AGVs

Tugger AGVs Rejuvenate AER Engine Production

July 18, 2019

When a customer learns that his car's engine needs to be replaced, the shop mechanic typically mentions three options, new, rebuilt or remanufactured, with the latter two being much less expensive because they contain new and recycled parts.

Self-Driving Robot Makes Life Easier for Ford Employees

May 14, 2019

VALENCIA, Spain—Autonomous vehicles from Ford are still a few years away, but one little robot is already showing what’s possible.

AGVs Aid Assembly at Spanish Automotive Assembly Plant

January 16, 2018

MARTORELL, Spain—Some 125 automated guided vehicles share the workspace every day with 7,000 employees at SEAT’s assembly plant here. The AGVs transport 23,800 parts daily and cover a distance of 436,000 kilometers every year, equivalent to the distance between Earth and the Moon.

Vision-guided vehicles Deliver Parts to Appliance Assembly Line

Jim Camillo

June 6, 2017

If Ohio ever needs a catch phrase to promote its manufacturing success, “five out of eight is great” would be appropriate. The reason is because Ohio is home to five of Whirlpool Corp.’s eight U.S. assembly plants. Those five factories are located in the Ohio cities of Clyde, Findlay, Greenville, Marion and Ottawa.

AGVs Deliver Parts to Mercedes Assembly Line

June 25, 2015

LUDWIGSFELDE, Germany—Automated guided vehicles are used to deliver parts to workers assembling Sprinter vans at the Mercedes-Benz factory here.

Raytheon Automates Missile Manufacturing

February 24, 2014

HUNTSVILLE, AL—Raytheon Co. has revolutionized missile manufacturing at its sprawling, classified factory here, where automated transporters ferry missile parts to gleaming assembly stations, and even tuck themselves away for charging when their batteries run low.