AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLE SYSTEMS (AGVS) WILL BE USED MORE FREQUENTLY IN INDUSTRIAL ASSEMBLY PLANTS. ABOUT 90 AGV SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO OPERATION IN ASSEMBLY PLANTS IN EUROPE BY THE END OF 1988. MOST OF THESE AGVS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. THE AVERAGE QUANTITY OF VEHICLES PER SYSTEM IS ABOUT 66. THE MODULAR CONSTRUCTION OF THE VEHICLES, NEW VEHICLE GUIDE TECHNOLOGIES AND IMPROVED PLANNING SYSTEMS INCREASE THE USE OF AGVS IN OTHER BRANCHES. AN EXAMPLE OF A REFRIGERATOR ASSEMBLY PLANT ILLUSTRATES ONE OF THOSE APPLICATIONS.
| Number of Pages : | 12 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
