AGV doesn't choose the environment? These scenarios have long been used as "essential needs" -4 typical scenario adaptation guides
When it comes to AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle), many people mistakenly think that it is "delicate" and only suitable for clean and organized new workshops. But in reality, with the upgrading of navigation and hardware technology, AGV has already become a "master of environmental adaptation". Its presence can be seen in factories with high temperature and oil pollution, cold storage rooms with temperatures below minus tens of degrees Celsius, narrow electronic workshops, and flammable and explosive chemical warehouses. Today, we will dismantle the 4 most suitable scenarios for AGV and see how it solves the pain points of handling in different environments.
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1. Automotive manufacturing workshop (high temperature/oil pollution/heavy load)
AGV adaptation solution: using laser SLAM+visual fusion navigation, it can automatically avoid obstacles without laying magnetic strips; The car body is coated with an oil resistant layer, and the protection level of key components reaches IP65, which can resist oil pollution invasion; The heavy-duty model (such as the Elite EC1500) is equipped with a high-strength steel body and a rated load of 1500kg, which can easily handle heavy components. The positioning accuracy is ± 5mm, and there is zero deviation in the docking assembly station
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2. Warehousing and Logistics
AGV adaptation solution: using fork type AGV+cluster scheduling system, laser radar scanning shelves to achieve high-level access of more than 6 meters; Linked with the WMS system, it automatically receives order instructions, and hundreds of AGVs can dynamically plan their paths to avoid congestion. The narrow channel model can flexibly turn in a 1.5-meter-wide space, with a sorting accuracy rate of 99.99%.
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Mining/Heavy Equipment Workshop
AGV adaptation solution: adopting modular drive wheel design, single wheel bearing capacity up to 8 tons, tires made of 95A hardness polyurethane material, wear-resistant and shock-absorbing; Laser navigation combined with ground contour recognition enables smooth driving even on slightly uneven roads, and the 300 ton heavy-duty model can achieve precise positioning through multi wheel cooperative control.
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Chemical/Explosion proof Warehouse
AGV adaptation plan: Select explosion-proof AGVs, key components such as motors and battery boxes for explosion-proof sealing, with explosion-proof markings reaching Ex d e ib mb IIB T4 Gb, capable of safe operation in explosive gas environments; The vehicle is equipped with an anti-static grounding device to prevent the accumulation of static electricity.
Everything You Need to Know
Q：Our factory has MES system, can AGV be connected? Will it be troublesome?
A: Can connect, no trouble. We have a ready-made interface, so you don't need to change your system. After being connected, AGV can automatically receive tasks and transmit progress, such as "which station needs materials" and "materials are delivered". No need to send messages manually. After an electronic factory is connected, the scheduling efficiency is 40% faster.
Q: Will the AGV collide with people or equipment in a workshop with many people and machines?
A: I won't. The AGV is equipped with infrared sensing, which automatically decelerates when someone or something is within 5 meters, stops directly within 3 meters, and can also be manually stopped. Customer workshop workers often walk next to the AGV and have never collided with it, making it safer than manual carts.
Q: If the workshop suddenly loses power, will the materials on the AGV fall off?
A: It won't fall. After the power is cut off, the AGV will automatically lock the wheels and the device that clamps the material will also maintain its strength. The customer's workshop had previously shut down the power once, and the parts on the AGV were stable, without tilting or falling off. After the power is restored, it can be used again.
Q: Our workshop passage is very narrow, only 1.5 meters wide. Can AGV pass through?
A: Can it! There is a specialized narrow channel AGV that can turn with a width of 1.5 meters. I helped an electronics factory in Dongguan install it before, and they can also use a channel of 1.4 meters without expanding the workshop, saving renovation costs.