Before the COVID-19 pandemic, autonomous mobile robot (AMR) and autonomic guided vehicle (AGV) were changing the landscape across many industries – including healthcare, factory, warehouse, logistics and others. Undoubtedly, AMR and AGV can help deal with massive staffing shortages, and the need for social distancing in the post-pandemic era.
AGV is available in varying sizes and capacities depending on the load characteristics of the items they will be handling. These systems can be engineered to handle anything from small and fragile items to large and heavy payloads.
Today AGVs come in all shapes and sizes. They have the capability to carry a range of items, from lightweight parts to large heavy loads like a complete engine.
Typical applications include:
Work-in-process movement
Work-in-process (WIP) movement was one of the first applications where automated guided vehicles were used. It includes the repetitive movement of materials throughout the manufacturing process. AGVs can be used to move material from the warehouse to production/processing lines or from one process to another. Today AGVs are coupled with enterprise and plant production computer systems, so they can operate synchronized with manufacturing orders and production flow requirements.
Production parts delivery
AGVs deliver parts to machines and workstations based on production plans and real-time operations feedback to keep production flowing.
Pallet handling
Pallet handling is an extremely popular application for AGVs, because repetitive movement of pallets is very common in manufacturing and distribution facilities. AGVs can move pallets from the palletizer to stretch wrapping to the warehouse or to the outbound shipping docks.
Mainkco IPC ABOX-3010 is a high-performance slim industrial Box PCs for robot application. When installed in industrial robots, ABOX-3010 computer receives commands and instructs the microcontroller and other hardware devices inside the robot to conduct logistics & warehouse tasks.
Key features:
Rugged & Compact, fanless design box structure;
On-board Intel 6th /7th Celeron, Core i3/i5/i7 -U series processors;
Single DDR4 memory, up to 16GB, 1* M.2 2242/2280 SSD storage;
2* GLAN, optional 4G, WIFI/BT expansion, support dual 4G communication;
1 * HDMI and 1* DP++ (Ultra HD 4K) display ports;
2* USB2.0, 4* USB3.0, 4*COM, 1*HDMI, 1*DP++;
DC 12V power input, industrial operating temp. -20 ~ +60
