With the AGV X1, Safelog has developed an automated guided vehicle (AGV) that can be integrated cost-effectively into any warehouse or production environment. It communicates in a swarm and thus helps to reduce downtimes in the event of a malfunction. The mobile robot will be presented for the first time at LogiMAT 2022.
With the AGV X1, Safelog is presenting for the first time its new goods-to-person platform for fulfilment centres and production lines. Thanks to agent-based control, the automated guided vehicle (AGV) does not require a central control centre and can be integrated cost-effectively into any warehouse or production environment in just a few weeks and scaled as required. As the AGV X1s communicate in a swarm, downtimes are reduced to a minimum in the event of a malfunction. The technical availability of the system reaches a value of over 99 per cent.
Thanks to its modular design, the mobile robot can be customised quickly and easily. Thanks to its low design, the AGV X1 drive under a variety of different load carriers such as shelves and pallets and transport them to the pick stations. The transport robot has four electric lifting columns with a top load of 1000 kg as well as a powerful differential drive for travelling at up to 1.6 m/s and space-saving turning on the spot. Thanks to the maintenance-free inductive battery charging system, the vehicles are charged during the process and are available 24/7. Charging breaks and redundancies are a thing of the past.
AGV solution is also worthwhile for small companies
Conventional AGV solutions require a cost-intensive control centre as a control system. This is why automation with just a few vehicles is usually not feasible, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The AGV X1 closes this gap.
The mobile robot has an agent-based control system. This eliminates the need for an expensive and high-maintenance control centre. The agent-based control system of the AGV X1 enables the efficient Operation of a few robots up to several hundred vehicles. With the help of the software, the individual systems communicate with each other in a swarm and intelligently coordinate route and task allocations.
Decentralised control not only increases efficiency, but also process reliability. In the event of a malfunction, only the affected vehicle comes to a standstill while the swarm continues to perform its tasks. This prevents cost-intensive downtime for entire fleets. In addition, the AGVs from Safelog can be easily integrated into existing warehouse infrastructure via plug-and-play, which simplifies the commissioning of the devices. A go-live is possible in two to three weeks. Additional robots can be integrated into the swarm at any time at short notice. An ROI is regularly achieved in less than two years.
Safelog at LogiMAT 2022: Hall 2, Stand 11
Source: Safelog