Egemin Hybrid Automated Guided Vehicles… The New Face of AGVs

Jan. 18, 2011 - PRLog -- Contact:
David Noble
Egemin Automation Inc.
11818 James Street
Holland, MI 49424
Phone: 616-393-0101
www.egeminusa.com
dave.noble@egeminusa.com
 
Egemin Hybrid Automated Guided Vehicles… The New Face of AGVs
 
HOLLAND, MICHIGAN – The man-a-board forklift and the Automated Guided Vehicle have finally become one.  Morphing manual and automatic operations onto a standard off-the-shelf forklift provides manufacturing and distribution centers the ultimate in material handling flexibility.

The ProMat 2011 Trade Show in Chicago, Illinois will be the launch pad for Egemin’s new Hybrid Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV).  Expo attendees visiting the Egemin display (Booth #2347) will see first-hand how easily an operator can interrupt automatic AGV operations, move product manually and then place the forklift back into fully automatic laser guidance mode.

To date, Egemin has sold a number of Hybrid Automated Guided Vehicle Systems that move over 10 million pallets annually.  Hybrid AGVs are available in two sizes, 3,500 and 5,500-pound capacities, the Hybrid AGVs efficiently move pallets between manufacturing cells, warehousing and standard over-the-road trailers.  With lifting heights up to 23’, deep lane floor stacking, pushback rack, drive-in rack and standard racking are common interface points for these versatile vehicles.

The Hybrid AGV comes standard with industrial lead-acid batteries, laser guidance and navigation, advanced laser safety systems, graphical touch screen monitor, Windows OS on solid state drive (SSD) media and 802.11 wireless communications.  Optional components based on specific system requirements include RFID readers, bar code scanners, 3D camera technology, robotic battery exchange system, automatic battery charging, mechanism side-shift and automated single/double fork systems.

Companies in the food, beverage, plastics, consumer goods and big box retail distribution markets chose Egemin Hybrid Automated Guided Vehicles for their flexibility, familiarity, reliability and affordability.  Combined with Egemin’s Warehouse Management System (E’wms), organizations are realizing better than expected returns on investment using the Egemin Hybrid Automated Guided Vehicle solution.

A movie trailer has been placed within the One Minute to Connect section of the ProMat 2011 website that gives a sneak preview of what you will see at the Egemin booth. To watch the movie trailer visit http://www.promatshow.com/attendees/youroneminute.aspx and select “Egemin Hybrid AGV Product Launch – See it Live at ProMat 2011.” It can also be viewed on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK-ZQ7pI4_U



Egemin Automation Inc. (http://www.egeminusa.com) has been manufacturing AGVs and Warehouse Management Systems since 1976. Egemin is a worldwide organization with operations on six continents. Egemin’s center for AGV excellence is located in Holland, Michigan, where it employs all disciplines for success as the AGV industry leader. All AGV technology including design, software, and support is developed and owned by Egemin. Over 5,000 AGVs have been manufactured and installed with many being used by Fortune 500 companies.

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Manufacturer of Automated Guided Vehicle Systems for material handling within manufacturing environments.