Skip to main content

About Kollmorgen & NDC

Kollmorgen is the world-leader in vehicle automation kits for automated guided vehicles (AGV) with an installed base of more than 30,000 vehicles. The company was founded as NDC in 1962 and became Kollmorgen in 2009.

  • Heritage of innovation
    World’s first automobile production plant with driverless vehicles
  • Complete offering
    Navigation, hardware, software, services

MAG Member Company MHI Member Company

DNV ISO 9001 14001 ISO DNV 27001 Certifications

Quality & Environmental

Kollmorgen ensures high and consistent quality as well as to minimize environmental impact, for example, by reducing CO2 emissions in our daily work. The aim is to deliver world-class products and services giving our customers an irrefutable advantage in the marketplace. Our Policy for Quality & Environment describes in detail what we do and how you benefit.

The management system of Kollmorgen Automation AB is certified according to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO/IEC 27001.

Scope: Development and sales of driverless control solutions and services for material handling and intralogistics solutions.

Using automated vehicles, based on NDC Solutions, in the material handling process results in:

  • Longer vehicle life cycle
    Smooth and controlled movements
  • Lower energy consumption
    Possible to run with lights-out and at high/low temperatures
  • Less damage to goods, pallets and racks
    No collisions with humans or vehicles
  • Less risk of work-related injuries
    Thanks to a safer working environment

Proven Performance

World’s first automobile production plant with driverless vehicles
World’s first automobile production plant with driverless vehicles
Volvo, Sweden, 1972
World’s first laser-guided vehicle
World’s first laser-guided vehicle
Tetra Pak, Singapore, 1990
World’s first Pick-n-Go system
World’s first Pick-n-Go system
Marktkauf, Germany, 2007
World’s first driverless vehicle with 16 controlled wheels
World’s first driverless vehicle with 16 controlled wheels
Posco Steel, South Korea, 2009

World in Motion Brochure

Kollmorgen AGV Research Projects

Kollmorgen is one of the collaborators in the following research projects:

Active Project

NiCE: Robust Navigation in Changing Environments
Visit website: oru.se

Finished Projects

Semantic Robots
Visit website: oru.se

Iliad
Visit website: iliad-project.eu/

Related Resources

NDC Layout Assistant

Kollmorgen Launches NDC Layout Assistant: Your Simple Solution for Smart Layout Analysis >

Kollmorgen, a global leader in navigation and controls technology for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), announces the launch of NDC Layout Assistant ; a tool that provides fast, structured insight into layout…
NDC Layout Assistant Datasheet

NDC Layout Assistant Datasheet >

Maximize the layout performance with instant feedback on your layout design.
DB Schenker implements Jungheinrich AGVs with Kollmorgen technology for terminal operations

DB Schenker implements Jungheinrich AGVs with Kollmorgen technology for terminal operations >

DB Schenker in Borås has taken the next step in efficiently moving goods with tight timeframes by automating internal transports and increased productivity alongside improved safety and reduced production damages. The terminal has successfully…
Bring’s 3PL Flow Elevated: 173 Pallets/Hour with Kollmorgen & Rocla

Bring’s 3PL Flow Elevated: 200 Pallets/Hour with Kollmorgen & Rocla >

Bring Logistics, a leading third-party logistics provider in the Nordics, has automated its Skedsmo Logistics Centre in Bergen, near Oslo, with the help from Kollmorgen’s partner Rocla. The 32,000 m² facility now operates with nine Rocla very narrow…
CVC700SW Datasheet

CVC700SW Datasheet >

The CVC700 software is the heart of the AGV. The software functions supervise everything from vehicle navigation to communication with the AGV system controller and the interfacing sensors and actuators.

CVC700HW Datasheet >

The CVC700 vehicle controller is a first step toward a modular AGV system. It offers increased processing power and enhanced communication, using the same successful form factor and IP65 housing as the CVC600
Kollmorgen LS2000

LS2000 Datasheet >

The two-dimensional laser scanner equipped with Pulse Ranging Technology enables reliable and extremely precise measurements with great repeat accuracy and short response times. LS2000 accurately detects reflectors for the proven NDC8 laser…
MCD8 and MCD8 HS Datasheet

MCD8 and MCD8 HS Datasheet >

MCD8 and MCD8 HS are hand-helded manual control devices for Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs). The controls are easy to use and provide good ergonomics, handling/controlling steering, driving, and load handling. Useful when commissioning the system…