Items Tagged with 'automated guided vehicles (AGVs)'

Automated and autonomous technologies are helping change not just warehouse operations, but also consumer goods delivery.

As beverage operations consider how automation can either replace or augment warehouse duties, automated guided vehicles offer a viable solution. 

The challenges of today’s labor market have made automated guided vehicles (AGVs) a growing solution for beverage warehouses.

As automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are one type of technology to help overcome labor shortages in the warehouse, experts note the technology provides operators a means to fill the resource gap, allowing human labor to be allocated to more complex tasks.

The labor shortage impacting the warehouse and transportation sector is resulting in operations managers turning more to automation solutions like automated guided vehicles.

Ideal for handling and heavy-duty towing in a beverage warehouse, The Raymond Corp. recently launched the newest addition to its automated guided vehicle (AGV) lineup: the Raymond Courier 3220 Automated Tow Tractor. 

Siemens expanded its drive portfolio with the release of the Simatic Micro-Drive, a new extra-low-voltage drive for 24–48V EC motors.