Automatic Guided Vehicle
Case Study
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Project: Reduce 24/7 long distance forklift through automation.
This manufacturer produces large rolls of paper (102" high x 102" diameter weighing 2000#). These rolls are then slit into smaller rolls for consumer use. The manufacturer transported all the rolls by forklift, quite often over long distances throughout the facility.
We designed a system in which Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) carry the rolls with a pole boom through the core with the core horizontal to the floor. Forklifts carry the rolls with squeeze clamps with the core vertical.
Conveyors receive the rolls from the forklifts and accumulate them waiting for pick up by the AGV. The tilt table rotates the roll from vertical to horizontal and centers the roll so the AGV can drive the pole through the core and pick up the roll for transport.
The tilt table is custom designed so the straddles of the AGVs can fit under the tilt table but still straddle the tilt table base. The tilt tables also have two "wings" that hydraulically center the roll on the table. A perfect fit, and a smart streamlined solution that boosted operations speed.
Products Used:
- Automatic Guided Vehicles
- conveyors
- tilt tables
