Electronic Gearing Part 2 - Follower

By using high-reach AGVs, Ocean East International Logistics decrease their operational cost. The main reason for choosing AGVs instead of a fixed automation solution is flexibility. The system could be used in the existing warehouse layout and it can also easily be adapted to future changes in the warehouse.

Asti has implemented an AGV system for Philips in Valladolid, Spain, that uses Kollmorgen’s next generation technology. The use of Kollmorgen’s technology allows Phillips to dedicate more focus on their core business of professional lighting.

The AGV system at the hospital in Brive-la-Gaillarde has expanded into a new building. The system controls vehicles in the old building using inductive wire navigation and vehicles in the new building using natural navigation. The new navigation technology simplifies the expansion of systems since no changes are needed in the infrastructure.