AGV System for Paper Rolls

摘要

The Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) is used as part of a production system in many industrial fields. Depending on the operational conditions of a facility and the use environment, customers tend to review overall production of their facility or consider replacement after the ten (10) to twenty (20) years. Compared with new construction, construction period for facility replacement takes about one extra week. Since a production line has to be stopped during a construction period, the customers always demand a minimized time of shutdown. We recently delivered a hybrid system which combines laser-guided AGVs to replace existing ones and a more automated transportation of products. The laser-guided system does not require an installation of guide paths. In addition, when this system is adopted, it becomes unnecessary to remove existing guide cables and install new guide paths. This means a substantial reduction of construction time. In the new system, AGVs in three different shapes travel in the factory area by using wireless LAN, whereby also giving standby control and destination instructions. This system is controlled centrally by the ground control panel and manage the system effectively.