An increasing number of manufacturers, warehouses and distribution centers are discovering the cost and productivity benefits of using Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) to move materials throughout their facilities. So it’s not surprising that the number of companies offering these robotic devices that don’t require humans to operate or control them is growing.
The newest player in the AGV field is AGV Solutions, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm recently introduced a complete line of AGV products, including driverless forklifts and AGVS that handle specialized loads for everything from hospitals to steel mills.
Mats Herrstromer, the company’s founder and president, launched the venture in association with AGVE, a Swedish AGVE system supplier.
“AGV Solutions is a new company which has decades of experience with AGV systems technology in the North American market,” Herrstromer said in a company news release.
The company offers both standard and customized AGVs with payloads between just a few pounds and 65 tons. Some of the vehicles can lift to heights of up to 36 feet and move without the use of any type of outside navigation, such as wires, magnets or tape.The company also offers a Windows-based AGV control system for order management, traffic control and route management that features an intuitive graphical user interface.