. Available now through the Resource Catalog. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/news Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:22:21 GMT A builder of aircraft carriers and submarines needed to move extremely large steel plates from a single plate conveyor to one of seven individual delivery stations. Plate sizes generally vary from a minimum of three-sixteenths of an inch to a two-inch ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/8867/heavy-duty-automatic-guided-vehicle-moves-steel-plates-both-indoors-and-outside Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:02:11 GMT In a move to streamline their lawn tractor assembly plant, officials at a major agricultural manufacturer decided to consolidate their three separate product lines into a single, common component platform line. The company looked a variety of material ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/8866/automatic-guided-carts-help-agricultural-manufacturer-consolidate-product-lines-and-save-money Wed, 06 May 2009 08:43:43 GMT The Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) system was installed at a major food manufacturer in New South Wales Australia. The 6 vehicle fleet automates movement of palletized finished product and empty pallets between the stretch wrapper, ten packaging/palletizing ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/8733/dual-load-handling-automatic-guided-vehicle-reduces-costs-and-improves-efficiency Wed, 06 May 2009 08:31:38 GMT An Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) system consisting of seven side loading vehicles with a telescopic platform replaced an existing AGV system at a major automotive manufacturing plant. The system facilitates movement of pre and post heat treated machined ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/8724/automatic-guided-vehicle-system-increases-floor-space-and-storage-capacity Mon, 04 May 2009 14:11:15 GMT A major automotive manufacturing facility utilizes a fleet of four Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) to transport steel blanks and dies. The system, monitored in real time by an AGV Control Server, consists of three 12,000 lb capacity blank handling vehicles ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/8723/heavy-duty-automatic-guided-vehicles-maximize-material-flow-in-major-auto-manufacturing-facility Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:42:12 GMT A specialty pharmaceutical company decided on an integrated solution of three technologies including automatic guided vehicles (AGVs), an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) and an equipment management system (EMS) to handle and account for ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3193/pharmaceutical-company-uses-automation-for-high-volume--time-sensitive-product-handling Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:40:08 GMT This manufacturing center needed to find ways to reduce operating expenses and increase product handling quality. They also needed to make these changes without increasing the size of the facility footprint. Through customer collaboration, the supplier ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3191/manufacturing-center-expands-output-without-facility-footprint-increase Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:18:07 GMT Engine racks stacked two high and ten deep, in dedicated over the road trucks, arrive just-in-time to this automobile assembly plant. Each double stack of engine racks is picked up by an AGV inside the truck and delivered to a conveyor network. The racks ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3217/automatic-truck-unloading-with-agvs Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:17:22 GMT This state of the art carbon and stainless steel rolling, galvanizing and annealing facility relies on 14 bi-directional AGVs for nearly all steel coil transport within the extensive plan. These non-wire inertial guided vehicles travel along 7,000 feet ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3218/agvs-transport-steel-coils-weighing-up-to-50-tons Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:16:55 GMT A high volume printing company utilizes 20 AGVs to provide complete material transport of bundles of printed material (palletized logs) to/from receiving stations, bindery lines, log palletizing lines, a buffer ASRS, and the shipping/mail room. The system ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3219/continuous-flow-of-printed-material-from-receiving-to-shipping Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:16:26 GMT In this massive warehousing facility, six unitized loads are automatically loaded from a load-staging conveyor onto one of 9 AGV Trains. Loads are then transported to one or more of 17 programstop locations and automatically unloaded at drop off conveyors. ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3220/automated-warehousing-system-for-electronics-manufacturer Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:14:38 GMT This newsprint handling system at this large, daily newspaper is designed to deliver a continuous supply of paper rolls to 44 press reels during the daily production run. Two roll preparation stations prepare the paper rolls arriving from the warehouse ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3221/efficient-newsprint-handling-agv-system Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:23:36 GMT More than 180 automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) are in use in this European cargo container terminal, The AGVs transport containers between quay cranes and storage locations. Rail-guided automated stacking cranes pick and put away containers in storage. ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/8119/automatic-guided-vehicles-reduce-labor-needs-at-container-terminal Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:12:34 GMT Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) work around the clock moving finished goods at this automotive part maker’s new facility. The AGVs use a magnetic grid embedded into the floor for calibration. Extending the array of magnets is simple and quick. Altering ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/8117/flexible-automatic-guided-vehicle-system-supports-dynamic-manufacturing Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:54:50 GMT Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are responsible for the transportation of full pallet loads of unwrapped bottles to the shrink wrap lines at one of Australia’s largest manufacturers of glass and plastic containers. To prevent the bottles from moving ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/8115/automatic-vehicle-design-accommodates-fragile-item-transportation Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:48:30 GMT With some 86,000 employees worldwide, this computer systems and peripherals manufacturer utilize automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) to help deliver 80% of their orders in less than 24 hours. After exploring different options, modifying their existing navigation ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/8114/modification-of-existing-vehicle-navigation-system-increases-flexibility Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:34:45 GMT The 7 automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) operate in a 30,000 square meter clean room environment in this Morganton, NC facility. The AGVs travel some 1,500 meters in total routes along the assembly lines in this brake discs and ABS systems production plant. ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/8112/automation-seamlessly-links-assembly-stations-and-production-lines Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:16:27 GMT A cigarette manufacturer with two facilities needed to combine two different automatic guided vehicle systems –wire guided and laser guided – into one system, modified to accommodate a new production process. Accurate positioning was key in the refurbishment ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/8110/accurate-positioning-key-to-refurbished-automatic-guided-vehicle-system Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:38:26 GMT Cost, safety and flexibility were key factors in a packaging manufacturer’s decision to use a laser-based automatic guided vehicle system. The AGVS was chosen for on-demand roll (7,500 lbs.) pickup. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3235/laser-guidance-navigation-system-optimizes-return-on-investment Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:34:42 GMT New automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) were implemented in a commercial print and related services company to transport safely various load types to a range of processes within the plant. The laser guided vehicles replaced hand and motorized pallet trucks ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3190/automatic-guided-vehicle-system-provides-accuracy-and-increased-reliability Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:28:48 GMT A major automotive manufacturer found an automation solution to consistently move vehicles through the production process. Their problem was unique in that the load they needed to move was over 40,000 lbs. in weight and was almost 40 feet long, 10 feet ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3207/oversized-loads-move-efficiently-with-automatic-guided-vehicle-system Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:21:17 GMT A roll handling automatic guided vehicle (AGV) meets the challenges of flexible automation for this paper and allied products manufacturer. The newly designed laser guided vehicle are used to move rolls throughout the facility to multiple drop-off locations ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3208/guided-vehicles-offer-flexible-automation-solution Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:14:40 GMT Automation provides significant cost savings, increases production and safety at a heavy equipment manufacturer in North Dakota. Through the use of quad steered automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) integrated with stationery robots, production and employee ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3234/manufacturer-upgrades-automatic-guided-vehicle-system-to-maximize-benefits Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:37:26 GMT A major food manufacturer decided that an automatic guided vehicle system (AGVS) could provide just in time dock delivery. Using laser guidance versus manual handling offered cost savings, safety and flexibility. http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3233/automation-provides-efficient-solution-for-food-manufacturer Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:09:36 GMT An automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) was integrated into an automatic guided vehicle system (AGVS) at this manufacturing facility to provide for consistent handling of product. Increase material handing efficiency and reduced labor costs ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3239/automation-integration-improves-process-flow Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:02:02 GMT A major copper refinery and precious metals plant had been following the same basic processing methods since 1950. They automated their metal production process to increase throughput by providing a unique robotic laser guided transport technology and ... http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/3240/automatic-laser-guided-vehicles-improve-process-flow-for-copper-refinery